Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-10-16
CTR E0YH AND GIRLS.

Irish tutor giving first lesson in pnnctu
alton: boy, how do you interrogaie z
Smart BOY: "Open the gate and wall
night in
\ boy will fight like fury for his place
ut the first table. but when it comes &c
turning the grindslome after dinner he's
harder to find than five aces in pack OF
cards.
One OF party Of six Boston boys who
are spending their vacation ut Kcnncbunk
sent the following expressive letter: 1--WE
dug woodchuck out Of his hole; It was
skunk; we slept in the barn that night
''Jchn, did you take The note TO Mr..
Joncs!' "fcs. bat don't think he can
read IT. "Why so. John?" ''Bcca,isc
he Is bind, sir. While was in the room
he asked me twice where my hat was, and
1t was on my head all the Willie"
Shocked and as.onished old Deacon
"You bad and wicked boy. why don't yon
take off your hat in the House OF the
Lord?' Bad and wicked boy Overcome
with guilt)-"If you please, sir, I'm lit
tie girl
Mamma" said a wicked youngster.
tam canoeg' mo. child. why do you
ask?" "Oh. because you always say you
like to see people paddle their own canoe.
and | didn't know but maybe | was
yours?''
First Boy-"Where Yer been. Billy:'
Second Boy--"Bin iishin'." First Boy
sketch anything?" with IN anxious ex-
preston on his face. Far-Seeing Second
Boy-"No. but expect to, when cit in
the house."
lie was Disguised boy. He had exer-
cised great care, and had finally succeeded
in crawling, unobscrved, under the canvas
into the tent. And lie found il was not
circus, hut revival meeting in progress
young lady was endeavorng TO i'm
press upon the minds of her Sunday
school scholars the sin and terrible pun
ishment OF N,buclmdnezzar; and when
she said that for seven years he ate grass
like cow. she was astonisiied by little
girl, who innocently asked, did he give
milk ~
New Iorl, Commercial: A little boy.
flic son OF an orthodox Presbyterian in
this city. recently listened at.entively to
some conversation in regard to Jesus hay
ing been jew. At last he could stand it
mo longer and broke out with: swell. |
don't see how that could be, when God.
his father, was a Presbyterian"
A teacher asked one Of her class what |.
was the first line of the piece Of poetry ,
which described Daniels feelings on being !
cast into the lions den. The yolngster
was posed. The teacher said, Come. .
GOMEZ" sharply. Thercat the boy ex- ,
hurredly: IL know: it was r
goodbye, sweetheart, good-bye:" I
The little son Of an Omaha pastor. says '
the Herald, had been left alone in the '
house tor several evenings, while his par
e1ts went out. his mother telling him that
he must not be afraid. for the Lord would
be with him. On the last occasion. when
he parents returned thsy found the little :
elbow sitting up for them. He said he !,
didn't want to be lett to stay just with q
he Lord any more; it was so lonesome ::
Boston Transcript. Little Annie plays Il
o hard in these vacation days that she :,
Ices not become so round and rosy as her II;
mother would like. Not long since, as :,
he was having her Saturday nis vi. bath. q,
er mother said: 'Oh. Annie, dear. what Il,
hall do with you? | believe you grow h.
,inncr and thinner every dayr' Annie
regarded her mother for :,
'oment. and then asked very seriously. T. j.
Am thin enough yet. do you think, to =,
3 mother OF paper dolly' y,
Small girl. very harshly, to her doll in =
" carriage, dolly having tun,bled from ar
'e seat-"Sit right up. you horrid old III
ling! Don't you dare to do that again. Of
Ill whip you" Seeing a passer. who pr
I'd approached unobserved. she modified IN
" voice. and continued in dulcet tones fu
Now, sit up straight. darling. and be cale- st,
] not to fall and hurt yourself"
There's heap of philosophy in the
iestion which a Washington young lady
the mature age of six propounded to her
mt the other day. Ii was after the story ias
tho l.reotion and tho E,,, hal Moo, -. ste
ted. and the young lady had been medi-
ting for some time on the moral of it,
hen she suddenly broke out with:
Aunty, after Adam and Eve disobeyed
otl. why didn't he kill em and begin over 20
ainr 1t is not impossible that the
estion has occurred to older people. toI
A boy. apparently very much ag;tated. -.
shed into a house and said to the lady: ,.'
don't want to alarm yer. but I've got ~
Z news. The man sent the up from the
to tell yer" Good heavens ~, :;
'atfs it?" "Why. you know your little :, :.
Aleck. what the man can't keep ontcn i,
; livery-stablc round the corner?' ..Yes :,
weil! Il told Aleck just now not to y
inter the stable among the horses. but :,
wouldn't mind me- .'Oh, dear. what
) happened ~He said he wanted ter ~,
J what mule would do when yer tick ~
Its heels with straw" oh. heav- :.
J." Rasped the lady, and chung to the -,
intel for support. 'Well. sir. yer boy ~
eek got straw, snuck up behind sor- hos
mule, tckled him On the heels. an" 90,
c lady started for the door. AN the ,.m
lned critter never lifted hoof." called os,
J boy. ''Never so much rs switched its -;
!. It's a mighty good thing for Aieck ono
It he didn't. too; an III ought I'd ,,is.
nc up an tell yer" And he lodged r.
ut the side entrlnce