Little Washington's Relatives

rom the newel post of the front veranda steps, where he had perched hi

n't let him peek around the corner of the house," scorned Mar

nyway," argued George, with the usual f

emember either one when we visited Phila

ove in kindergarten school his first day. Don't you remember how he took it to bed with him, and all the red paper came off on his pillow during the ni

and scrubbed to get the red dye from his face, and all the soap-sud

era-we couldn't go out 'cause it rained so hard, and we began sliding down the marble end of

ttom of the tub. Jack was bigger, so he pulled himself out, and in doing so managed t

he saw the scratches our shoes had made in the porcela

ny when the chimpanzee caught Anne's little straw hat and carried it to the top of the cage and put it on h

d Aunt Ally begged him to leave it, as she would not take i

-eh?" said George, looking at

t to give our cousins just as good a time whi

lanned out-you wait an

said a word to me about i

over and introduce them to John Graham and his place

im. We must introduce Jim,

ght out. I'se hidin' heah now whar mammy cain't see me," came a hoa

o drag out a seven-year-old pickaninny who was their constant shadow and general fact

at hand; but George assured him that as he was invited to be prese

s' visit here, 'cause they gave us such a good time when we were li

r the place-take them over to John's an

v th' lot," reminded Jim, feeling tenderly of his now fuzzy ne

s at Fort Duquesne that day. Of course they will see the broken-down hedge and wond

t Washington pulled him out of the fight and tried to save his life, and for that great deed, General Braddock bequeathed his wonderful charger an

rrer John's pony for th' charger some day when

y added George, to cover any delighte

e played out in that battle. For instance, we buried Braddock right off, you see, and we ought to have dragged him away while the Indians tried to scalp him. We can let him die after we get h

that at all! I hate to see funerals and hear people cry, and

' agin ef we put John in the groun' and

tending we did and jump that grav

I'd be reading the service from a book, and the rest of you could be weeping and wringing your hands while Jim dropped John in the grave. Then we'd cover him with bushes and thing

ish Braddock what shall

now-'cause he must begin the American Revolution and do lots of things that he did after he was married. Of course, I could play all he did without getting married, but as long as y

nd did lots of fine things for the soldiers in the army. I'm going to play the same thing, and if you won

ustis?-and besides, Jack must act another part, so he couldn't marry you even if I

in de attic an' gettin' married. It's heaps moh fun playin' war and

party dinner, and Jack can play minister. John and Anne will be my

n' watermelyon fer de party?"

d things to eat. John can bring some, too, and we can have a make-believe stove a

play cook!"

ard a horn that ti

the car!" shouted George, forgetting his wedding arrangements and wars in the imminen

children who played the youthful life of George Wash

family of Washington fame, naturally these children loved to hear all about the great American general's life. In September of that ye

struction of the homestead where George was born, the boy's education, his surveying trips and c

ruining the hedge at that momentous battle) and Jim crept out of the attic window and found himself on the groun

only child of mammy, the cook in the Parkes' household, was on hand to welcome the expected visitors; then, just as th

ere yet?" call

never taking his eyes from th

voice, as a smiling face showed bea

ried George, jumping down the steps to

The four cousins found they were not shy at all, and in fact, as they still retained the looks of former times, they soon

eveloped into models of perfection. So this visit promised to be of great importance to the "Little Washingtons" i

ew affectionately, then she followed Mrs. Pa

e we do anything?" asked George, who wore

om travelling anyway, so a little mo

I upset a glass of choklate soda all down the front," added Anne

ohn's going to lend us his pony when we want to use it in our play," explaine

s, and John Graham on the other side, while Jim,

ou?" admired Jack, gazing around at the wide expa

t just when we're having the fin

ight down to the sidewalk, and there's a little patch of grass in front of the basement windows, with an area-way going to the back kitchen. We ha

locks away-and the museums, and zoo, and lots

e open like this place; but we'll make up here for not havi

t have to spend all the time at

acher mother engaged was taken sick and couldn't come as soon as expected, so mother has been hearing our lessons and reading histo

l the more time for

asked Jack, turning to

r-my mother and their mother arranged it, you see, 'cause we are distantly rel

out so bad that they had to close again for a short time; and as every one we knew got the measles, mother hurried us

to the last scene of battle-the broken-down hedge