"The silkworms were brought and silk was made. It was sent over to England and the queen herself had a dress made of American silk. She wore it on the king's birthday.
"After a while, however, the people gave up raising silkworms in Georgia. It did not pay. They found they could get more money by cutting lumber in the forests and trading for furs with the Indians. They sent these things to other countries and were paid well for them.
"As long as General Oglethorpe was in Georgia the settlers had two good laws. He would not allow rum or slaves to be brought into the country. He was a kind and wise governor in every way.
"And now, children," said Uncle Sam, "don't you know enough about your country to think the words of the old song are true? Can you see that it is really the 'Land of the Free and the home of the Brave?'"
"Indeed yes, Uncle Sam," cried Joe and Lucy together.
"There is no country in the wide world like ours," added Joe with a positive shake of his head.
"Very well, then. Let's sing 'America' with a heart and a will," said Uncle Sam. "We can sit right here on the porch while we sing it. We don't need the organ to help us out."
The birds had already gone to sleep. But several of them waked up in the tree-top near by and added a cheerful chirp to the voices of the three earnest singers.
THE END.