Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-19
Eli Perkins on Children.

n. Y. Tribune.
To-day i sat in car-seat on the Lake
Shore Road, behind a pale, care-worn
lady. who was taking little boy from
Cleveland to Ashtabula. AS the little
boy was of very inquiring mind, and
as everything seemed to attract his at
tention, | could not help listening to
some Of his questions. 49,,
"What is that, Auntie?" the little boy
commenced, pointing to heap OF yellow
corn.
90 that's corn, DEAR" answered the
careworn lady.
"What is corn, Auntier"
"Whv, corn is corn, dear?
"But what is corn made Oft"
"Why, corn is made OF dirt, and wa
ter, and air"
"Who makes itY'
"God makes it, dear"
"Does He make it in the daytime or
in the night?'
"In both, dear"
"And sundays
ayes, all the time
"Ain't it wicked to make corn on sun
day, Auntie?"
80 don't know. Do keep still Fred
dy.-that's dear, Auntie is tired"
After remaining quiet amOment, little
Freddy broke out
''Where do stars come from, Auntie?"
al don't know; nobody knows"
"Did the moon lay emf
yes, l guess so, replied the wicked
lady.
"Can the moon lay eggs, too"
81 suppose so. Don't bother me?"
A short silence, when Freddy broke
out again:
Fanny Mason says oxins is owl,
Auntie; is they?'
go perhaps sO.'
"i think a whale could lay eggs
don't you, Auntie?'
80 yes,-I guess So" said the shame
less woman.
"Did you ever see whale on his
nest ?'
80 l guess sou
"Where?"
go l don't know! Do keep still,
Freddy ~
And the lady gave a sigh and looked
out Of the window.
A moment afterwards Freddy looked
out of the window and saw a man milk
ing COW.
''What is he doing to the cow, Aun-
tie?"
"Milking her, dear"
"Where do they put the milk III, Aun-
tie?"
UObr i'm her month";
'Did you ever see them put the milk
i'm"
go yes?'
"Where?"
al mean no. Freddy, YOU must be
quiet,-Tm getting crazy
What makes you crazy, Auntie|
go dear! you ask so many ques-
tons"
The little boy seemed to be puzzled
and thoughtful a moment; but soon his
curiosity got the better OF him, and, as
the cars passed a pasture in which were
a sheep and a lamb, he asked;
"Where do lambs come from, Aun-
tie?"
ooh. from the old sheep. The old
sheep has them"
"Can little BOYS have lambsP'
Certainly. I'll let you have lamb,
Freddy, when you get home
"Will it hurt me, Auntie"
"What hurt you-the lamb"
"No: will it hurt me to have it?"
go Freddy, do stopl You ask such
foolish questions. Pm all worn out.
odd YOU ever have a lamb, Auntie?
Freddy, stop. Don't you speak Tor
half an hour
Then the poor, WORKOUT woman sig h
ed, and leaned her aching head on the
back Of the forward seat, while Freddy
busted himself placing his mouth against
the window, and solilOquized in a sing
sony tone;
"Mary had a little lamb
"Sheep had little lamb!
"Auntie had httle lamb,
go Auntie, Auntie, ~
"What is it, Freddy?' asked the poor
woman, waking up.
"Did you ever see little fly eat
sugar?'
ayes, dear"
"Where?'
"Freddy. sit down on that seat and
be still, or I'll shake you. | won't be
tormented to death. Now, not another
wordw And the lady pointed her fin
ger sharply at the little boy, as il she
was going to stick it through him. II
she had been wicked man she would
have sworn, and still Notwithstanding
we have eight million little boys like
Freddy in the United States, each one
causing more or less profanity, the \.
VI. c. A. 5 throughout the country de-
nounce Herod as biased man, when he
ordered all the children killed-eXcePt
his own. Eli PERKINS.