Toy to amuse the children." Washington examined it.
"It seems to be a puzzle." "Yes, that's what it is.

I call it Pigs in the Clover.

Put them in--see if you can put them in the pen." After many failures Washington succeeded, and was as pleased as a child.
"It's wonderfully ingenious, Colonel, it's ever so clever and interesting--why, I could play with it all day.

What are you going to do with it ?" "Oh, nothing.

Patent it and throw it aside." "Don't you do anything of the kind.