Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-13

iFashington's father gave him . little
hatehei fnr a--s
Gave whO little hatchetH y the dear
child interrupted with gleam Of be-
wigehine inlsliigence. Most men would
have goi mad, or betrayed signs ofsim-
patience. but We didn't. We know
how to talk TO children. So we went
on:
George Washington.-His-
who gave him the little hatchet'
'His father. And his father
sWhose father!'
George Washington's.'
OH
Yes. George Washington. And his
father told hun
Told whoi'
Told George
'Oh, yes, George
And We went on. just as patient and
as pleasant as you could imagine. We
took up the story right where the boy
interrupted, Tor we could see he was
just crazy to hear the end Oft We
said:
And he was !old-'
George told him?' queried Clar-
ence.
No. his father told George
'Oh!'
eyes; told him he must be careful
with the hatchet-'
who must be- careful"
George must
'Ohr
Yes, must be careful with his hatch
et-'
What hatchet?'
why Georges
Oh:'
with the haichet, and not cut him
self with it, or drop it in the cistern, or
leave il out in the grass all night. So
George went round cutting everything
he could reach with his hatchet. And
at last he came to splendid apple tree,
hls fathers favoriie, and cut it down
and
Who cut it DOWN.
sa.sCeosge did .z-1----.
'Ohr
But his father came home and saw
ii the hrSt thing, and
Saw the hatchetE
NO, saw the apple tree. And he
said. who cut down my .favorite apple
tree ?
what apple tree!'
Georges fathers. And everybody
said they didn't know anything about
it, and sfs-
Anything about whatP
The apple tree
'Ohp -.. ..
And George came up and heard them
talking about it
Heard who talking about it,
Heard his father and the men,
"What were they talking about"
About this apple tree
What apple tree;
The lavorite tree that George cut
down.
George who"
George Washington
OH
So George CAME up and heard them
talking about it, and he
What did he cut it down Tor
Just 10 try has little hatchet.'
Whose little hatchet"
why, his own, the one his father
gave him.
Gave whoT
why George Washington
Obi
so George came up and he said,
Father, / cannot tell lie. T.
who couldn't tell lie /"
why, George Washington. He
said, Father, | cannot tell lie. 1t
was
His father couldn'tp
why, no; George couldn't
oh! Georgei 7 on. yes =
:'It was | cut down your apple tree; ]
did
His father dId 2
NO, no; il was George said this
Said he cut his fstheri'
NO, no, no; said he cut down his ap-
pie tree
Georges apple tree
No, no; hls fathers.
OH
He SAID
His father sand ?
NO, no, no; George said, Father.
cannot tell lie: did il with my little
hatchet.'
And his father said: Noble boy,
would rather lose thousand trees than
have you tell lie.
George dids'
mo, his father said that
Said he'd rather have . thousand
apple 2"
NO, no, no: said he'd rathed lose a
thousand apple trees shan
Said he'd rather George would ?
NO, said he rather be would than
have hIm lIe.
.Ob George would rather have his
father lie 2
We are patient and We love children,
but If Mrs. Carutbers hadn't come and
got her Progidy At that critical june
/ ture. we don't believe all Burlington
could have pulled us out of the shaFl,
and as Clarence Alencen. De Msrehe.
r-ns.g -Garesshera uafearpd d0wn aha