A LONELY PLACE

“Mamma,” said a little girl, “George Washington never told a lie, did he?” Being so assured, she continued: “And I guess pretty nearly everybody else did?” This being likewise admitted as probable, she went on, “I guess even father sometimes tells a fib, doesn’t he?” It was hard to admit that, but it had to be. “And, mamma, you tell some once in a while? I know I do.” When this was also reluctantly confessed, the child drew a sigh and said, “Oh, mamma! What a lonely place Heaven will be, with nobody in it but God and George Washington!”