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Milton's angels." Yet few Americans today know that it ever happened.
While not the story-teller that Lincoln was, George Washington had a nice sense of humor and liked to tell a joke himself. When Washington dined General Cornwallis after the surrender of that gentleman at Yorktown, each of those present was called on for a toast. When Cornwallis' turn came, he raised his glass and toasted: "The King of England." Washington immediately raised his glass and added; "-111sy he stay there !" And it was recorded that the Englishman laughed as loud as any.
It was shortly arter tlie aJrr, lr Washington that General Henry Lee, familiarly and affectionately known to the army of Washington as "Lighthorse Harry Lee," made an address to Congress in which he uttered for the first time that immortal description of Washington: "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." "Lighthorse flarry" was*the l.an";. of Robert E. Lee.
Thomas P,aine, the patriot of the Revolutionary War, and the author of those famous words-"These are the times that try men's souls," wrote these patriotic words: "I have as little superstition in me as any living man, but my sound opinion has ever been, and still is, that Almighty God will not give up a people to military destruction or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and repeatedly sought to avoid the calamity of war by every decent method which modern wisdom could invent. Neither have I so much of the infidel in me as to suppose that He has ever relinquished the government of the world, and given us up to the care of devils."
Ben Franklin's father rJ"*lorriraid grace at some length before each meal. One day in early winter, Ben was helping the old man carry a side of beef into their cellar storehouse in preparation for the winter, and Ben asked his father why he didn't just say grace over the whole side at once and save a lot of time later on.
When Ben Franklir, *1, rJ"rrrl the Constitutional Convention in 1787, a lady stopped him and asked, "Well, Doctor Franklin, what have we-a Republic or a Monarchy?" And the wise old man replied: "A Republic-if we can keep it."
Willis Smith, president of Coos Head Timber Company and partner in Coos Head Lumber & Plywood Co., and Wylie Smith, vice-president of the lumber production firms, are shown starting a typical Coos Head log on its trip to Portland, where it will be on display during the State of Oregon Centennial celebration. Coos Head Timber Company was established more than 13 years ago and is the supplier of materials to its Coos Head Lumber & Plywood concern of Southern California, which is under the capable management of Phil Gilbert.
