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Show ! BY GEORGENE FAULKNER. --psjj-n HEX I ani old tjryf&ffZ fugh I shall be a iLki 'H 7 vM sailor acd to trfS2 V W S sea'" young fOJj ' ' t&w George WasniDgton, Yf-i-3sis5 as e watched the f) Sreat ships soil up "KjrArY the Potomac River. MfeggXA A,i "How I wish I could go to sea, he said to his father. "Do you think I can when I grow up, father.-' "Why, who know?, CIeor.ee; maybe you will nerve the king and te au admiral in the. navy," laughed his father. And then he told the eager little boy stories of his trips on the ocean. One day his little friend, Richard Henry Lee, came running to George In great excitement "My father Is coming home on the boat which is coming up the river: come down to the dock with me." George needed no second Invitation, and soon Dickey and ho were jumping up and down on the wharf, and soon they were greeting Riebard'i father. "Richard, I have brought you those two books," said Mr. Ice. "See that you handle them with great care." 4 4 4 Now the. children in those days did not have many books, so you can imagine how Ijajifiy Richard was to receive them. "Oh, thank you, father," he said, "hut may I give one to Gf:oreV' "Ves, indeed, my son," answcrerl Mr. T,e for he was well pleased with the ; hoy's generosity, and, turning to Mr. Washington, who was jleo there to meet him, he said: "Let us nope our boys will always be as good neighbors and friends as we have been." LIHI'j George was so happy that he juit hugged Richard and then he took the hook home and read li. to his mother and to all his colored friends. ; , "Now, George, you must write Rich ard n note of thank:!," said Mrs. Wash-irjglon. Wash-irjglon. 1 "Rut T did lhank him down at Ihe dock; I j'r.t hug'-'cd Mm, anfl he knew I ' , liked it," said 111 lie George. Mri. Wir-.liingtnn looked sternly at her ' area II son; her word v. as law and was not to be rjucHtioncd. "I said you fieri: to write a note of thanks to Richard," ahf. repeated re-peated firmly. "That is the courteous thing to do, and tell hira how much you have enjoyed your book." So little George wrote the following: George Washington to Richard Henry Lee: Dear' Dickey: I thank you very much for the pretty picture book you gave me. Sam asked me to show him the pictures and I showed him all the pictures In It, and I read to him how the tame elephant took care of the master's little boy and put hira on his back and would not let anybody touch his master's little son. I can read three or four pages sometimes without with-out missing a word. Ma says I may go to see you and stay Rll day with you next week if it be not rainy. She says I may ride rnv pony Hero if Uncle Ben will go with me and lead Hero. Your good friend, Geobgk Washington. George was very proud of his big brothers, and he often told the other boys at school about them. One day he came shouting upon the playground, "Lawrence is coming home, Lawrence is'coming home on the next big ship from England," and all the boys shared In the excitement with young George when Lawrence arrived. Although Lawrence was fourteen 7 ears older than George, he was very end i.l h'i little brother and George Idolized his big brother. Lawrence taught George bow to : hoot, and he took him hunting with him, young George riding proudly along on his pony Hero, while Ids older brother told nun tales of tils life in Kngland. - The big brother had hardly been home a year when war broke out between I.iirland and Spain and Lawrence Washington railed away to servo under Admiral Vernon When George heard of his brave brother lighting In a naval engagement he felt, that Lawrence Law-rence was indeed a hero, and every day young George would say, "When 1 am as big as Lawrence I shall bo a sailor and go a;a.v on a ship and light for the King " Anil then he would play that be v.: an oflieer on the sea and he' Mould coitiiiiand all his pluymates miHui':'. and because be always played fair and v an a natural huder SUE TELLS l OF ; YOUNG GEORGE WASHINGTON his friends gladly followed him In these games. Sometimes he would get all the hoys In the schoolyard to play they were soldiers and with cornstalks for gnus he would put them through a drill. 4 4 4 M hen he was about 13 years old he felt that be must begin to earn his own uay lu the world. His one desire had been to go to sea. And so he talked It over with his family. fam-ily. His mother felt sorry to oave blm leave her, and yet she knew that all his life he bad longed to go to sea, and now tnat the time had come for him to earn his place in the world he must, choose some occupation, so she gave a somewhat, unwilling consent. Ills brothers encouraged George in this Idea, and Lawrence, knowing many ohicors In the navy, felt sure that, he could obtain a place for George In the navy. George was very much pleased at the plan, and when the ship came from England hi: couid hardly wait to go on board. "I am to sail with you this time, captain," cap-tain," said young George. "All my life I have wished to be a sailor, and now I am going to sea." 'That, Is good, George," said the rugged captain. "You are big and strong and 7 doubt not. you are willing to do hard work, for u sailor does not have an easy life, you know." 4 4 4 Tming George was not, afraid of hard wotk, and he told the captain that lie was willing to obey all orders. Then be went up to the bouse and dressed himself In his new sailor's mil. He was so delighted with himself that he walked all about the plantation planta-tion and idiowed his clothes to all bis colored col-ored friends. "Von tore do look mighty spruce, Mas.'-a George !" (aid Sam. "Law bress you, honey! T'uelo Ren never v. ud knowed you. Von certain look powerful grand, Jctt. like you all's hi;; Rre'r I .a w rence.'' George did not. need any wanner praise than to be (old Hint he looked like Lawrence, and he smiled at old Uncle Ben as be said: Vm(Jjj l&N 'M V b,,t finely his love for his mothr over "Tf I can only serve as well as Lawrence Vfiy M$ M J cam0 811 hls Personal desires, and. walking - did and win a place In the navy I sliaU be y&CfW X4S. Mf into ,ho nousc' 1,e stoofl ''ofore 1,is mot,w thankful." X( CvfSvN nJs. S3? and said : "Madam, it shall be as .wu re- Kow, while George was rejoicing with his iN 'Jf quest, friends his mother was reading a let I r from tl?V 1,,K molher km?w wbat s-truggle this her brother In England which had J Art come iJiiiT jiiiiiiT' n!ul bwn fr the spirited lad, and she know , 1- 1 u. i.i. that manv n hov would have run aw.1V Rnd and he smiled at old Uncle Ben as be said: "Tf I can only serve as well as Lawrence did and win a place In the navy I shall be thankful." Now, while George was rejoicing wllh his friends his mother was reading a let I r from her brother In England which had Jjirt come to her on that very ship. 4 4 4 The letter said: "If you care f'r the boy's future do not let hlmgotosca. Places In the king's navy are not easy to obtain. If ho begins as a sailor he will never be aught else," and then the uncle wont on to say: "Rather than go to sea he had better be a , prentice to a tluker, for at sea he will bn treated like a dog. He will' be far bot.cr off as a planter thau bh a master of a Yhgiula ship." The letter dropped from Mrs. Wellington's Welling-ton's hand, "lie cannot go," she said "This letter shows me my mistake lu ever granting him my permission." Mrs. Washington sent at once for George. "My son," she said, "I have changed .my mind. You cannot go to sea." Young Gcorgo looked ns though he bad not heard aright. "Rut, madam, you prom-iHed," prom-iHed," he gasped. 4 4 4 "T know! 1 know!" she said, "but read this letter from your uncle in England, and yiiu will understand." George read tho letter and reread It. An angry flush mounted to his brow. "And why should my uncle interfere witli my plans?" he asked haughtily. "1 wrote and told him of your choice and asked for his advice, and he has given his frank opinion and I am thankful nls letter let-ter has come on time to save you from this 'dog's life.' " "Lawrence never called It a 'dog's life.' lie encouraged me In my choice," said George quietly. 4 4 4 Mute. Washington looked Into ths determined deter-mined face of her son. She had always comma nded and he had always oheved, but this time would he yield? "My son, 1 have decided that you must give up all thought of going to sea and find a suitable occupa-t occupa-t ion upon the land." Young George left, her presence and went out toward the river. He was angry nm disappointed, lie looked at the boat. !u tho harbor. "All my life 1 have bulged fur the sea. Must I give It up now'.' No, I vill The permission was grunted mo once and my brothers approve." And for some time tho boy walked up and down and nrgncd with himself. The .struggle was a tillter oue, but finally his love for his mother over came all his personal desires, and. walking -into tho house, he stood before his mother aud said: "Madam, it shall he as ycu request." re-quest." Ills molher knew what a struggle this had been for the spirited lad, and she kuew , that many a boy would have run flwjy Rnd gone to sea anyway, but she know that It was his great love for her that had h-dd blm. 4 4 4 She was a proud woman and rarely showed her feelings, but this time the tears were streaming down her checks ns she kissed her tall son and she said stftly: "My sou, I thank you, and God grant that you may never regret this choice." lie never did regret the choice. Ibid be disobeyed his mother and followed ills own Inclinations bo would have always been obliged to serve the king and be never would have tilled the place that be (lid In afi r lift. He went back to school, and because he excelled in mathematics ho took up tin' study of surveying, and as bo was Hi ways, accurate and honest in all bis dealings h'' was sent Into the wilderness to measure tl new territory. This rough life In the wilderness wilder-ness tilted blm for tho life he led later. And so today we like to tell of the young George Washington, for then we can K-tter appreciate the mini George Washington, a'"1 we all agree with (he old saying that was "First In war, llrst In peace and first lu H" hearts of his countrymen " |