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Show Knock..! tla.lilntlun llo.ru. Washington wua an eminently fair man lie had a quick temper, but at a rule he kept It under control. Some-tlmot, Some-tlmot, howeter, It got the beat of him. Thlt wat the caio onco In Alexandria. One of the county ofllrera told mo the ttory aa wo atood on tho accond floor of the market houta In Alexandria and looked down nt tho open court within a, which It now tilled with hundred! of bootUa whero tho farm-era farm-era urlng their products for aalo on market duya "It waa on that apot," tald tho omccr. "Watklngton wat knocked down by Lieut I'ayne. I'ayne waa n candidate for tho legislature against Fairfax of Alexandria. Washington Wash-ington aupnorted 1'alrrax. ami when he met I'ayne here, he made a remark that Payno considered nn Intuit, and i'ayne knocked him down. Tho atory went llko lightning through tho town that Col. Washington waa killed, and tomo of hli troopt who woro stationed at Alexandria ruihcd In and would hao made short work of I'ayno had Washington not prevented them lit pointed to hit black eye and told then that thla wnt a personal mat'.or ant that ho know how to handle It. Kver ono thought that thlt meant a duel Tho noxt day I'ayno got a noto from Waahlngton asking him to come to tho hotel llo expected a duel, but went Washington, however, wat la an unliable mood. Ho felt that ho had been In tho wrong, and tald, 'Mr. l'a)ne, I wat wrong yesterday, but If you havo had lURlclent satisfaction, let us bo friends' Thcro wat a decanter de-canter of wine and two glasses on thi tablo which Washington had ordered lo smooth over tho quarrel Tho two drank together und became tuch strong friends after that that Taym waa one of the pallbearera at Waihlngton'a Waihlng-ton'a funeral." |