Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-07-17
Our Boys and Girls.

LETT his home and started out to become
j. President of the United States. He got as
' tar as Cincinnati. The boy is now man
ard is also one of the best shoe makers in
y the Ohio State Prison.
D 81 see you are taking an umbrella to
school with you today" said a gentleman
q to a little girl one dark and very windy
morning. ''Oh, no, SIR" came the CHEEKY
answer, as she elung to the handle and
hurried by, ''it's taking me.''
Why is it that boy of ordinary mind
would prefer to go in his every day clothes
and sit on muddy bank fishing all Sum
day rather than to sit on nice dry seat in
a Sabbath-school tor an hour. dressed up
in his best bib and tucker? Gcls ain t that
way.
A visitor elegant, apperceiving the little
girl Of the house, SIZE says: ''How earliest
thou thyselt, dear littley'' ''Very well,
.hank you,' responds the infant. Then
the visitor adds: ''And meanwhile it must
demand Of me how myself carry" The
infant, with candor: IL do not care how
you do"
Providence Journal: A good story is
told by n teacher OF one of the Sunday
schools in the center of the city. A SUM-
day or two ago she asked her class of little
girls who went into the dark with Noah.
None OF them seemed to know, but one
little girl thought she must say something,
and not knowing, uyed her natural born
right of guessing, and to the amusement
of the teacher replied, ''His sisters and his
cousins and his aunts.''
The little son of an Omaha pastor, says
the Herald, had been left alone in the house
for several evenings, while his parents went
out, his mother telling him that he must
not be afraid, for the Lord would be with
him. On the last occasion when the par
ents returned they found the little fellow
sitting up for them. He said he .'diln't
want to be left to stay just with the Lord
any more; it was so lonesome"
A poor hungry boy called at certain
minister's house and asked fer a piece Of
bread. The preacher give him an old,
hard crust, and asked him if lie knew the
Lords Prayer. mo, sir,'' was the reply.
''rhen.' said the minister, ''repeat after
me; Our Father in heaven-''' us he nv
Father as well as yours ~ interrupted his
listener. ''Yes." "Then," exclaimed the
poor youth, with tears in his eyes, "Ao,o
could you giee your poor .rotAer this moldg
e,..ss Of hread2''
A little tive-year-old could not quite un-
derstand why tie stars did not shine out
one night when the rain was pouring down
in torrents. She stood at the window
pondering on the subject with as much
gravity as Calico when he looked at the
swinging lamp in the Cathedral of Pisa,
countenance lighted up, and she said:
Mother, know why the stars don't shine.
God has pulled them up SO as to let the
water run through the hOles.''
A teacher in one of the public schools
was startled the other day at the answer
she got from one bright little fellow. On
the blackboard was the picture OF an os-
trich, and the teacher described its great
strength and powers Of endurance, closing
by saying it was the only bird upon which
Il man could ride. IL know another"
spoke up a little chap. ''Well, what is it?''
"A lark" Unsuspectiugly. the teacher
asked, ''HOw can you prove that JOhnny?'
''All know about it, said the boy, '.is
that mother every little while says fathers
of on lark, and when he gets home he
ooks as if he had rode awful fast.''-
Springfield Republican.
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FOIiteKcss is kii,<lnesS.
While at Providence, r. l., met Mrs.
Nary a. Livermore at the house of a friend.
1t the table the conversation turned upon
he subject of polteness. The hostess
old of friend of hers, little antique in
er manners for whom a reception was
.iven by one of the Beacon street aristOc-
acy of Boston. At dinner the guest pour
Il out her tea into her saucer to cool it-a
lethod of refrigeration which was quite
u tait thirty years ago. The guests look
4 surprised, and some were inclined to
mile at her simplicity and ignorance OF
igh-toned propriety, but the lady Of the
ouse poured some tea into her saucer and
rank it therefrom. This was considered
hint to all, and the guest was inmedi-
ely pnt to her case.
Mrs. Livermore remarked: ~ was once
le recipient of very marked polteness
similar sort. When was in London
y husband and received verbal invita-
On from Lady Villas, whom had met
Ice or twice pleasantly, to come to her
,use next evening and meet a few friends
hers. So we went out riding in the at
moon, stopping there on our way back
the hotel. Judge Of my amaZement to
I'd the house illuminated, and a very large
d brilliant party assembled in full dress
my honor. There was in plain car
zee dress, bonnet, black gloves!'
''What in the world did you do?' in
ired young girl at the table, impatient
the denouement.
.Why, l went right into the house and
the ladies' dressing-rOom, whence Isent
tote to the hostess saying that l had mis-
pretended her invitation and was not in
propriate costume. She ran up and re-
ured me by telling me they had not
ne to see me and didn't care for the
,ss. and carried me right down with her.
in fun dress and the ladies without
g, and hair elaborately dressed, with
'wn dress, bare hands, bonnet on.
N recovered the self possession which
ta4r PAS somewhat disturbed and was
eted with splendid cordiality. In a few
lutes MIR. Livermorc edged around me
whispered Didn't you think that all
Sc ladies' had on white kid gloves when
came in?' hooked around and saw
Y were all bare-handed! Moreover,
erved that half dozen had bOnnets
This half dozen rapidly increased, till
were in Il majority, and soon discOv-
that no lady who arrived after had-
owed her hat. Now, that is what !
politeness