| Show how georg george rit hit lit wan onee once cuce r i george 0 whis regard for his person was iu in consonance cons cnance with the maje is sty sly ty 0 of f hia his eha cha character ra eter his reluctance dealice dt atice allce to 10 bare tare hl ms elt eit to the sculptor tir houden is on a certain d otibe persons alluded thrane fidA below ventured yin yih 1 euid to clap killaly Mil ull ialy laly on the shob shou shoulder lder ider a wager baving having been wd iula that he be would not dured dare dure d do 0 it wash washington rebuke was simply a glance of the eye intense and severe that the familiarity via was nia never he i ver a again ain aln elt Eit tempted attempted jt ji s not kin hwu known wn hn however wever that hat rny human being ever presumed pre Admed W ashington ashing toh toli in anger tin angen r yet this really occurred if the indin memory ory vry or of a relative of colonel peyton may be trusted her account of this remarkable inel inci incident defit is ai as follows in the heated canvass which followed for or the presidency general perso personal nalin intimate friend lighthouse Ligh harry lee leo was opposed for congress by colonel peyton so sa great the in ier ter teres esVelt by washington fo for lee that on election day he mounted his horse holse and rode tip from mount vernon to AN al andria enandria ex for the purpose of influencing by his presence as many votes as possible for blk his friend among the many acquaintances he be encountered was a plasterer la jhb had been amblo employed ed at lount vernon this t lausterer la was waa a small smail man defective no doubt I 1 in reverence and it may well be believed somewhat the worse for liguor liquor early in the day as it was having saluted the tirre pater Patr the little man proceeded to tip upbraid braid him for hid bid known friendship for general leg lee a maul maui who in his opinion the plaste plasterers renei was waa not only a federalist but an aristocrat to boot whereas colonel peyton was a democrat a friend of the peole and especially ally aily of the poor laboring classes nettled by the disparagement of his I 1 replied t that mat th tha the plasterers preference wy a the result mare more of general an rat I 1 ignorance gior a nce bri bil on all dub subjects elther than of af any by cl coneck rree arec L 1 knowledge i e either theror of of the candidates or arof of the issues involved Involve din in the canvass the allusion to his want of education was as more than the intoxicated little man could stand to the astonishment of tile tiie witnesses he ripped out air oath and abd saiu salu welli well I 1 dont care if I 1 am ignorant u I 1 1 know m my Y rights ap anyhow how fought for our liberties and won em arid nie me if I 1 i to exercise he e delivered a numb erpf dry blows upon ther the chest cheat of the august chieftain the i bystanders made a rush to tot tear tean him in pieces buu brit wash washington placing his liw hi hillon the ahall man mans shoulder dew lew I 1 to film und hud said sald he shall no harmed I 1 un ded him in 14 k th the tender tonder est esl part of his nature he ls Is i not 44 6 blame biame fun fur hrs his ignorance and lils ib Js butnaru but natu natural ral that he should resent i an sl al buslon lusi iusi onto it so the plasterer went wen t scot free EC |
