And the Dean also
took the hint; for he always remembered to give the man a "tip" for
his trouble. Jonathan Swift, often called Dean Swift, was famous as
a writer on many subjects. Among other books he wrote "Gulliver's
Travels," which you, perhaps, will read some time.
GOING TO SEA
"I should like to be a sailor," said George Washington. "Then I could
go to many strange lands and see many wonderful things. And, by and
by, I might become the captain of a ship."
He was only fourteen years old.
His older brothers were quite willing that he should go to sea. They
said that a bright boy like George would not long be a common sailor.
He would soon become a captain and then perhaps a great admiral.
And so the matter was at last settled. George's brothers knew the
master of a trading ship who was getting ready to sail to England. He
agreed to take the boy with him and teach him how to be a good sailor.
George's mother was very sad. His uncle had written her a letter
saying:
"Do not let him go to sea. If he begins as a common sailor, he will
never be anything else."
But George had made up his mind to go. He was headstrong and
determined.
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