The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-06
"den. Washington Is Known
to Us, and President Washing
ton. But George Washington
Is an Unknown Man.
STORY OF THE APpr,E T,RBE
John Bach McMastsr.


The most famous story in his history
Is Is, tnat Of the cherry tree incident.
rather Washington, seeking tn insnira
George with an early love OF rrRth
TOLD him that he would gladly assist I'M
nalllng him up in his little coffin" ratbet,
IMAM to have him grow up a boy wno
Is given to lying. Here is the original
story, which we reproduce without tha
ltahc words nearly half the whole num-
pel pelhg so expressed, apparently to
make it impressible:
PA (said George, very seriousIv, 10
ever tell lies?" ' az
No, George, L thank God Won do nof
my my, son; | rejoice in the hope you never
nave cause to be guilty of so slis1nef,1i
q IhiiiS. Many parents, indeed even com
PEI their children to this vile practice
1if+1a oaf oaEously beating them for every
uttle Idult, hence, on the next offenses
me Ilttie terrified creature slips OUT a Uei
]pst TO escape the rod. But as TO yt5lIrseIf
George' you know have always told YOU
Gnu no no A@tell You again, that whenever nv
ACCIDENT you do anything wrong. vrhic,
must OFTEN be the case, as you are bItt
q peor little boy yet without experience on.
nd t11"ieoge, never tell a falsehoods to con-
f GGal II; put come bravely I'D, my son.
Hhe little man, and tell me of Ii; and in,
stead OF beating you, George, I will but
Inc Ja more honor and love you for it, NV
This, you'll say, was sowing good seed,
res, 1t was; and the crop, thank Cod.
was, as believe it ever will be, where
c 6i1n dcss the true parent. that is, the
Guardian Angel, by his child,
Inc following anecdote is a case in
potlt. IL Is too valuable to be lost. and
zoo rue to be doubted; for it was com
Hlunicated to me by the same excellent
I Ia. 10 whom | am indebted for the last.
An aged lady who was a distant TrIa-
i've, and when a girl spent much of her
time IN the family.'') -,
when (IROroa cafd CHI tive.
slA years OLD, he was made the wealthy
master of a hatchet! of which. like most
aItie boys, ne was immoderately fond,
ana was constantly going about chopDine
everything that came in his way. one
oay, IN the garden where he often arnus
cd himself hacking his mothers pea
sIcks, ne unluekily tried the edge of mis-
ndtchet on the body of a beautiful Young
hHgilSh cnerry tree, which he parked so
terribly that don't believe the tree ever
got the better of it, The next morn ng the
90 gentleman, finding out what had be-
IalIen his tree, which by the by, was a
great faYorite, came into the house. and
WIN much warmth asked for the mis-
ciLleVouS author, declaring at the same
tllne that he would not have taken gut
meas for his tree. Nobody could tell him
anything about it. Presently George And
ms .6hS atchet made their appearance.
VINO Killed that beautiful little cheTrV ~
yohder IN the garden?' This was a
tough question, and George staggered UNI
DER It for moment but quickly recover
ed himself. and. looking at his fsrI1e1-
with the sweet face OF youth Frightened
with the inexpressible charm of alI-con-
quering truth he bravely cried out. Z
can't tell a lie, pa, you know 1 can't tell
lie. I did cut it with my hatchet'
Run to my arms, you dearest boy cried
his father in transports, run to my arms;
glad am 1, George, that you killed my
tree for you have paid me for it
thousand fold. Such an act of herolsrn in
my son is worth more than a thousand
trees, though blossomed with silver, and
their fruits of purest gold. -
It was in this way, by interesting at
once both his heart and head that Mr.
Washington conducted George with great
ease and pleasure along the happy paths
of virtue.