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" See here , " said the Dean in a stern voice , " that is not the way to deliver a message here . Just step inside and make believe that you are Dean Swift . I will go out and make believe that I am bringing him a present . I will show you how a messenger ought to behave . " " I'll agree to that , " said the man ; and he stepped inside . The Dean took the rabbit and went out of the house . He walked up the street to the next block . Then he came back and knocked gently at the door . The door was opened by the man from Mr . Boyle's . The Dean bowed gracefully and said , " If you please , sir , Mr . Boyle's compliments , and he wishes you to accept of this fine rabbit . " " Oh , thank you , " said the man very politely . Then , taking out his purse , he offered the Dean a shilling . " And here is something for your trouble . " The lesson in manners was not forgotten ; for , always after that , the man was very polite when he brought his presents . 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 . He would not listen to any one who tried to persuade him to stay at home . At last the day came for the ship to sail . It was waiting in the river . A boat was at the landing , ready to take him on board . The little chest that held his clothing had been carried down to the bank . George was in high glee at the thought of going . " Good - by , mother , " he said . He stood on the doorstep and looked back into the house . He saw the kind faces of those whom he loved . He began to feel very sad . " Good - by , my dear boy ! " George saw the tears in his mother's eyes . He saw them rolling down her cheeks . He knew that she did not wish him to go . He could not bear to see her grief .
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