The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-19
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.


Pusay's school.
Now children" said puss as she shook her head,
IL Is time your morning lesson was said"
SO her kittens drew near with footsteps slow,
And sat down before her, all In row.
And tell me quick where your noses arep
Al this all the kittens shifted the air,
As though II was filed with perfume rare.
Now, what do you say when you want drink"
The kittens waited moment to think,
And then the answer came, clear and loud
You ought 10 have heard how those kittens me0wd
"And what do you do when children are bad2
| When they tease and pullf" Each kitty look sad
| "Pooh ~ said their mother. "That isn't enough;
You must use your ella WIS when children are rough"
And where are your clawsf No, no, my dear"
lAsshe took up paw. see they are hidden here"
Then all the kittens crowded about,
TO see their sharp little claws brought out.
| They felt quite sure they should never need
To use such weapons--Oh, no indeed
But their wise mamma gave pussy's "pshaw"
And boxed their ears with her softest paw.
snow sptissl as hard as you can" she said;
But every kitten hung down Its head.
But they said, go, nanny, we can't do that"
Then go and play" said the fond mammal
"What sweet little idiots kittens arel
All, well was once the same, suppose
And she looked very wise, and rubbed her nose.
OLD ACQUAINTANCE DESCRIBED IN
PROsE.-And as the lady rode slowly up
the hill upon her white horse, RhOda
perceived that every one of her ten fin
gers was covered with rings to the very
tips, and the ends of her boots were cut
off to let out her ten toes, to every one of
which was tied little silver bell, all of
different sizes; and as she rode, Mother
Banbury rang these bells by the motion
of her toes, and produced the most charm
ing music you can imagine-that is, from
such source. Besides all these, Mother
Banbury wore a chain of large glass
beads wound ten times refund her neck,
which hung all over the front of her
dress; and she wore bracelets and ear
rings, and large hoop in her nose and
great bunch of hair on the top of her
head, stuck full of feathers and flowers,
and jewels, and bows of ribbon, with
long floating ends; and she had a great
silk balloon tied round her waist, which
sto cd out behind; and a stiff lace ruffie
round her neck, and a droll little hat
pitched over her eyes; altogether she
was very curious-looking person.
The Chimney-Elf led the way down
the other side of the hill. About hall
way he turned into level nook set round
with bushes and paved with large flat
stones; at one end of this space sat cat
with some music upon stand in front
of him, and fiddle beside him. Fixing
his eyes upon the music, the cat extended
his four paws with all the claws out, and
began to scratch and tear at the fiddle.
strings with all his might, accompanying
his efforts with the most horrible
screeches and yells imaginable. The
noise was frightful, but at the same time
so funny, that small dog, whose bust
ness it was to howl in chorus with the
cat, was able to do nothing but roll upon
his back from side to side, stuffing his
fOre-paws into his mouth to sthe the
peals of laughter, which would have Of
Tended the cat very much if he had per.
ceived them. In the center of the dane.
ing-ground a rcd-and-white COW was
gravely and laboriously performing a
polka in the old-fashioned style of Jump
ing up very high and coming down very
hard. The only spectators were pewter
dish and iron spoon, who seemed to he
away among the bushes.
81 suppose you've heard of the COW
that jumped over the moonw said the
Chimney-Elf. "People generally sup
pose that she lived on the earth, and
jumped up over the moon and down
again; but such people could never have
noticed cows habits very particularly
they never jump high, but, like the one
we just saw, they often jump about
over the moons or the earths surface
This cow is coming out as q ba)let-dancel
as soon as Barry O'Lynn can find time tC
make her belt with fringe to it,
From " Moonf0M."
GEORGES ROCKING HoRsE.-Wher
George was five years old his uncle gave
him rocking-hOrse. 1t was very large
horse, almost too large for small boy
but George liked it all the better tOl
that.
1t pleased him greatly for awhile; but
when he got to be eight years old, and
had been on visit to the country, anC
had had ride on a real horse, the rock
ing horse began to lose its charm fol
him.
There was a way, though, to have fur
out of it still; for George had some
young friends smaller than himself, t6
whom such famous rocking-horse was
great delight.
George took great delight in showing
it to them. One day he invited Tom
Wilson, Charles Brown, Sam Howard
Willie Thompson, and Fred wilkins to
come in and play with it. George meant
to give all ride, but he found he had
invited too many boys for one horse
There was dispute at once as to which
should get on first, and, to settle the
question, George had to mount the horse
himself.
Then there was scramble for the best
place on the rockers. Fred wilkins sc.
cured the hind-rocker; Charles Brown
seated himself very comfortably under
the horses hind-legs; Georges little sis
ter Mary, not to.be eutdone, left her pic.
ture-book on the floor, and took her place
under the horses fore-legs.
The only place left was the front.
rocker. Tom Wilson and Willie Thomp-
son both made dash for that. Tom got
it first; and then Willie, who was little
out of temper, tried to push him of.
Just then George started his horse with
shout; and before Willie could get out
of the way, the rocker came down with
full force upon his toes. 1t made him
whimpcr little; but, for my part,
think it served him right for being SC
rude.
All this time Sam Howard, who was 9
very modest boy, had stood quietly look
ing on. Seeing that Sam was completely
crowded out, George got off tho horse
and told Sam to mount in his stead, which
he did; so the boy who was less selfish
had the best place after all.
But Sam would not keep the best place
all the time. He let the other boys take
it each in turn; and 80 they all had good
fun.
HARRY's SLETGH-BELI.--Harry Fair
child carried little sleigh-bell to church
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