BOY. What d’ye mean by “a fourth”?
DANIEL. Fourth of July, of course!
TEACHER. We will hear the next scholar.
PUPIL. George was born in Washington, D.C., and was named for that city.
C. C. FITTS. W-w-what d-d-does d-d-d-D.C. m-mean?
PUPIL. Down South, don’t it, teacher?
TEACHER. Go on with your recitation. You ask too many questions.
PUPIL. His mother’s maiden name was Miss Hatchet—and his father’s maiden name was George.
TEACHER. Next, go on.
SECOND PUPIL. When Washington wasn’t fighting he lived on the top of Mount Vernon, and his tomb is in one side of the mountain.