El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14

ASHINGTON, D. u cd IL
A/ HOW about that cherry tree
w s+orv2 Is it true? Let US 60
hack TO the original documents and
The story IS first told IN q book,
,,.rv rare. which was published in
pbiIs5elDbia early in the last cen
+,,rv The author was one Weemss
Who describes himself on the title page
o.. .7x-rector of Mount Vernon par
Tsp larson Weems says that he got the
.+or[- from an aged lady, distant
relative Of the W asnlh6 Ton IaInlly3
- as a Young girl had spent good
deal of her time in their mousse BIt
- +e1a does not begin, properly
e-esl-fDv with the cherry tree incl
amt ii starts with moral lesson
derived from apple trees. ~. en-
II was on a fine morning In the ran
oe 1797 according to Weems) tnaI
auFustfn Washington took ms ilI niue
-C- George. into the apple orcnaro;
IN arriving, they found the sfouuu
gfreyved with fruit and tne trees
F-.7i77g r7nder the weight Of apples
which hung in clusters Ike gIepe -.
~ George" said his faunefs
a5oni+ Won remember when TINS BoOu
,or1sir Of yours"-the girl VINO VS.
afterwards the aged lady. DroUs1 NJ
vor that fine large apple last spL-ll =
-, bsr5lv I could prevail on you TO
5f1ride with your brothers ana SISTERS
though I promised you I1at Il -oy7,i5
zvould but do IL, God Alnlehty ~ 49, 81
I've Won plenty Of apples this Ia4I
Poor George could not ssy Me con-
Hanging down his heaq: lool lsI-s5 toes be
fused. while with ms nIs5e NaASu
Ecratchd the soft ground - - -o7
cei5 his father. Nov look up my SUI
ana see go, al" Won see the trees loaded with
fr1Iit-mauy Of them, tnceeq' pIeahll5 ~. -
while the ground is covered WIN L-ss -. ~ -
MES. more than you could ever ear IN elA
g;sorre. Hitting his eyes, FILLED with shin
tnT moisture. softly said: Well IA OLLs
Fos5vivs me this time, and see If ever be
50 S'ii- 1{sseeiTes Many Moral Lessons
rzaorge- in narsOn Weems's book, Is nl g
t57re R6lIo in the precious volume 1aInlnaF
10 youthful readers OF the last ksLlel -S ~
he Is constantly suffering rom ne lIi1 az
49, ~ -noraI lessons more or less neatly as
rufsed-Iessons which are 1ed 20 nlIn II
capsules, so TO speak But again 20, 70 e1o-e a.,
% Truth. George SAID MS IaInSI' - tES
1o,re1iest quality Of youth ] would roe %
miles to see the little boy whose heart Is SO
honest ana s ms HP word "a Rs says. But, OH
how different, George, IS the case WIN ,, ~
NV son. rather than see you come 70 tL -
nsss gladly would I assist TO nail you up IN
your little coffin and folio" you 70 your
Pa said George very seriously do I
ever 5, NJ ceo9rs. thank Cod you DO not, my
son and / rejoice in the hope that you never
will Many parents compel their cnlIuIen -
this vile practice by beating mem tOI ~
Ifff1e fault But when by accident you 90
anything wrong which must oAlsu -, ~
~ese never tell q falsehOod to conceal lJ,
f-7f come brs.velv I'D like a little man. ana
feT me Of it: and instead Of beating you;
lii the more honor and love you TOT II
Then Follows the Tree story
VThereupon follows the famous cherry tree
story. which begins with TIE staIeIIlenL ll1t
when the destined Father OF dls C9uhtLLy
was years Of age he was made ths
wealthy master Of a hatcheL
When George was in his 10Th year ms
father died OF an acute attack OF govt IN the
stomach His mother, being leIt IN raIher
poor circumstances, sent MIN 70 W estIa4Ie-
land county. to live with his mar protner,
Augustin-one OF two sons Of Georges father
by a previous marriage,
Admired by His Comrades
There he-was sent to a more proper kind
or school. and we are informed that his
virtues secured the love and confidence Of
just as current among them as law. Mnsn;
about five years later ne quilted the school
forever. he left them in tears Tor his depaE-
s.For 1--WE are told he had ever lived
among them in tAe spirit OF a nSotneI I.,.i la9
as that Of fighting them himself; nor would
he, when able to prevent II. allow them %
fight one another. If he could not olsarIn
their savage passions by argument he would
OF their barbarous intentions"
Thrashes Butcher.
It is certain that Washington later in life
was by no means 50 SELF controlled He hao
rather a violent temper and could swear
like a trooper. On one occasion ne found
a pet deer from the Mount vernon estate
hung up for sale IN a butchers shop in Alex
andria and was so enraged that he thrashed
the butcher within an inch OF his He one
may easily imagine what his feelings would
have been II he had lived to read Darson
Weems's description OF him IN boyhood as
q sneak and telltale!
Weems in further describing this aniable
trait Of young Washington, says: THE boys
were often angry with George for this but
h used TO say, Angry or not angry you
shall never boys have my consent to a
practice so Notwithstanding even in
slaves and dogs; then how utterly scandal
Gus IN little boys at school. And what must
be the feelings Of our tender parents when,
instead Of seeing Us come home smiling and
lovely. as the JOY OF their hearts they see
US creeping in like young blackguards with
our heads bound up, black eyes, and bloody
clOthesi"
Washington's school training never got
beyond the three RS. We are informed that
his teacher IN Westmoreland county knew
no Latin; IN fact, that he understood as
little OF It as Balaam's ass"
Plays Soldier.
Born to be a soldier, Washington accord
ing to the same authority 'earIy discOv-
cred symptoms OF natures intention toward
him" In his 18th year. while at school, he