Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-05-30
TALES AND INCIDENTS.

From the Kuickorbochcr M,-a-ineL
STORIES OF CHILDREN FOR PARENTAL READ
1NG.--That was profound insight into the
mature Of things, which was exhibited by
our little six ycNr-old boy, whom had sent
to bring me a couple Of apples from the
and handed me one only. Where is the
othn one, Tommy . asked. why, said
the little wog, pointing to the one held in
nv hand THAT'S the Oihcr one = 1t would
require a Philadelphia lawyer to improve
the legal drift of this rejoinder.
For cracked lip, or an obstinate sore on
the face, there's nothing like powdered burnt
alum. 1t cured our little Paul OF an angry
sore down in the corner, where the cherry of
lis lips was cleft, though we had to sprinkle
it on the squirmng little victim after he was
sound asleep in his crib-house.' wish you
could see him Reader have you got an
interest in a little bouncing boy about two
nnd-a- half feet high, and nearly two-and-a-
half feet thick Whose checks like lilies
dipped in wine seem to lie bursting with fat
ness whose hazel eyes, with their long
lashes, are always flashing with mlrth and
spirit under forehead which has no shadow
on its broad, unsnllicd page, but those which
are cast there by his golden curls If you
hare such an interest in such Il boy, hold on
to it. it's good stock it won't lluctuate: it
won't deterorate with rumors Of war or the
price of cotton if you haven't. inrcSt as soon
as possible Butabout the burnt alum its
good for other things beside cracked lips 50
little Paul thought--at least, SO he said 1t
WAS thus rip 1--WE call him for short,
although that is Il good and expressive
daguerreotype Of his disposltion,) Rip and
his mamma had a passage-at-arms, which
witnessed, over the edge Of my last Knick,
the result of which was. that Master Rip
had 'spanking,' duly, iudiciously, and
sonlY administered Then it occurred to me
that the occasion was a proper one for i'm
proving that affective 'dspensation' to the
future veal of the young apostle and SO !
said Paul, come here, rs papa You
are naughty boy, sir. to disobey your nam
ma, as you did Just now Not do it any
more, my dee papa. Surc | not do it.. Nv ell,
be sure you don't, for you will break your
-->:Inma's heart. just look at her n0lr see
lad she is because you were naughty. l
SUI pose her heart is broken in two or three
places, Put burnt alum on mamma S heart.
papa it make it well. | sure it will II
this recipe is worth knowing, you may make
it public. | don't believe i'll keeping eilca
cious remedies secret.
Have you got tue Catcchism. Jenny !, said
female visitor to a little yellow haired girl.
Mamma exclaimed little Willie did ever
have the fdffChiSH Z lie thought 1t was 4
new complaint; but is an old one, especially
with children.
My little niece Katie, three-year old is
so very funny sometimes, that thought her
entitled to a nook in your 'Children's Corner.
Her grandmother asked her the other day,
among other questions from the Catcchisn,
Who gave her her daily bread She imme-
datly replied 'Dod, gram'-ma, but Uncic
Peter nuts The bHficr on it,
Apropos to the Little Ones department of
Of your very companionable magazine, may |
send you the following definition by a very
little niece of mine, which strikes me as be-
ing at least as accurate as that by excellent
Doctor johnson, describing a mouse as "a
small active animal with tail Aunt F.
being in Michigan last summer, expressed to
Miss Jennie's papa desire to see blue
racer, or 'blow snake, or 'Massasauga,
or some other specimen Of that interesting
class for which Michigan was once (not now
they say quite famous. Miss Jennie, sup
posing that her Auntie had no idea Of the ma
ture and properties of any snake whatever,
and having a talent for giving information
uplilted her small voice with. Why Don t
you know what snake is, Auntie MS q
thing that's tail all the ,cay up to its head'