Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-08-08
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THE KnickerJocker" for July gives the subjonet
incidents of Juvenile precocty Who remembers Judge
BuTLERs anecdote about smart children! We should
like to have it. LOUIS GAYLORD himself would shake
his sides at it as the best Of the season. But here
the /" Knckerbocker" items =
Ep" As little Freddy and his father were walking
alongside the public square, Of our recent windy
days, mans hat blew of, and after il started the
man, at full speed. Look, Pa" said the admrine
Freddy, see that man driving his hat across The
square ="
HP"M MY little Clara was watching with much
curiosity and interest flock of fowls, as they Were
summing themselves when her attention was suddenly
arrested bv the gorgeous red crests Of TWO roosers
Mamma, what those red things on their heads !!
sTheir combs, my dear 'Why, how funny they
wear combs Mamma, are they toomen :"
T"A swee' cousin Of mine, while talking with
his aunt the other day, said: 'Aunty, should think
that Satan must be an awful trouble to Cod He
must be trouble enungh, she answered. u don't see
how he came 10 turn out So when there was no Deu,
to put him up to it" was The reply"
ry"Ata Sunday.sclool celebration, where, be.
ing very much crowded, tho little ones, undergoing
caiechism,' were pushing and hunching each other
as children will the catechizer inquiries the definition
of peace. One little girl, in particularly qncomfor'
table place, seemed anxious to answer: Wei, my
little GIRL what is The defniton' think, Sir, il
means, not to hunch when you are cro'oded"
~"I had li.tlesste once (she lives in Heaven
now who was the wonder Of all who knew her She
played and sang with accuracy several little songs
upon the piano when only four years OF age. M heI
and read long stories Of books or papers that she
conceived as she turned the leaves over for she only
knew her letters. One day she took her little pocket
Testament, and folding her chubby ha"ds solemnly
across it she read:. "And verify i sa, unto you,
Jesus Christ put on his bonnet and shawl and went out
to walk with his SISTERS" This was when she was
three years old. short time before she died, she
turned from her play day, and said to our ode,
sister: Sister Garry, / shall die IN three weeks:
and just three weeks from that day Se lay corpse
OH her little bed"
Speaking of smart children, It may not be out Of
the way mention incident OF very fearless one
which was told US o few days since. 1t runs thus:
Little Tommy Y-is about five years old. He
was the only gentleman at home the other day, when
terrific thunder storm passed along over his papa'a
residence The ladies OF the fouse were quite alarm
ed and little girl of the family really terrified, by
the flashing and crashing of the lightning and thun'
der. But it was observable that little Tommy kept
bright and devil.may.care face throughout He sang
and laughed the while, as though he were very
som.sprte, thus afording rather amusing cont'as'
to the pale faces and emuloas e1camations OF those
around him.
After the rain had ceased and the sun was out again
in seemingly renewed splendor, Tommy and " the
little girl of the family soon found themselves Mt play
together in the backyard And there, while p'ashing
in high gee through the rain.puddlss, the following
brief colloquy occurred:
LITTLE GIRL.-"What's the reason you wasn't
afraid of the thunder and lightning just now, Tommy'
TOMMY" Cause wasn't"
LITTLE GlRL.-"weIl spose you was away off in
the woods by yourself, and it was to thunder and
tighten so, wouldn't you be scared then'"
ToMAY.-tWiM an evident desire to accommodate
his playmate by being afraid Of so"ething>-"Yes,
If there ,Das any snakes there would !"