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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 who recently related It to her small son learned that, If It Is to be used for the edltlcutlon of young Americans it is better, at least, served plain, with , no attempt ut enhancement or empha sis. She bad described young George's enthusiastic felling of the tree with his new Implement, and the fateful arrival of his father upon the scene. She pictured pic-tured Augustine Washington as un elderly, el-derly, stern mid atutely parent of the old school, with cocked lyit and cane. She proceeded Impressively: "Hut George could not tell a lie. He told the truth, evai though his father Mood with the cane In his hand!" "Hut," said .ll:i,i, i.v breathlessly, "George hud the hatchet, hadn't he?" Youth's Companion. |