Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1915-11-05 | Page 8 | Inexorable Order

Inexorable Order. Numberla are the etorles told of 1 George Washington. Upon one occasion, occa-sion, while the American army was in camp, Washington heard that the negro sentries were not altogether reliable. re-liable. He determined to test the matter mat-ter tor himself. One night, therefore, when the password was "Cambridge." the general went out and walked up to a negro sentry. "Who goes there?" cried the sentinel. senti-nel. j "A friend," was the reply. "Advance, friend, and give the countersign." coun-tersign." i "Roxburgh." said Washing-on. i "No, sah." replietl the soldier. "Medford," said Washington. "No, sah," was the response. "Charleston." said Washington. The sentry lost patience. "1 tell you,.Massa Washington." he said emphatically, em-phatically, "no man can go by here I without he say 'Cambridge.' "