The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-12-06
Knowing Toe, Mu,h..

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| psrp the follow ingipg anecdote OF 4 man
who knew TOO much ,;t,n ,t,s s,ps 81
During tho. ADMINISTRATION, of Presi
dent jackson, there was singular
yoang gentleman employed in the pnb,,
lie service at Wasllingtou. Ills name
was G, he was from Tennessee. the son,
of a widow. aneighbor Of. the Presi.
dent, ON which account the old hero had
| y kind feeling for, him, and always got
him ont Of his difficulties, with some Of
The higher officials, 10 whom his singu.s
lar rinie,ference were dis,asteful. i, 81 (.
! Among other thiug., il issaid OF him
/ that while he was employed in the
| General Post Office, on one occasi IN he,
had to- copy 3 letter Of Major IL. a.
| high officer, in answer 10 an application
made BY, an old gentleman in Virginia,
or Pennsylvania for the establishment
of new post office. The writer of the
letter often nse'l classical language in
his letter lie said The application could
| not be granted, in consequence of the
| applicants I" Proximity" 10 another Of.
flee. When the letter came into G's
hand 10 copy. being a great stickler for
plainness, he altered proximity to
! .nearness to-" Major H. observed it,
4 and asked G. why lie altered his let:erl
Why, replied G., becsuse don't think
the man would understand what you
mean BY proximity. Well, said Major
H., Try him put in the proximity"
again. .,.s... Ii,..,, A.. 80; s,,,;.,ss {
IN a few days letter was received
from the applicant, in wlicl, he very in
dignanlly said THAT his father had
fought for libenyssin the first, and he
himself in the second war Of Independ.
enre. and he would like to have the
name Of the scoundrel who brought the
ehR'ge of proximity or any thing else
wrong against him.n There said g.,
" did not say SO r. G.. carried his i'm.
provements SO far, that Mr.. Barry, tie
Postmaster General, said TO him. ~ do
notrwa,ft YOU here any longer, you know
100 ,much.''. Poor q. went on, but lis
old friend, the General, again got him
anolher, place. tIhis time q. = ideas an
1 derweatsa chsinae..S lie was one.day
very ,husy wiring. when a stranger
calling in, asked him where the Patent
I'll don 70 know, ~ said q. sCan vol,
tell me where the Treasury Department
i>T said the stranger - No" said 6.
"'Nor the Presidents house n t.No."
The stranger finally asked him If he
knew where the Capitol was ?''' "No."
replied G., :. Doryou live in Washing.
ton, sir ~ said the stranger. "Yes, sir"
said G.. "Goo,l Lord, and don't know
where the Patent Office, Treasury,
President's house and Capitol are -
.Slrsnger," said g.. was turned out
of,he Post Office for knowing too much.
| don't mean, to offend IN that way
agxin. lam paidifor keeping this book.
| belicve8I do know that much but il
you find me knowing any thing more
you may take my head" - Good
morning" !" said the stranger. 'stp.'''
4 A MATRIMONIAL WREcK.- We find
the following story Of domestic trouble
: in a late nuinbero the New York Snn:
J" 0ne,of Brookiyn's most settled ia
miles has,within ilre past ten months,
Z passed through a fiery. and trying or,
deal, the parallelofwhiclI is rarely found
off the stage. The. eldest daughter. a
sweet, eill of eighteen. educated HIGHLY
!, trained religiousIy.. and accomplisbed
mos, credilably, met at Newport with
n middle aged ,sren,leman jiof pleasins
exterior. modest demeanor. and iwitl
> a,parently wellfilled pocksis., u Afiey !,
; few weeks eacouaintanee. they BEGAN,
Z engaged. the oid,folks were sniex.edy III,
youne lady, was entrapced: but On
poin.s of differences existed which mare,
: their most raund and perfec, happinss.
he professed a mostt decided auref.renc
Tor the faith OF ,he Episcopalians, wli'
she wasa 0uaker ot the str'ciest sos'
q ihey were inarried--they travelled
iafdty hadtthe reached the Eoropea