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Show FAITHFUL TO HIS OWN HERO fl Small Boy Unwilling to Concede Any. Man Greater. Ha "Now, Johnny," said tho teacher ns H she fastened her eyes on a redheaded H boy of 10, "I told you tho other day ( 'H to find out all about Georgo Washing- ' HJ on you could. Whnt can you tell mo ' HJ today?" HJ "Nuthln', ma'am," was tho reply. "Hut you know that ho was a great HJ man?" HJ "No, ma'am." HJ "Don't you know that ho led our HJ armies to victory?" HJ "No, ma'am." HJ "Or that ho was our first Prcsl- EH J "No, ma'am." HJ "Is It possible! Why, Johnny, I nm HJ 'Said you'd keep .talking at me till I BJ owned up that Washington was a 'HJ bigger man than St. Patrick." HJ ashamed ot you! Didn't you try to HJ find out anything?" HJ "I nsked father." HJ "And didn't he know?" HJ "Ho knew lots, but ho told mo to HJ look out for you." HJ "How look out." HJ "Look out that you didn't keep talk- lng at mo till I owned up thnt Wash- HJ ington was a bigger man than St. Pat- HJ rick, and so I'm not saying n word." HJ |