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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3884, 15 August 1873, Page 3

— — • ~ T — - The reverence in which the memory of George Washington is held even by those | who are of tender yeara is truly encouraging. A lad, last week, in Boston, being directed by his teacher to compose an ! esay on Washington, wenfc bo far as to speak of that great man as the progenitor of the human race — the firat man. Being asked by the schoolmaster if Adam was not supposed to stand in that dignified relation, tho lad admitted that ' perhaps he did, if you were going to take foreigners into account. — ' New York Tribune.' A wealthy German from New York was in Hartford a few days ago, and wishing to drive out, went to a stable to hire a team. The man of horses was loth to trust a valuable * turn- out,' to an entire stranger. The German replied thafc he could give no references, but that he would buy the horse and sleigh, and wheu he returned, the stable-keeper mighfc refund the money. The price was agreed upon and the cash paid dowu. When later in the day the stranger brought the team back to the stable, his money was returned and he started to go. 'Hold on,' said the man, 'you have not paid your horse hire.' ' Why my dear sir,' said the New Yorker, coolly, 'I have been driving my own team this morning !' The stablekeeper looked disgusted, but did not force his claim. Josh Billings divides the human race into three classes : ' Those who think ifc so, those who think it isn't so, and those who don't care whether it is so or nofc."