The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-12-04
CHILDREy AND THEIR SAYINGS.

In the last number Of Hours al Home,
Charles ii. Webb relates the following
droll sayings of some little folks of his nc
qualntancc
Very few parents realize how children
even ut a comparatively tender age
cipher out the shallowness Of parental ey-
c,ises, and laugh In their tiny sleeves ut
parental Inconsistencies. Instance In point
INV little friend Willie.
He had just begun to 20 to school, but,
strange to say, did not like it-for which
reason fear he can never become Presi-
dent Of the United States. 1t was rather
unfortunate. perhaps, that his first exper-
iencc of school and of snow fell together.
Temptation came to him In the shape Of n
sled, with red rnnners, and he fell IN easy
victim to Il. So 1t was that about school,
time he became subject to an accession OF
headache, which made confinement Inn
possible, hut did not ut all interfere with
his going out to slide after an hour or two
ut home.
One glorious morning, In particular, he
came to his mother with "drcfiul" head
ache-school was not to be thought of un-
der such circumstances.
Every well, willie," said she, ''lf you
stay at home you must not ask me TO go
and slide"
Not a half.hour afterwards up came
willic-his ''drcfiul" headache all gone
with his usual petition.
mo, Willie, you know told you II you
staid at home should not let you 20 out
with your sled, and you wouldn't have me
tell a lie. would your"
Willie turned away th0ughtfully, but a
moment after his face frightened up as he
saw path out Of the dilemma, and he
sidled up to his mamma with coniljen-
tlal whisper:
IL don't want you to tell lie, mother,
but couldn't you just fix It, you know, as
you do when you put me to bed and say
you are not going out and then g0?"
Not inaptly has "the faith Of little
child" been held up rs an example for the
emulation of the grown. Harry had been
told that whatever he asked for In earnest
ness of heart would be granted of God.
II was raining one summer day, and he
wanted to 20 out and paddle with bare
feet In the pools that had formed. "Mam-
ma" he said. "do you think that bod
would stop raining little while II l ask
him?"
"Perhaps So" she replied.
Harry went to the window and put out
his head rs fur as hc could stretch 1t.
''Dod bod !" he cried. .'stop yainln' please
II want to go out and paddle"
A flash ofllghtening and a clap Of thun-
have seen terrapin retire Into Its shell.
"MIamma," said he, ~ guess DOd's an
CRY because didn't say mister.
BY and by he tried 1t again:" say bod
MFR. Dod-won't you please stop yainln
a littlep"
Colncidently, the sun looked out from
the clouds, any the shower resolved Itself
into q few rattling drops: "That'll do MIR.
Dod," he said, waving his hand In ratli.
patronlzlng manner, II can put on my old
hat"
A friend of mine has two bright little
BOYS Freddy, between three and four
years old, and Willie about five. A chron-
lclc of their doings and savings would fill
a volume, but two specimens must suffice.
Both were very fond of milk, and mug
of 1t always completed their supper. But
while In the country last summer, 1t SO
chanced that they one day saw tho girl
milking.
'"Thcrc, willic," said Freddy, "You see
that do your don't want any more milk
AFTER the cows had It," and he withdrew
very much dlsgusted. -,
That evening, when their mugs OF milk
were placed OH the table. both stood un-
touched. A reason Of this phenomenon
being asked, Freddy simply declared that
he didn't want any milk after the COW had
had 1t, but further refused to explain.
Willie, however, told of the discovery OF
the morning.
The mother then explained to them that
the milk did not come to them second-
hand-that the COW ate grass, which was
changed into milk by wonderful chemi.
cal process. akin to that which produced
everything In nature. In the light OF this
explanation Willie was satisfied. but Fred
die still turned up his nose at milk, stick
Ing by the original proposition.
Aftcr supper, Willie, who on these I'M
portant occasions always acted rs eX-
FOUNDER, took his brother aside Into cor
uer. "It's all right, Freddy" he said,
sand you can just 60 on drinking your
milk again. The COW eats grass, and that's
what makes It. Now IL the COW didn't eat
the grass, you'd have to, you see. That's
what the cows for"
Freddy resumed his evening draughts.
To his mind the only alternative was eat
ing grass, and from that he sliranE.
On another occasion the mother was
telling Freddy about the proposed sacrifice
of Isaac by Abraham, assisting his COM
prehension Of It by the picture OF 1t In the
old family Bible. There lay the boy bound
on the altar, while the patalarch brandlsh-
ed huge knife. drawn back apparently
within an inch of the nose of the ram,
which stood looking out from the bushes
as unconcernedly as though 1t were not
his own funeral. The mother was cxpa-
tiatlng on the greatness Of the sacrifice
and the opportuneness Of the substitute,
when Freddy, whose feelings were now
worked up to fever-pltch, surprised her
by shouting out, "Sheepy, sleepy, WY
don't you grab the knife and rl'nT'
His sympathles lay entirely with the
mind the story of the little girl who was
!. N.,n,o,l 20 taars IN heinz shown the Oic-