WASHINGTON, GEORGE


A Barnegat schoolma'am had been telling her pupils something about

George Washington, and finally she asked:



"Can any one now tell me which Washington was--a great general or a

great admiral?"



The small son of a fisherman raised his hand, and she signaled him to

speak.



"He was a great general," said the boy. "I seen a picture of him

crossing the Delaware, and no great admiral would put out from shore

standing up in a skiff."





A Scotsman visiting America stood gazing at a fine statue of George

Washington, when an American approached.



"That was a great and good man, Sandy," said the American; "a lie never

passed his lips."



"Weel," said the Scot, "I praysume he talked through his nose like the

rest of ye."



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