For if I took my hatchet
And chopped my papa’s cherry tree,
Oh, wouldn’t I just catch it!
READING—Maxims of Washington.
Adopted by him at the age of fifteen.
“Neither laugh, nor speak, nor listen when older people are talking together.”
“Say not anything that will hurt another, either in fun or in earnest.”
“If you say anything funny, don’t laugh at it yourself, but let others enjoy it.”
“When another person speaks, listen yourself, and try not to disturb others.”