"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!"