Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
house to be his mothers bow again.

house to be his mothers boy again.
And that he had done enough mis-
chief for that day.
And after dinner his father went out
to the garden to see how his little
cherry tree was growing that had been
cut down, and that had cost him 80
much money.
And he turned back to the house and
met little George at the door.
Georges father said IF I can only
find the one who cut down my little
money" And little Georges father saw
the tears running out of Georges eyes.
And George said Il will tell you all
about it.
And then George said 81 cut down
your cherry tree with my Ratchet" And
MI. Washington said the boy that
tells the truth is the boy for me.
And when Georee grew up he want
ed to be a sailor. And the day before
George was ready to go Mrs. Washing
ton got a letter from Georges uncle
George go on board.
And the day Georee was to go he
sat at the door. And the ship came up
for George to go.
And he said Good by Mother" And
he saw the tears coming out Of her
eyes, And he knew she did not want
him to go. .a
And so he told his mother he would
stay with her. And would not be
sailor.
And then he ran to the black boy
and told him to go to the ship and to
tell him not to put the box on board.
That he was not going to be sailor.
That he was going to stay with his
mother.
But he turned out to be stateman.
And he was our first presiden. And
now we celebrate his birthday.
Nellie Stull,
County Line, Iowa.
on February %, at Bridges Creek, Vir-
GINA. When he was fourteen years old
he though he would be a sailor AT the
age Of sixteen he became surveyor.
He was sent to survey Lord Baltimore's
land. He slept in tents and lived
backwoodsrpan's life so we'll that he
was made public surveyor.
Washington was our first president
He was first in war, first in peace and
first in the hearts of his countrymen.
It is said that Washington never told
a lie, and to prove it 1 will relate two
Incidents that happened in Washing
toms childhood. ..r
He was out playing with some boys
one day and the boys dared hinA to ride
a colt that his mother had just pur-
chased. Washington mounted the colt
and rode it around the field. The colt
reared and tried to throw him but he
stuck on. At last the colt fell to the
ground. Washington wondered what
had happened and came to find out
that it was dead 1t had burst a
blood vessel. He ran and told his moth
er what he had done His mother said,
George, would rather have all my
colts die than have my boy tell lie"
Another time Georges father gave
him a new Ratchet and he thought he
would like to try it, so he went down
to the orchard and chopped his faith
ers cherry tree down. When his faith
er came home and saw the tree lying
on the ground he stormed and ragged
about it. Washington said "F'ather. l
cannot tell lie. I cut the tree down
with my Ratchet"
Washington married Martha Curtis.
He lived at Mt. Vernon most Of his life.
He was q very brave man. Two bat
ties that he led were Yorktown and
Saratoga. t,1% ".' @.'."r
A large mequment has been erected
in Washington City. This city was
named after him.
Washington died at Mt. Vernon Dec.
IA, 1893 after leading brave and good
life. a ~ ,... ..s
Mildred Jones,
\ @xA r.