Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-03-12
FROM THE NEW YORK EyASsELIsr.
Sayings Of Children.
BY HELEN BRUCE.

Not long since read. in the Evangelist, som
amusing anecdotes about the sayings and doings
children, and as | read, there arose before my min
the distinct memory of the sayings of many lttl
voices now silent and the acts of many little hand
whose once busy fingers are now a. rest, and
i thought the children who read this paper woul,
like to hear of them liza
inere was one, a black-eyed, curly-headed littls
boy, who was the very impersonation of activity
and mischief. His grandpapa lived with this little
boy parents, and it was the old mans delight To
talk and frole, with the child. One day grandpapa
was seated upon the sofa, in the dinDg-room, when
little Harry came bounding in from the garden
| and scrambling up behind him, began to dance and
jump about with all his might, at the same time
holding to his grand fathers coat collar "You
young rascal" said grandpa in tone that tried te
be rather formidable, "let go of my collar or viii
pull your hair" On
There was an extra jerk given to the poor coat
collar. Grandpa caught the offender by the curls
and pulled gently. The little fellow laughed heart
lily and cried out:
"h you pull my hair, I'll pull yours" and he i'm
medately seized his grandpapa's hair with both
hands, intending to "pu the hardest" Now,
grandpapa wore a wig, and it came of in the as
tOnished Harry's hands. .
That young gentleman, having never seen or
heard of such things as wigs supposed that he had
nearly ifnot quite, killed his grandpapa; and Drop
ping the wig, he sprang up stairs, in an agony of
grief and terror, screaming 10 ma, ma, I've pulled
grandpapa's head all the way off,
There was once little boy who was exceedingly
fond of cake. His mamma had company to tea,
one day, and she seated him in his little chair by
the fire, with a slice Of nice cake in his chubby
hands. "Now, Georsc," said she, .you must be
very good, quiet little boy. The ladies and gentle
men are coming in to tea now, and you must sit
still, and eat your cake Do not trouble mamma.
until after they all done. / have given you
large slice so you must not ask me for more"
George was dear, good little fellow, and he
wanted to mind his mamma, but the cake went so
very soon. He sat looking at his fingers, and
picking up every crumb-then his eyes glanced
longingly towards the table and the next moment
the company was astOnished, and not u little anu
sed if the truth must be tod by hearing an entreat
ing voice, from little kneeling figure with bowed
head and clasped hands. Said the silver voice of
the little one, 80 God, give George another piece of
of cake, please do" --... .-.
A little girl sat playing with her doll one eve in
a room where several ladies and gentlemen were
holding rather an animated conversation.
One of the company related an instance Of the
qualification of persons curiosity about some
thing that in no way concerned him. by means very
much akin to those the Philistines used against
Samson.
A small voice. from the further corner of the
room, remarked gravely, Il guess that man plowed
with somebody elses heifer, didn't he?'' H
A child was sent, by his elder brothers, to a
store to buy some neats-foot oil. lie soon return
ed, saying. They haven't any. The man said they
never kept it" "Why they DO" said one of the
brothers, Il have bought it there myself What
can he mean by saying so:"
May be Julius did not ask for the right thing
suggested the other brother. "Yes / did," said
Julius, al told him you wanted footaep OIL
A stranger Ito the childrenl entering friends
house, one afternoon, took child of three years
of age upon his knee, and held her there while
he conversed with her parents The chids face
grew very red, and she seemed to feel quite un-
omfortable--snddenly she broke into loud
laugh.
"Why Ada said her mother. "what is the mat
ter with you; why do you laugh so loud?"
"Oh dear, ma, am laughing to keep myself from
crying" was the answer. a. 4
Said young girl to her little brother, as he
came in from the street. one dark eve. "Why
George, how dirty your face is go and wash it,
mo, sis, it is not dirt, It's only the dark on my
face; that's what you see"
A loud and distressful cry was heard proceeding
rom an upper ROOM and nimble feet hurried thith-
er, for the outcry was alarming. Miss Katy stood
supporting the body of the pussy, whose head she
had pushed through knot hole in the door. She
was screaming dolefulIy, and calling for an TO
open the door, Help was found, and pussy's head
released and when Katy was asked to explain how
it happened that she ever came into such position
the child sobbed OUT
Il always heard everybody say a cat would 90
through anywhere, when she could her head in,
and | was only going to try and get mine to do
it."
"Children," said gentleman one Sabbath after
nOon to the circle of olive branches Scan any of
you tell me where the text was this afternoOng'-
81 can father sang out young Joshua, well,
where was it my SOM asked the smiling parent
"In the pulpit, father was the self-satisfed ans
wer.
Sister" said little one whose mothers grave
had been white with the SHOWS of one winter, IL
think | ought to die. Do you think | am good
now? | want TO be good, for | want to die and
90 where ma is. She will wonder why [ do not
come. am her baby, and she has been standing
by the gate up in heaven ever since she went there
and watching every baby that comes in to see if it
is not me-"
Many sayings, of many little ones crowd down.
ward, towards the point of my pen, but fear lest
l have already rehearsed too many, and therefore
write no more.
The children. the children; much mirth, and much
signing, many cares and many pleasures cluster
round the spot where their footsteps marking
the sands of time, where there merry voices are
ringing on the air.
Blessings upon the little children. All, what
memory is that which shows US the time when we
sat by our own dear mother-a child.