The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
CHILDREN's GOSSIP.

Who has not been amused at the prattle
OF infancy and the depth of meaning oftimcs
comprehended in the simplicity of its Ian
guage! The knickerbocker Magazine al
ways devotes a little space to the noting OF
the wise sayings of these little men and wo-
pondents. We read them with delight, as
we do the most of the editors table. The
humber for October OF Knick. is promptly at
hand; we extract the following from that de-
partment devoted to the juyenies:--
$50 Walking out with her one day,
gathering flowers, noticed bay-tree with
its large white blossoms on the bank of the
stream. pointed them out to her, and en-
deavored to make her see them After an
Intellectual attempt, she took my hand, and,
proceeding in the direction indicated, said:
Lets go closer, Pa can't see them.
Your face is bigger than mine"
She had been good deal maynard thro'
the day; in truth, behaving, as we say, every
bad In the evening" however the storm
cleared of, and the sky became bright and
serene. Coming to me in quite an amiable
mood accosted her with:
"Well, daughter, is your badness" all over
for the day."
PA, amt "tadness all o1er''-iust a lit
tie Bit"
A precious truth, which parents ought
more frequently to remember, when reprov-
ing or correcting" their children.
had wound up my watch, and laid it on
the table, remarking, "this watch goes too
fast" not supposing that she had noticed
what had said or did. After u considera-
BILE interval and after she had been out and
in several times, she picked it up and brought
il to M, holding it in one hand to her ear,
and the key n the other
"Please, Pa, lock it up again; it is running
array mighty fast
Here heg, from its more common applica-
ton, was evidently the suggestive word to
the train OF thought; though from its mis-
leading ASSOCIATE III it had made her confound
II cronometer with lookup house; as in the
case Of the measuring tape, she had mixed
up the ideas OF space and time By-the-bye,
this matter Of space and time has gravelled
profounder metaphysicians than she claims
10 be.
She had been taught that Sunday was no.
" time, and that the employments and
umusements of the week were not to be in
dulced in on that day. On Sabbath even
ing, she had been listening to some reading
by one of the family, adapted to u child's ca
pacity, and bearing on the subject. After
the lesson was over, and seemingly anxious
to know how far the interditt extended, she
put this question:
"Tzzy, IAN early attempt at cousin, which
was continued after the necessity had ceas-
ed) Tizzy, do you think God mould care If
was to take a little walk"
I"took teu'' at friends yesterday. His
dwelling is blessed with remarkably bright
little daughter, Of very tender years She,
of course was at the table. A seed-cake
was handed to her by her mothcr-one plen-
tifulv sprinkled with caraway. She first
held it between her thumb and finger, and
wonderingIy inspected the varied surface OF
the cake. She next passed her fingers over
the top of it. Presently she began to pick
out the seeds, one by one, and deposited
them on her plate. This she labored at for
nearly ten minutes, saying never a word, UNI
til quantity of seeds had been extracted,
and there was still work before her. Her
patience gave out at last, and looking anx-
ouslv at her mother, at the same time exhib-
iting the cake with its unextracted seeds, she
cried out:
"Mot,er, see; there keeps beesin' dirt in
my cake"
Perhaps you may think this is not worth
printing; but you ought to have heard the
little girl say it.
The ensuing scene was enacted in my
own school room, at Sing Sing few days
ago. 1t occasioned me some merriment;
perhaps it may bring smile to the faces OF
others nf yn,,r constant readers
Master: "David, spell perdition."
Pupil: 'Per-di-tion, perdition."
Master: Define it,"
Pupil: Cant, SIR
Master: "We allow no such thing as can't
YOU know The word is very simple, and in
common use. Don't you know what going
to perditit means!"
Pupil, (timid,y and inquiringly:) Going to
lam''
Master: .Isupposc that's the case in some
instances; but the lawyers would hardly &C
ccpt the definition. The next: define per-
dition."
A friend of ours has little boy Of great
activity, aged three years. He proposed to
take him into the country recently, and
day was fixed for his departure. The young
ster was greatly delighted with his prospect,
and earnestly longed for the day to come
1t came but brought severe August ram
with it. The disappointment was keen, and
grew more bitter constantly us the weary
hours of two dismally rainy days went by.
The little fellow could stand it no longer
He first cried; still the rain poured down.
Then he changed his tactics, and tried the
efficacy of prayer, for his mother saw him at
the door, looking steadily into the heavens
amid the copious shower and overheard HIM
saying:
bod! Dod! don't let any more come
down; 'quecze it up dry; 'queeze it up dry
with a towel; don't lot any more come
down."
This is not an anecdote; il is fact. The
best of it was, tina. the prayer was immedl-
ately answered The rain held up; it was
''queezed up dry and the little boys happi-
ness was complete.
John, did you find any eggs in the
old hens nest this morning. mo, sir;
If the old hen laid any, she has mis-laid
them"
In Aideford, Me-, at the late election, an
old man who performed the duties of Seeep-
er ut the Machine Shop, was brought for
ward as a candidate for the State Legisla-
Iurc-InI pIacte1 nv a majority of 1eSt- (Mf-