The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1912-02-20
ANNUAL CONTEST
IS INTERESTING

I lllS Il hSSil ~ CAV I'll lilC y OuhSSlC
unexpectedly and to thereby throw
them on their own responsibility
entirely. The result was most sat.
lsIactcrv. Every paper which
reached this office was ascrcdit tC
the writer and considering that
most of them knew nothing of the
contest until as late as two o clock
Friday, and that they were instruct
ed to have all compositions mailed
on the following morning, makes
the efforts of these bright young
sters the more rem rka le
a prize of FIVE dollars for the
best composition and s. so each
for the next best two, was offered
and were captured by the following
students:
Alfred Souza Grade VIII.
Kapaa School.
Shigeno Kimura Grade VIII.
Kapaa School.
Chang Lun Grade VII.
Hanapepe School.
We regret that lack of space will
not permit the publication of all
the. winners, but if our boys and
girls will watch the next issue,
they will find them. If possible
we will publish all the papers re-
ceived. The first prize winning
story by Mr.. Souza follows;
a child was born in Westmore-
land County, Virginia on February
p, 1892. His father named him
George Washington, His father S
name was Augustine a IL d hi S
mother 5 name was Mary.
George was the oldest of the five
children, Their home was Oh a
plantation and the father had many
horses, COWS, sheep, poultry and
crows. The nearest playmates that
George Washington had liv d
several miles away. H c played
with animals, and loved to go out
fishing and hunting.
He was very fond of horses, and
always rode on little pony called
H-ro. He was a true little boy,
obedient to his parents, and was
not afraid of anything.
His father died when George was
eleven years old. Mrs. Washing
ton worked hard all day long, and
taught her children how to read
and to be polite,
When George Washington was
fourteen years old he decided to
become a sailor, but his mother re-
fused to let him go, He was a
very fast runner, and could throw
stones long distance,
At the age of sixteen he studied
surveying, and soon went to survey
the lands for Lord Fairfax. He
staid there for three years, and be-
came strong and good looking. He
was six feet two inches in height.
When he was twenty.onc years
old he was made major Of the
Virginia Malta,
Governor Dinwiddie wanted to
send a message to another General
by a brave man,.Gnd he II o {
| George Washing ION to carry it.
He walked 81 hundred miles
through densl ,orests, The people
all loved w ''inRton, and thanked
him for hi favery and for win,
ming mo OF the battles.
In L.. 6 his oldest brother Law
rencr led of consumption at hi.
home ii Mount Vernon, So Geo
| Washington went to live there, t.
take charge of the place, and a lit
tie girl. Not long after, he mar
ried a W i d o W who had severa
children. Her name was Mrs
Mary Gusts,
| George was very fond of child
ren, tho he did not have any.
He worked on his farm, N
took good care of his slaves. Ii
| the year l775 the Revolutionar,
/ War broke out, and a battle wa
fought at Lexington,
Seeing that war had begun
/ Congress needed a leader, so it chos
. George Washington as commando
in chief. Washington h d yer,
few soldiers, and little ammunition
and his soldiers We're very poorl,
clad,
One Christmas night Washing
ton and his soldiers crossed tn
Delaware River, and marched +
Trenton, and captured the Britisl
soldiers,
Not long after, General Corn
wallis surrended 10 the Americans