Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-30
Young and Old.
MORE CHII.D-wIT.

memory. No, said he. but 1 have a
good forgetency."
Somebody has been hunting for the
"Footprints of Vanished Races" He
might look in the sawdust after the close
Of u go-as-you please tramp match NO.
P!cuy&ne.
\ little boy once stood gazing thought
fully into the sky, and, upon his father i'll
uuirlng what he was LOOKING for, was
philosophizing on show God got him
down here when he was made up IN the
ky
\ little boy running along caught his
toe in something and fell ON the pave
meDt "Neve. mind my Little fellow it ont
hunt to morro",' said by stander, To
which the boy replied: "Ther l won't
CRY to nlorruw."
A little girl who had fallen out of the
bed said at first: sit was because I slept
too near the place where got in" Then
correcting herself she said: mo-" it
was because 1 slept too near the place
wnere fell out.
A little fellow four years old, prayed
thus for himself: 80 Lord, bless George
and make him good boy; and don't let
HIM be naughty again, never, no never!
Because you know when he Is naughty
he sticks to it so.
A mother was telling her "little hope
1ul" among other things of the leopard
that cannot "change its spots;" he, how.
ever, insisted to the contrary, declari nc
that "when it is tired of one spot is Car
change to another"
A teacher defines conscience as "some
thing within you that tells you when YET
have done wrong. 81 had it once" spoke
up young towhead of six summers, "bu
they had to send for the doctor. Bling
hampton Republican.
Finally, another little fellow, who
like many children, found his boots s
very troublesome part of his toilette
prayed: "O' God, bless father anC
mother and sister Nanny. and please
make my boots go ON easy"
The confidence child has in what il
SAID by its parents is we'll illustrated il
the following: A little boy, disputins
with his sister, argued his point in thi
way: sit is true, for ma says so. And
ma says so, it is so, if it amt so.
A shrewd little fellow lived with an un
Gle who barely afforded him the necessa
ries of life. One day the two were GU
together and saw very thin greyhound
and the man asked his nephew wha
made the dog SO poor. 81 expect" replied
the bog. che lives with his uncle"
A little girl was also puzzling hersel
about her transference from heaven t.
this mundane sphere. and questioned he
mother: Did God and the angels have
funeral when came away7' II p1esum
there was no funeral" said the mother
"Well,' said the child" 1 presume they al
felt bad"
A little girl found shelless egg undo
the currant bushes in the garden, and il
a high state of excitement brought it AM
showed it to her aunt. See, auntie,
said she, "ahat found under the curran
bushes? And know the old hen tina
laid it. I'm just going to put it back il
the nest and make her finish itp'
Lord CokebuIn was seated one day O
the hillside of BonalIy with Scotc
shepherd, and observing the sheep repos
ing in the coolest situation, he observe
to HIM, John, If were sheep woul
lie on the other side of the hill" III
shepherd answered, "Ay, my lord, out
ye mad been sheep ye wad have ha
mair sense
A friend Of the writer, who resides in
billy district, was one day not long ag
walking out with her little nep ew,
child Of seven. They observed stron
little pony drawing its load vigorousl
and Quickly up an incline. At iengt
Harry asked: How Is it, auntie, tn,
ponies can GO faster than horses9" The
ne paused moment, and answered hin
self, II think / knOw-they haven't 1
much Of themselves to carrvl'
A laxative girl often annoyed h,
mother by making remarks about visito
that came to the house. On one occesiC
a gentleman, whose nose had been
some accident flattened to his face, w
expected. The mother cautioned n
daughter beforehand to say nothing abo
this popularity. Imagine her cOnstern
ton when the little one exclaimed in Il
gentleman's presence: "Mal you told n
not 10 say anything about Mr.. Smith
nose: why, he hasn't got anyl"
Children viii sometimes add to the
usual prayers, petitions for somethil
they particularly desire. A very lit
boy, who lived with his aunt, had We
often been told by her OF the fine tin
coming when he should be big enough
90 to school and carry his dinner in
little basket ON his arm. One nigl
when he had finished SNOW I lay !