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Show Not Defenseless. The tale of little George Washington and the cherry tree is of more than dubious authority; but a mother w.'io recently related it to her s!all s',n learned Chat, if it Is to be used for the edification of young Americans it !.s better, at least, served plain, with no attempt at enhancement or empiric's. empiri-c's. She had described young George's enthusiastic felling of the tree with l.l'i new implement, and Ihe fateful arrival of ids father upon the scene. She pictured pic-tured Augustine Washington as an el-tl'-rly, stern ;.id stately parent of the old school, with cocked b;it and cane. Stie proceeded impressively: "But George could not tell a He. He told the truth, eveji though his father i;:.ood with the cane in his hand!" "But," said Jimmy breathlessly, "George had the hatchet, hadn't hei:' Votth's Companion. |