The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-26
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
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But Scaly was needless; tho fly looked so nice,
That soon he forgot Finny's kindly advice.
he s1Sstcned 3sa at the NJ. when, as quickly Is
Came ,tSI a jsTk, and. oh. dear! little scaly W.,
Now wasn't he foolish? And yet. how I with
, Little children were never like that little lsh.
but when sin entiees, how often We SEQ
|, Inat THEY yield to temptation as quickly es
But they who thus foolishly choose what is
wrong,
Are sure to repent of their choice before long;
For. like little scaly. they find. though too
That sharp hook is hid in the pico-Iooking
| bait.
When is small boy like big bank
er? When he is a wroth child.
An Evansville school-boy defined
lady to be grown up girl, who doesn't
curse nor swear.
Can you tell me what smile isf' Of
little girl. Yes, sir; it is the vee
whisper of laugh
Mother, this book tells about the
angry waves of the ocean. Now what
makes the ocean get angry?' Because
1t has been crossed SO often, my son.
You'd better ask for manners than
money, said man to poor bog who
asked for subsistence. 4 asked 'fDr
what L thought you had most of,' in
nocently replied the lad.
A little boy, after watching the
burning of the school-house until the
novelty of the thing had ceased, start
ed down the street, saying, Pm gid
the old thing is burned down L dida's
have my jogfry lesson no hov!'
Three little children fshine-svo
boys and q girl. Elder boy-'OhI
Johnny's got a bite? Girl-'OhI my
sakes, and he's such little boy-only
reads in the primerr
Fond mother-'Come here, my son,
and hand me that strap. 1t hurts mo
very much to whip you YounS hope
ful-'No, it don't hurt You half 81
much as it does me; If it did YOU
would not do it so often, too now
A little girl not far from Scheueeta-
dy, after noticing for some timo the
glittering filling in her aunt's front
teeth, exclaimed-.Aunt Mary, 1 wish
L had copper-toed teeth like yours
A minister asked little boy who
had been converted, Does not tho
Devil tell you that you are net Chris
tian?' Yes, sometimes Wen,
what do you say to him?' L tell hi-n,
replied the boy with something CT
Luther's spirit, that whether I an a
Christian or not, it Is none Of his busi
mess
The Indianapolis Journal records
that six-year.old daughter of a PROM
inent citizen, being called upon for q
toast, produced Rips famous senti-
ment, slightly altered, Here's your
good health and your family's; mlJ
you all live long as possible
A little four-year old miss, hearinra
gentleman addressed at her fathers
hous, IS Joseph, eyed him intently for
Will, aud then asked, Was you the
Mr.. Jos b that was sold by his broth
REM? y replied the gentleman, 7
have been Id great many times, my
dear 'Ol was so sorry for you!
said the little kindly heart.
A clergyman wished to know Theth,
er the children of his parishioners un-
derstood their bibles. He asked lad
whom he found one day reading the
Old Testament, who was the wickedest
man. Moses, to be sure said the
boy. Moses, exclaimed the parson,
Aow can that be?' Why said the
lad, 'he broke all the eeommandmentsat
once
A country pedagogue had two pu-
pills, to one of whom he was partial,
and the other severe. One morning it
happened that both of these two boys
were late, and were called to account
for it. 'You must have heard the bell
boys why did you notcome? please.
SIR, said the faYOrite, i was dreaming
that l was going to Californy, and 1
thought the sckool-bell was the steam
boat bell as I was going in Very
well, said the master, glad of any pre-
text to excuse his favorite. And now.
sir, what have you to say, to the other
boy. Please, SIR said the puzzled
boy, II was waiting to see Tom
off,
CHrLDREN's SCRAP BooK.-It is well
to save ehild's pictures and wood cuts
of various kinds (many of which give
children an excellent idea of places),
and paste them into an old ledger or
copy book. They help pass away
many a childish hour, and are at once
innocent and attractive. With the
help of questions from their elders,
they aid children to think. Such books
may be made very interesting and val
liable with little care, and in after
years be referred to with much pleas
ure.
HUMTuTY-A farmer went with his
son into q wheat field, to see if it was
ready for the harvest. See, father
exclaimed the boy, how straight these
stems hold up their heads. They
must be the best ones. Those that
hang their heads down, L am sure, can
not be good for much
The farmer plucked stem of each
kind, and said, see here, foolish childI
This stalk that stood so straight is
Light headed, and almost good for
nothing, while this that hung its head
SO modestly is full of the most beauti-
fdl grain
The Portland Press tells o good
story, as follOws-On the Eastern
Railroad, the other day q newsbOy en-
tered the car with bundle Of dailies.
and accosted q crusty old chap who sat
crouched in a seat near the stove
Paper, sir?-only five cents.' 'NOr
growled the passenger, but III giyo
five dollars If there was fire in that
stovev Did you say you'd give five
dollars if you had fire in that stove?'
said the newsboy, turning back. yes,
and id quick, toop The boy in the
twinkling of an eye, opened the stove
door, thrust in his bundle of fresh
newspapers, touched a lighted match
to them, and demanded his pay. The
passengers, who had been watching the
maneuvre, shouted with laughter, and
the old fellow, after hesitating a mo-
ment, sheepishly drew five dollars
from his pocket and paid the bill.
Sold out again. quoth the sharp news
boy, as he went out after his basket Of
confectionery.
COOP MANNERs.-YoungfoIks should
be mannerly. How to be so, is the
question. Many good girl and boy
feel that they can't behave to suit
themselves in the presence of cOmpa-
ny. They feel timid, bashful and
self-distrustful the moment they arc
addressed by stranger, or appear In
company. There is but one way to get
over this feeling and acquire easy and
graceful manners. that is. do the hest