Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-27

TEAM the original hatchet-tse one tina;
3 made cherry trees popular and George
e Washington famous. or course. you
q can believe this or not just You
Please. But I guess ! ought to know
who l I'm despite the blatant platitudes
OF historians and stump speakers
I was there when the immortal George
and bis father had the famous setto over
the fallen cherry tree. ! have n few eye
witness observations Of my own concern
ing q IS ''WOOdman-spare-t stunt
which / viii set forth later IN my story
But we might just a. wen come 10 the
understanding right here and now that
l know WhaUf m talking about and that ]
Will not st.si for any Tammany Hall
mi singing for a single mBlute-
II you are willing to take my word for II
that / am the OEly original Ratchet. ali
well ana good. II not, you might just
as well pass up my story At this point.
for | do not Intend to try TO convince
anyone OF the authenticity Of my birth
right. In other words. its up to you
While the study OF ones progeny IS
admittedly somewhat tiresome. ! cannot
refrain FROM dwclllas a moment on
Point that is somewhat clouded IN the
public mind. { wish 20 emphasize the
difference between n Ratchet and an Ak
The Ak Is an offspring Of the Ratchet
family Many win deny this. know.
but insist that | am In a position to
speak ~ one with Authority. We viii
not argue the matter. since it would be
more complicated than trying to hnd
which came first. the chicken or the egg
Let me call your attention to a point
the celebrated Webster makes. he Of die
tionary fame. He defines the word
Ratchet as "a small AZ with a short
handle. to be used with one hand" Such
presumption stamps itself, ! am sure. as
the Iibes II Is. This Is at least one mis-
take AR. Webster could have avoided
had he consulted me before writing his
dictionary. But. as the French say. lie;
Us return 10 our mutton
DO I remember little George and the
cherry trve7 All. do II / shall remember
II as long as I live IL was a bright.
sunshiny afternoon. with the birds sing
ing and the bees browsing and humming
threagh the afternoon sunshine Ole
Eph. Aar'se wsshington's own body-ser-
want had just begun to cut down a hedge
and some weeds pslng me as the modus
operandi. when Mars Sc Washington him
sesf appeared. followed reluctantly By
little George
Here. you Eph. give that Ratchet to
youT little master and go up to the
stables and ciean out those stails!'
The old darky. surprised. passed me
over 10 Ihe little boy oDedlenuy bnd SET
out for the stables-
Wow. George. my son." said MaT'se
Washington. in a tone that made me
cnid all over. chilled though ! was by
nature Il dare say after you have per-
formed this task / had assigned Eph to
90 you win be 10 a more obediept frame
/. OF mind. Take this Ratchet and cut
down all these hedges and weeds. Be
cHrefui not to cut any Of the trees or
sisrubbery. ! VIII return presently 10
see what progress you have made with
Nyssr task"
+ WITH that. be turned on his heel and
tsrpfed majesticaily of.
g&de George looked Of me ruefuliy and
give me a vicious Kick as l was lying
defeEseless on the ground.
- the roast beef Of old England"
Ne e1daimed. what a Job It win be-