The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-11-14
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AhO "uA 0oiuko Va VIZ Asslc AUiks
are 30 extremely ludicrous and curious at
times - record Of them affords pleasure;
and we spare a page for their benefit.
A bright-eyed girl OF three years, one day
said to her mother: s.Does God ever ride on
the railroad? 'spose he don't, 'cause he
would be seen but should think he would
como down some night, when everybody was
asleep, and take q good ride"
We visited, one day, at . friends house,
and found in his little boy queer embodi-
mont Of fact and fancy. Being called to tea,
from his play, he came reluctantly, remark.
ing that she did not see why we must eat
three times every day-why couldn't we
have been made TO eat once . month Just as
well2 II would have saved good deal Of
trouble" Some house wives, who have to
cook and roast over hot fres all day long.
doubtless would like the child's query to be
answered.
Once the boy had wooden horse, and in
course Of time its tail and ears, and one OF
it's legs got knocked of, and the toy present
ed rather ragged appearance. Said he,
one day "God sees ereryihing, don't he,
mother?" EYES, my child.' ssWeli, /
guess he'll laugh, then, when he sees this
horse p''
His baby sister died, and he talked a great
deal of Heaven, and watched the hcave ems
very much. A rainbow, one evening, threw
him into profound revery, At length he
seemed to have arrived at some satisfactory
resolution Of the phenomenon and said /:
"Sissy helped to make the rainbow" lie
was one day detected throwing his plsyshings
up in the air, and was observed 10 become
quite angry ct something. Being asked what
he was doing, he answered: 81 am throwing
Sissy up some playthings, but God is 80
mean he won't catch them - and ever after
that he seemed to entertain hard feelings to-
wards his Maker. Sitting by the window,
one evening, during the hour Of sunset, whe i
the whole west was flooded with crimson, he
cried out: Snow he'll catch it Now God
will get scorshedr' He became quite peni-
tent, when his mother reasoned with him
about his improper language towards his
Father in Heaven and prayed that night for
forgiveness, adding, che hoped God could
give him new heart and-and-if he pleas-
ed, new hobby-horse, just one, with a real
tail and red nose"
A young image Of her mother, Of our spe-
cial acquaintance, is Of highly philosophic
turn OF mind. Looking down upon the river,
one gorgeous night, she saw the moon and
stars reflected there in great glory, and OBJ
served, "either the stars are the moons ba-
bies or else they are pieces of the moon.''--
Being sick, once, she asked the nurse ssto pull
away the curtains and let the light in, and
ask the dark to stay away" She could not
comprehend show dark was made"
We knew u youngster whose daily prayer
is, "Give us this day our daily bread, with
butter and sugar on it." He also always in
tercedes for his dog, and cat, and squirrel,
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one OF his petitions he asked God so give
us all new hearts, except mamma; don't
change her heart, for it is good enough. p
1 Cosmopolitan Art Jour.
! DEArH or NAVAL OFricEa.---We regret
| to hear of the death of Lieut.. Reuben Harris,
Of the U. S. Navy, the only brother Of our
townsman, II. J. Harris, ESQ. Lieot. Har-
ris died 10 the city Of New York, day before
! yesterday, aged "a years. Lieut.. II. entered
! the navy iu 1910, and was in active service
from that period to within few weeks Of
his death. During the war with Mexico he
was attached to the Pacific squadron, and on
his return to the United States he was made
master 10 the navy. For two years he a.
stationed ut the Navy Yard at Memphis, after
which he was attached to the Japan Expsdi-
ton. when be went out in charge Of the ship
Lexington. On his arrival in the China
Seas, he was transferred 10 Commodore Per.
ry's flagship, the ousqashanna, in which
vessel he returned to the United States, when
be was promoted to = Lisutenancy. The
SusQuehanna was then attached 10 the Med
iterranean squadron, and Lieut.. Harris was
ssixned to Der, and while serving on her,
he participated in the unsuccessful attempt
TO lay the submarine telegraph cable. Being
in bad health, he was inyalided and sen,
home, which no reached short time since,
but only to breathe his last upon the soil
which gave him birth. Peace 70 his ashes,
and after lifc's ftful fever may he slcsF
we'll II sicssburgh True Southerner.