The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-25
The Little Folks.

"Where are you gojng2" asked little
boy OF another, who had slipped and fall
len down on the icy pavement. "Goinr
to get up" was the blunt reply.l
Grandfather: my son, which would
you rather have when you go hcme-a
little brother or sister," Grandson:
'Well, would rather have little pony"
''What's Biography, Bill2" "It's a tell
in of forrin lands that we know nothin'
about by cute chaps that never seen
'em." Bill got a government situation.
William Augustus. to sleepy room
mate: "Come, John Henry, why don't
you get up with the lark, as 1 do2''
John Henry, grimly: "Been up with him
all night" ,ss
'See here, boy, this makes the second
time I've called for you. Didn't you
hear me the first time?" mo, sir"
"Then how do you know I called YOU
twice."
"Mamma" said a little girl, pointing
to the telegraph wires, show do theV
send messages by those bits of wire with
out tearing them to p1eces2" "They
send them in a fluid state, my dear"
was the reply.
A boy who went after chestnuts on the
29th ult., broke the Sabbath, his right
leg and his suspenders.- -NorrSstoun Her.
aid. Michigan boys never have any such
luck. They return home safe and sound
and fairly loaded down.
A little boy in a Sunday school put
poser to his teacher. TIL, lady was tell
ing her class how God punished the
Egyptians by causing the first born of
each household to be slain. The little
boy listened attentively; and, at the
proper interval, inquired "What would
God have done if there had been twins9"
1t was in Stumptown Sunday school
a visitor, who was interrogat-
ing the children, asked the question:
"Why was Lots wife turned into pillar
of salt2'' There was small boy, with a
preternatural growth of head. piped
out, II s'pose 1t was because she was too
fresh.
'How many rods makes furlong2"
asked father of his soma fast urchin, as
he came home one evening from school.
well, 4 don't KNOW" was the reply of
young hopeful; "but fancy you'd think
one rod made an aeher, if you got such a
tanning as did from old Scroggins this
afternoon" The parent stood aghasr.
A lady who had been teaching her lit
tie four-year old the elements of arith-
metic was astounded by his running in
and propounding the following problem:
Mamma, if you had three butterflies and
each butterfly had bug in his ear, how
meny butterflies would you havef" The
mother is still at work on. the problem.
A student was repnmanded by the
professors for his lat0n4ss at morninp
prayers, and excused himself on the plea
that the prayers took place too late
"How," said the professor. s'is six o'clock
too latea" Yes, sir replied the student.
IF you had them about 4, l could at
tend, but no man could be expected to
to stay UP till six.
Alittle girl in Philadelphia, when asked
what bad been her lesson at Sunday.
school, said, ut was about the fen TIGERS"
Ten tigers! You m an ten lepers, don't
you SWELL, anyhow it was about some
of the animals at the geological There
was one important word in that lesson
which had not been explained Sunday
School Tunes
ss A gentleman observed an urchin who
had q large slice Of bread in his hand, and
who was crying very bitterly. "My son."
he exclaimed, 'what are you crying
about2" Smother won't boo-hoo- 90
put any butter on my bread boo-hoo-
.ool' "Oh, is that ALI" said the gentle
man. Come, dry up your tears and be
man." ut amt SO much the butter re-
torted the little urchin, tits the DISPOSE
ton of the old woman.
Little Allie B = !, q four year-old, takes
great interest in the story Of Sampson.