, 1880-12-05
SAYINGS OF CHILDREN.

/ CnftNdC Ug tt1llQHLNs
Mother (teaching girl of ller lettepl:
"Say W" Little girl: "Double me"
Beryl (aged s. to elder sister: ~Wb,s
sort Of a dog is that?" 80 that is haltbted
! l1.astitf." Beryi: "Whatl half bread sa
half cakc?"
Little boy: Grandmamma, has my nek.
I ing-horse got rheumatism" Grandmamn.:
No, my love. Why?" Little boy: .Be
cause its legs are stiff like yours"
"Shall / take your love to your mothers
! said to Il little child OF s years lady risjts
| who was going to see the mother in question
"Slle has MY love-" was the quaint reply.
Jack tagged i, taking walk): "What b.
comes of people when they die@' Mamma:
They turn into dust, dear."' Jack: "Wh..
a lot 0f people there must be on this roa4
theng'
"Why, Polly" said her mother, 'wh.t,
you for?" Polly (who had lost the uone5C
Yon shouldn't send little things like met
buy totten-"
My little boy went to his first tea*paM
when years and 3 months old. Upnn III
hostess asking him how he liked his tea, b
replied: "lt is very nice, but think
tastes very much Of the water"
When Theo was years old, she, has!s
been taught that it was rude to stare i
people, was heard calling from 4 roomh
which sat al exceedingly stout lady: "Fa
not Staring, mamma; but isn't she fat"
Harry. admitted to the Royal breaktzt
table at the Pavilion, Brighton, and asta
by the King {Willlam IVY if he would llks
biscuit In the Royal hand. answered, ID
abasiled, "I haven't tasted It yet"
4 small boy went to see his grandmo!ba:
After looking eagerly round the handsomely
furnished. room where she sat, lie exciaimed,
inquiringly, 20, grantlmamnal where Is ts
miserable table papn says you keep"
Mabel (teaching her little brother the BIZ
tory of .Josepl.): - lie was made ruler Of u
the Iand." l{egie (whose propensity FIX
drawing is marked), with wondering loos::
"What a great big ruler 1t must have been!'
4 child Of ;5was being taken to party III
close carriage, and. while passing through9.1a
plantation, he suddenly exclaimed, viii
great satisfaction: "LoOk lonk! I'm q
ing out to tea, but all the trees are go@
hulne!'
a friend living in Southern climate usa-
ally un.tressaA her little boy by large el.
wintlow. where he cuuld see the stars Oae
ma! God las blown out all the stasR
night" -,
Il child. sent to bed for some piece OF ~
chief, disturbed his parents who were salI
at dinner about half an hour later q %}ni !
knock ut the door. On opening It the chla ~
wits discovered in his nightgUwu singing W
hymn beginning - Here We suffer gIfei ~
pain." p:
Little Samuel, aged 4, having been u, T., o.
family was visited by the Rev. -, ,As. As.
his departure little Sammy asked: s - r.
God, mammal" Mamma: mo, DEAR ~
is Gods servant" Little Sammy, instann&'
then, luaniMa?"
Dicy, years old, bright but @ sPell1s Sdls es,: e%
crness, objects to fat. Govcrness:, ~ ~
they like it." hickey: "They like q:
Goycrness: Certainly" Dicky: fs'"
gi:c them mine" =
Sunday-school teacher (about to cop1m1 y
on St. Paul's directions for the c0nons.
men and women during divine set.tsRs
Now, do you know why women 90 n.y. hor: ~
Off their bonnets in church ?" Smal %,t
Zoos they aint got no looking glasses " ~
them On again by.' --;z
Mamma Ton discovering that little Noa4I.
had purloincd 4 bail from the na.x1ar
= Don't you know, Nonny: it is very nausnsg: ssns:
- Yes. mamma" Ma,nma: "Why y!aa.I oMsI
take that ball, them" Nonny: beeaa'~
couldn't reach dolly"
Child {gazins at funeral. after motaes IN. NJ
entleavored to explain soul and Dtaiy 9tkt
rati0n): - But the lady cant be e., IL Mtina
Qtleer carriage and in heaven tooy Tsa-
explanation-long pause At lass1: ~ "a III
ma. / think understand noW-lts A11
OF her that's gone to Heaven"
Mamma ito Sidney, who is crying oeca5iss aniss
the baby is t!ying): Don't make a. nG IoT
Sidney" Sidney: All right. ma; lnhts lpn'htsa
down to pas room and read ne I!, + n'tsIt ID
Mamma: But you can't read, Sln ,~cnA
ney: No; but l can spell the Atsls wv
and bod III know the big ones" .d
Little Amy, chidden for mischief. pIgdheL pad heL
that Susan (the servant} had persgsadtees erIsst sassa
said" 'shs said, fou push that IT. s15 I'd
miss, IL YOU dare.''' 'Then's ny myrsna "a
words,' interjected Susan. "And," patt31s pat1
the little culprit, II dared-:-so pnsneu'
Johnnie {seeing q dust-cart !, pasddsst - d.
+" Mother, look at that cart faand;a fan e taeea
What do they do with IT," Aauuio Whft
4): 80 Johnnie! don't you know, ;,orsi1j: III:
make people of it." Johnnie GncreouI0Fn Fnoa
20 Maudie!" Maudie: ''Wg!l, ,lo,ds5'
they do; we're made Of dust; feep'
says So" ~.,s
IA year-old Irish child, saying neE neETdsd. Tdd .
at her mothers knee, having coEciu i.u,uon,ruh
usual, with "God bless papa and ana1nnies Nd
grandpapas and grandp'ammas, anid: seid: 20
auItS,o ETC., gave a great sign, aua au.s1o would
dear! do wish these peop'tdi 'tdired d
pray. for themselves, for l ALL ~
praying Tor them"