Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08
ABOUT CHILDREN.

4 little four year old girl came up stars
to her mother the other day and said, Ma
ma, the sugar bowl is uncovered on the ia
bic down stairs Well, responded the the
mother, " did my little daughter take any
d" No, mama. The devil told me to, but
said, nary a lump for me, Mr.. Devil.
A school boy being requested to write a
composition upon the subject OF " Pms,
produced the following Pms are very
useful. They have saved the lives of
rreat many men. women. and children-in
fact whole families - How 500" asked
the puzzled teacher and the boy replied,
- Why, by not swallowing them" This
matches the story of the other boy who de-
fined salt as % the stuff that makes potatoes
taste bad when you don't put on any.
\ caterpillar fell on piece Of bread and
butter which Kentucky boy was eating,
and not deigning to notice a little thing
like that. the boy kept munching away and
the caterpillar bit him on the tongue. That
caterpillar had the hydrophobia, or chewed
bad tobacco, or something for the boys
tongue swelled till it nearly choked him,
and only prompt medical assistance saved
his life.
Men will never know what effect it would
have had on Job if eleven little girls had
called on him, one after another, and tried
to sell him Sunday school picnic tickets.
The latest in the line of murdcrous preco-
city comes to Us in the shape OF a Knoxville
baby of two years, which threw a bottle at
its nurse with such accuracy as to fracture
her skull.
II i pastime with San Francisco" hood
lums" to fill key holes with powder, fire
crackers. etc, ring the bell and light the
fuse just as somebody comes TO open the
door
The transgreSsor is occasionally overtaken
with awful retribution, wrought out by
other than human agency. A three-year-
old st. Louis girl thrust her head through
the iron pickets, the other day, to smell the
roses in her neighbOr's garden, and while
she was thus wickedly engaged, her foot
slipped, and she was chOked to death.
4 ten-year old boasting to a schoolmate
Of his fathers accomplishments, puts it
thus: My father can doalmost anything.
Hes notary public, and he's 'pothecary,
and he can pull teeth, and he's a horse doc
tor, and he can play the hddle, and he's
jackass at all trades
An Ohio boy cut off four Of his toes that
he might not be made to 90 to Sunday
school
A young married friend tells good joke
on himself perpetrated by a little three year
old " PRIDE of the family She Is the only
pledge of love that has twined itself around
the hearts and affections Of himself and wife
\ few evenings since minister visited the
family and remained until after tea. At
the table the reverend visitor asked the
blessing and the little one opened her eyes
to the fullest capacity in startled wonder
ment. She could not understand what had
been done, and it was with great persuasion
that her mother could keep her quiet dur
ing the time they were at the table. When
they left it she walked up to the minister
for whom she had formed a great friendship
and said What did You say at the table /
before We commenced eating?'' i" My lit
tie darling, | thanked God for his goodness
in giving Us to eat, 50 that we might grow
and be strong" . Papa don't say that.
- hat does your papa say?' Papa
,ays Goddlemighty what supper. =
LOsrH Courier.