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In the American War of Independence, an officer and a group of soldiers were raising a heavy tree from the ground. They needed it for a battery. There were not enough soldiers for the work; but the officer didn’t do anything; he only shouted orders. Suddenly another older officer, not in uniform, rode up on his horse.
“Hello!” he cried to the officer of the group, “Why don’t you help your men to lift that tree?”
“Can’t you see that I am an officer?” was the reply.
“Oh, you are, are you?” said the older officer, who then came down from his horse and joined the men. He worked till drops of sweat covered his face. When they finished the job and put the tee in its place, the older man turned to the younger officer and bowed. “Good-bye, sir. Next time when you do not have enough men for this sort of work, invite the Commander-in-Chief. I shall be happy to help you again.”
It was Washington himself, the Commander-in-Chief of the army.
