The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-18
Children-s Department.
BOYS AND GIRLS

Good news for the boys. A Justice in
Iowa has decided that counting is neces-
sity, and that an amorous youth did rirht in
eiectinp his girls father from the parlor
one night. for irving TO break IN his court
shin.
There is often n depth of wisdom in the
thoughts and savings of the little ones
which maturity has failed to fathom, and
which those who arc but .chidrcn of
larger growth" might do well to apply.
Such wisdom was beautifully cxcmplicd
in the case of "A little girl who once return
cd to her home from a haunt in the woods.
her face covered with MOSQUITO bites.
"Why did YOU not drive them awav?" said
the mother. "They would not 90" said
the child. "Why did YOU not kill them 2"
at would not have been right" was the
answer, "But have seen YOU kill them
at home" urged the surprised mother.
ayes, mamma" argued the child firmly.
"if they come into my house and bite me,
| kill them But if | 20 into the woods,
that is their house, and | have no right to
kill them"
"Litto Tommy didn't disobcy mamma,
and 90 in swimming did he?" "No. NAM
ma: Jimmy Brown and the rest of the bows
went in, but remembered, and would
not disobey nv dear mamma" "And
Tommy never tells lies, does he?" ono
mamma, or | couldn't 90 to Heaven"
"Then how does Tommy happcn to have
| on Jimmy Browns shirt?'
There is four-year- old boy in San Fran
| cisco who heats the leathcn Chinese in his
| love for rats. He catches them and makes
| a hole almost anywhere in the body. and
| then sucks the blood with the utmost relish.
Sammy was reading the Bible very at
tentiycly, when his father came into the
room and asked him what he had found that
was so interesting. The bow looked up,
eagerly exclaimed: 81 have found place
| dists." elbow soY" manfred the father.
0Recousc said no ~ill tho nconlc said
| Amen"
Uncle James walking with niece Mary.
| aged four. noints TO the moon. on whose
| disc the dark narts show ouitc MAINLY. and
saws. nTbcrc Is n man in the moon. burn
ing brush" The iniantile rcalist nuts un
her little nose and shifts, saving. eyes, /
| 'moIl tho ,moko,"
| A nctition far tbe restoration of cornora]
punishment in the nublic schools. signed
| bv over 200 teachers. was presented 10
the New York hoard of eJucation. If 60
| large n majority of experienced teachers
believe that il is impracticablc TO maintain
order without corroral nun;shmort tbo;,
cpinion is certainly worth more than that of
those who know nothing of the actual needs
of the public scbools, and who onnose cor.
moral nunishmcnt merely mon thcoret;e
| grounds
am NOT surc whcthcr did moht n,
wrong. I am sure that I meant right 7,
was on this wise. II. lieying implicitly tina,
,bo hondin, ~ ,,,io hrr,a, " ,,rins sorId
be accomplished during the early stages n,
| thoir growth concluded IN cowmonce ou
We've Nv intention was m olive hcr
| lossop in frmness Accordinci, filed !
hox With cLestnn,s and njacod !; ,;th;n Ia,
reach. saving, .sNow We've dear Won
must mot tonch tbcm vithont nv ncrm;s.
sion "
.sWcll ,hep dcss IN ma, =, ,,as ,he 20.
nlv wb;lc The brown-eyod ,hreo.yoar.
razed wistfnljv toward no sweet tewnta,ion
cav her siy mr. e;ght
ain nv dear iittie motif s,pl,,oom
went 70 NV work and lahore1 with nj,
the checrfulness of nm irvcntnr who !,
prcttv surc his machine il n sunccss
Dnring thc afternoon il occurred IN m,
mind that those eight chestnuts were lastin2
A remarkable long time. Assuming nv
blandest tone for the occasion. asked:
"Vieye. have Won eaten nil your chest
nuts ?"
"No, | fink not"
.sComo re- Jo.i;,, yyhor, AN SEQ,