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"That's right," cried Hard Maple. "That's why 

 I am here. The good old U. S. A. won the war, and 

 one of the boys on the big farm here helped to do the 

 business. Therefore I am now a memorial tree, 

 planted here to perpetuate and keep alive the 

 memory of this boy. I am only one of sixteen 

 memorial trees which are planted along this high- 

 way. 



"You see we are all meant for some purpose. If 

 we only do our duty, have patience, are cheerful 

 and contented, and exert ourselves to the utmost 

 to help not only our own condition but that of 

 others as well, we shall all add our bit to making the 

 world better and more beautiful," sagely concluded 

 Hard Maple. "Now let's all stand at attention while 

 Bob White whistles 'The Star-Spangled Banner.' " 



