Evening star., 1925-02-22
Another Georges Birthday
Nina Putnam Gives Modern Story of Attack on Tree
ny NINA WILCOX PUTNAM.

A that great writer, Anonymous
~ once said, blessed is the fam
a lily that don't have to receive
A n presents from rich relatives -
and when he says that he said
enough to mako second VOL to the
dictionary.
This struck me so true it pretty
near knocked me over this morning
when I and George, that's my hus-
band, opened up a parcel that had
como from Uncle Will last night and
on the inside was a hat tree, one of
them things a person stands in the
hall to put coats and kellys on. Evil
IDENTIFY Uncle Will couldn't stand this
one In his hall no longer, so he sent
= 81 to u.s.
Anything the dear old gent wants to
get rid Of he generously gives to US
and we have to gratefully accept
while he lives, on account while we
never think OF his money, still there
is no use hurting a persons feelings
especially when they are old and etc.
Well anyways, when this package
come we thought 1t was maybe a
present for Junior, on account the
twenty-second is his birthday, too,
the same as Gen. Geo. Washing gton
the inventor OF America But no,
here it was merely one more thing
case Uncle VIII called.
It was an antique, of the Early
Pullman period. made outa cherry,
the bright red kind, with hoofs and
horns of brass. The horns was to
hang things on, and 1T was lucky for
Unole Will he wasn't there. we might
Of been tempted.
We'll, Geo. says for the luvva Lucy,
amt that awful, and 1 says my heav-
Y,~ II
amt IL q birthday present for me.
and I says now son, just on account
it Is your birthday, you can't expect
everything that comes to the house
TO be yours, now go get that nice
tool chest poppa give you and play
quiet a while, go on, now.
Then and Geo. cleaned up the
wrappings which had come around
that darn hat tree, and finally left
81 standing out in the hall while we
went and set down in the living room
to get back our strength. And Junior
having gone off some place to play
quiet, why ! and Geo. got to talking
about him, and how we hoped he
/. wouldn't grow up to resemble Uncle
$will, or for all of that to be like
anybody in either Georges family or
mine.
"A ND then L says, well Geo. you
"a know I have always felt where
Junior might grow up TO be ike
George Washington 1t certainly is
remarkable the way them two nap
pened to get born on the same day
and both named George and all, L
shouldn't wonder If Junior was to
live to cross the Delaware at his own
risk, In spite of the detour signs and
everything, the same as the Gen. did.
ANYWAYS, 1 says, 1 am sure trying
TO raise him on the principles which
the Generals Ma did, to be a real
patriot and build a handsome home
some place for tourists to visit, on the
same style as that house OF Wash
ington's, you know, Mount vernon
the place that's called after all them
sittle towns.
And Geo. says yeh, my son should
grow up to be a real good American,
and II he don't why 1t won't be on
account I amt tried to raise him
right he says, only, he says, dunno,
the boys and girls of today amt got
the ideals like they used to have.
Well Hot Bozo, that got my goat,
and at once says, stuffing and non
sense George Jules 1 says, there is
atill plenty Of younger generations in
this country who realize how our
fathers fought and died for this U. s.
A. and how our mothers cleaned
and dyed for the 4 fathers, l says,
and that Gen. Geo. Washington Is
the finest sample we got of them old
times.
And Geo. says, well, how many Of
Ghem young folks do you suppose
could tell me the date Of the Battle
Of Bunker Hill? And I says, well,
do you know it yourself Geo? And
he says that's not the point, and /