Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-27
Young and Old.

little boy once stood gazing tnoughttully
into the sly, and and, upon his father inqu!ring
phizing on chow Cod got him S down un here R When
he was made up In the sky"
A little glrl was also pulling herself about
sphere, and questioned her mother: "Did God
and the angels have q funeral when 1 came
away:n II presume there was no funeral"
said the mother "Well," said the child 81
presume they all felt bad"
A little girl, who had fallen out Of bed, said
al rs1 at was rs, because slept too near the
she said: "No; it was because slept TOO near
the place where fell out,''
A little boy was asked If he had good mem
DRY: NO" said he, "but have good for
A shrewd little fellow lived with an uncle
who barely afforded him the necessarles OF life.
One day the two were out together and saw
nephew what made the dog so poor. II ex-
pect:" replied the boy, che lives with bis uncle"
A little boy running along caught his toe in
mind my little fellow, it wont hurt tomorrow.
said bystander. To which the boy replied:
''Then won't cry Tomorrow"
A mother was telling her 'rlittle hopeful
ann ng other things, OF the leopard that cannot
''change Its spots;' he, however, insisted to the
contrary, declaring that when 1t is tired of one
spot 1t can change to another"
A little girl found a ShellesS egg under the
currapt bushes in the garden, and in high
state of excitement brought it and showed 1t to
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found under the currant bushes? And know
the old hen that laid it. I'm just going to put
1t back In the nest and make her finish 1t.''
A friend of the writer, who resides in a billy
district, was one day not long ago walking out
with her little nephew. a child of seven. They
observed strong little pony drawing Its load
Harry asked: "How is it, aunte, that ponies
can go faster than horses9" Then he paused a
moment, and answered himself, 81 think /
knoW.they haven't so much of themselves to
carryp'
Another friend very recently overheard the
following dialogue, the speakers being her
and her little son, Wilfred, two and half.
Master Wilfred had nervously requested his
sister to go with him into another room for
the time unoccuped. This proposition not
meeting with Miss Maggie's approval, as she
was just then otherwise engaged, she promptly
no tigers there; go yourself, Wired And, be-
side," she added, "you will not be by yourself;
Jesus Christ will be there" "Will he9' queried
t5e Med ana satisfied he
A laxative girl often annoyed her mother by
making remarks about visitors that came to the
house; On one occasion gentleman was ex-
pected, whose nose had been by some accident
fiattened nearly to his face. The mother eau
toned her child beforehand to say nothing
about this popularity. Imagine her consterna-
tleman's presence: ma! you told me not to
say anything about Mr.. Smiths nose; why, he
hasn't got any!'
The confidence child has In what is said by
its parents is well illustrated in the following:
A little boy, disputing with his sister, argued
his point in this way: at Is true, for ma says
So And I, # ma says SO it is so, If it amt SOL"
sciences, and are perfectly aware when they
have been naughty"
little girl one day said to her mother: "Papa
calls me good, auntle calls me good, aud every
BODY calls me good; but am not good"
81 am very sorry" said the mother.
"And so am l." said the child; "but 1 have got
a very naughty think"
"a naughty what?''
'My think is naughty inside of me-"
AND on her mother 1nquiring what she meant,
she said: why, when l could not ride yester-
day, did not cry nor anything; but when you
was gone wished the carriage would turn over
and the horses would run away and everything
bad. Nobody knew II; but God knew it, and
he cannot call me good Tell me, mamma how
can be good inside OF me?'
A little fellow four years old prayed thus for
himself: go Lord, bless George, and make him
good boy; and don't let him be naughty again,
never. no never. Because you know when be
is naughty he sticks to 1t so."
Children will sometimes add to their usual
prayers petitions for something they particular
ly desire. A very little boy, who lived with his
aunt, had been often told by her of the fine
time coming when he should be big enough to
go to school and carry his dinner In little
finished ''Now lay me down to Sleep" etc,
Eddie asked his aunt to teach him the sbig
prayer" She accordingly said, sour Father"
peat it.. When she said: 'Give us, this day,
our daily bread" Eddie drawled out, half
asleep, GIVE us, is day, our daily bread, and a
Finally. another little fellow, who, like many
children, found his boots very troublesome
part OF his toilette, prayed: so, God, bless
father and mother and sister Nanny, and
please make my boots go on easy"
About the Bicycle.