The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-10-11
THE LITTLE PEOPLE.

Pa, said little fellow u his unshaven tather,
your chin looks like the wheel n the music box"
At the Jardin de- Plantes Before the giraffe.
-" Oh. mamma, what a funny animal. How fat his
nose is.''
small boy could not see tSe necessity of repeat
ing history lesson. having been told that history
repeats itself.
81 You never my hand. dirty as that" said
Apetulant mother to her little gil, No. but your
ma did" was tue reply.
Mary" said a mother to her little girl, " if
was little girl like you should pick up all those
chips" "Well, mammu' answered Mary, amt
you glad you not little girl?"
Bob5y's opinion as to bis new sister: " Now !
suppose shall have to be very good, because we
have got this baby for mother won't want ber to
be naughty, and she will be if 1 am
Clergyman to Tommy" What shall give you
for present." Tommy, who respects the cloth, also
truth. (hestatingly) IL think I should like a
Testament, and know should like a pop gun9''
A minister asked a boy what o'clock it was.
" About y. sir" was the reply 'well,' quOth the
minister 81 thought it had been more" "Ies
never any more here, said the boy it just begins
at / again.
boy recently found pocket book and returned it
to its owner, who gave him five cent piece. The
boy looked the coin instant and then. handing
it reluctantly back. audibly sighed as be said, " 1
can't change it."
Sister" Well, you know, Bobby, your eyes very
inaamed you can't go with Tommy Brown till that
speck Of dust is out Of it ' Bobby (anxious to get
I ALL frb. 7 sr
1 think heard it fall l''-London Fun.
The mother of two sons. twins, met one of the
brothers in a field one morning q Which of you
two boys Rm l speaking TOT" asked the mother;
is it you or your brother?" why do you ask?'
inquired the lad, prudenty. Because if it is your
brother will box hs ears" at is not ny brother,
tits l." Then your brother is wearing your coat,
for yours had a hole in it, No, mother. I am
wearing my own coat" az Good Heavens r cried
the mother, looking him ntently, you are your
brother after ali u
Eddie, chap Of three and half years, was sent
to the store to get wcks but he got into
the store minus knowledge of waat his mother
wanted. The kind keeper, to help out the little
fellow, who began to cry. began naHiug several
articles. and at last mentioned the herb thyme
That's it !" exclaimed be "somGng about tune.
fink she told EN- to buy a fortnight Why, my
little man, fortnight two weeks" That's It p
ejacalated the little messenger, in high gee
" mamma told me to get two wieks-two lamp
wicksr -
Bonnie moon. up in the sky,
Bonnie moon, sailing high;
At the window baby stands
kissing both his little hands
To the bonnie moon"
Bonnie moon queen Of the night
Bonnie moon, baby's delight;
Baby stretched his little head
Baby wondered, baby said;
Bonnie moon"
powerfully built young lady from Ghosts Gulch
walked into C dry goods store at Canyon City,
Colorado, the other day, aud inquired of the
bachelor clerk i" Do you keep hoes, young felar?'
e Yes. nam. all kinds" was The reply and pulling
down a couple of boxes of hose, he held pair a. to
view. She looked straight at him, turned red, and
overhowei with the remarked; " You blasted fool
them's stockin's. want a hoe" He referred her
to the hardware store.
The following ingenious parody is too good to be
lost: Backward pin backward, my skirts in their
fight make me look small again just for to-nigbti
1 am SO weary and my skirts long, sweeping
the pavement l walk along, gathering dirt from
ont Of the street, looked at by every that meet;
mother deer mother l know I'm fright pinSack
my skirts, mother, pin em back tight. Mother, dear
mother, the days warm, and SO tired of
the dress l have on it is all clumsy and don't fit
right, pin it back mother pin it back tight; now
am ready, don look sweet2 smiling on all 1 haT-
pen to meet7 I'm in the fashion, so that is right,
pin back my skirts mother, pin e'm back tight. 1t
is only those who thin that afraid show of
a form that isn't well made, you may laugh,
but 1 know am right pin back my skirts mother,
pin 'em back tight.
The other day Grand River avenue grocer pur-
chased thirty pound crock of butter Of farmer
whom be bad never dealt with before. and while
down celler emptyng the crock be thought of trick
to surprise the agriculturst. Finding stone weigh
ing about eight pounds the grocer creased it, carried
1t upstairs with the crock, and, pointing 10 it,
quietly remarked:
This, of course, is to be taken from the gross
weight, well as the jar"
The farmer looked at the stone fer several long
seconds, and then in a voice SO low that else
could hear, replied
Please kiver piece of paper over the jar, for
there's man out by the door who knows me"
The grocer finally explained his fendish plot, and
the butter-seers face underwent sudden change
Reaching over the sugar barrels to shake hands, be
said
81 didn't hardly believe it, though my wife csue
from 4 tricky family, and should have gone home
and organized mourning and lanentatiOn in that
farm house.