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Show THE FATHER OF WASHINGTON. Youngster's Logic Made Him Grandfather Grand-father of His Country. A teacher In one of tho downtown schools wns Instructing her pupils the other morning In tholr first history lesson, says tho Philadelphia Press. She was telling thorn tho oft repented story of George Washington and his "llttlo" hatchet, and how Washington's Washing-ton's father did not whip him becnuio ho had told tho truth. Sho also told them that Washington, In later years, was linown as "Tho 'Father of Ills Country," which seemed to Interest them very much. "Now," sho said, when sho had concluded, con-cluded, "who can toll mo what Washington's Wash-ington's father was?" Sho know that tho story had made an Impression on them, for Immediately ono small boy raised his hand, nnd when given permission per-mission to answer, promptly replied: "Why, ho was the grandfather of his country." |