Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-11-27

r8CHsDAY. !; NOVEMBER q, Isl
~r1 DOYs AND G18Ls.
I'm bet God laughed when he got h
first ponkey dane, " sen,arkcd . youn.ste
VIXEN told God made the monkey.
A beautiful custom prevails IN man
rarts at Europe Of planting tree upu
the birth OF every child. 1t saves wear IN
tear Of slippers.
Itmay be real nice sport TO attach Ii
cans to dogs tail, bat the world LA
never produced small boy with boldnes
enough to try tho experiment on mule.
''You want a Jogging that's what 20,
want" said parent to an unruly son. ..
know 1t, dad, but Ill try and get alon,
Without" said the Independent youn.
hopeful.
There are two little girls OF the same
name In New London, Gem. The otle,
night one OF them said her prayers, and
for lear they might be credited to the Other
child, she added, after the Amen, mo. 10
Orange street."
A schoolb0y spelled d-e-c-i-m-al and
pronounced 1t dismal. "what do you
mean BY calling that dismal?" said the
teacher. '''Cause 1t u.s." answered the boy.
Its dismal fractions. All fractions are
dismal. There Isn't q bit Of fun in any of
them"
A little girl, while out for her afternoon
walk. saw pOmpOus-loOking man strut
ting down the street. With child-like sym
I'sthy the little thing ran up to him, touch
ell him lightly on the arm. and said: Six
cuse me, sir, but are you anybody in par
ticulari'
Boy who found hair In his bread, said
to his mother before company, Mother,
heres a hair In the bread.'' ''Oh, no.
shs said, Its only thread" "Yes, but
il 10 hair" replied he, ''if it wasn't hair
thie nit wouldn't be on it,"
The gentlemen 1t dinner.table were
discussing the familiar line, IAN honest !
MANS tho noblest work OF Cod" when |
little son Of the host spoke up and said:
Its not 20. Ny mother Is better than any
man that WIS ever made"
The only real bitter tears" says some
one, ''are those shed in solitude" You
may bet your life that philosopher never
cav ten-year-old boy coming out of the
wood-shed in company with his father and
l skate strap.
l must tell you of conversation l over
heard at Manhattan beach between two
children who were playing in the sand to-
gcther. The small boy said to the little
Sirl: do you wish to be my little wife?' ,
the little girl, after rejecting: .'Yes."
The small boy: '',Then take off my
bo0ts.' 9
Little Nellie, four-ycar-0ld, was pun
ished by her mother the other evening for
soune misdemeanOr. The little one sat )
quiet for q few moments and then began =
scolding, winding up with: '.Well, never
could see the use of mothers! Always t
apanking little girls, and it don't do any !
.ood, anyhow -
A little boy in New Haven was saying .
his prayers the other night, when his little
srother teased him. The boy struggled r
between his sense of duty and his inclina- :.
tion for time, but ihally compromised
''y saying, "Please, Lord, excuse me while g
punch my brother Johnnie's head .
''ohnnie's head having been duly punched, y.
the prayer was finished. !.
\ gentleman, being threatened with an
ln'ectious lever. said to his little son, who B
IN IN afIectiOnate mood wished to embrace
h'm. "You mustn't hug ME, you'll catch Ii
IL" Sever." While, standing back, the lit 0,
lie fellow looked In amazement at his
papa. who, by the way, is pattern of pro- II
'rsety, snd quickly asked, ''Why, papa, 9,
who did you hugp'
A sweet little Norwich miss OF 3, who u
had monopolised all the compliments for IL
'eauty In the family circle since her birth.
~ rocently asked: lis your new baby u
BROTHER handsomer' There was moment IL
~ juvenile confusion from jealousy, and -.
With flushed tace and curled lip she re- ~
'lied: mo, l don't think he Is handsome, e
'ut be Is real nice, though" oe
One day Bully. that's my brother, I've and n
'ammy Doppy was playin' by mudhoIe, he
nd Bully be said: Nov, Sammy, les play :
70 vas = ba'nyard; you Be the pig and lie NJ,
own and wOller, and III be bull and he
e'ler lks everything" So they got down
q their hands and knees, and Sammy he -,
'ent ID the mud and wollered, while Billy -.
eliered like distant thunder. Bimeby ~.
anmy hs cum out muddy; you never q;
Den soca . muddy little Teller, and he oo
nd: ''Now you be tI'e pig and let me f..
cller." But Billy he said: IL amt very 20
God pig fore dinner. and title be time 40
nun tor you to heller when yer mother IN
ees yer Close" ~. ~