Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-22

| a fond father beokoned to his twelve year
old son to follow him to the wood shed. and
| when they had arrived there be began:
| "N4w. young man you have been lighting
saain! How many times have told you that
| it is disgr.caiul TO 6ght?'
"Ob, f4ther,thls wasn't about marbles or any
! thug of the kird," replied the boy"
/ | can't help it, As Christian man 1t IS my
| duty to bring up nv children to fear the Lord.
| Tsko off your coat.
But father, The boy was 6ghtirg with called
| me names. l."
Cant ho'p it. Calling raues don't hurt
any one. Off With that Goa: ~
HE ssi1 was the 'cr OF wire puller.
| What what's that ~
| Aud n said you Was ar. efice hunter.
| What what lo:ter dared make that asser-
ton ?"
1T made me awful mad. bu. [ didn't say
| snythiog. Then be called you hlrellpg.
| Called me hi-elia Why, Id like to get
| my hands on him - pulled the old gent, -.
Yes. and be said you was po'tlcsl lick
| spitle." -,
"Lsud O. gracious but wouldn't l like to
l have the trainiog OF that boy tor about hVe min
! utes p whecz:d the old man, as ne hoppeo
| around
II put up with thst," con'iDued the boy,
land then be said you laid your pipes tor ONCE
and got left by larga maiority. couda6
stand that, father, and 80 sailed over the
| ftrc, aud licked him oeld headed 10 less'n two
| miuutesl Thrash me if you must tasner' ous
| couldo't staod il to hesr you abused 0y one OF
! the malignant oppcsltlet
| "My son," said the fatner, as he telt TOR half
! q dollar with the ole hand and wiped his eyes
With the other, you may 20 out aud buy you
| two mounds Of oanuT The Bible says Il IL
| wrong 70 ight, hu: the Bible must make allow
ancs for political campaigns and tho vile slsuu'
ers of the other party. | only brought you out
| here to ;sIk to you, aod now you can pu' ol
/ your coat and run aloog.
ENGLISH SUPERSTITION ABOUT New Born
| INFANTS. According to orkshlre notion, q
now born infant should be laid first IN the arms
of maiden before any one touches 1t; and 10
some places the otsnt's right hand is lett un-
| washed in order that be may gather riches. 1t
/ is. too. considered very important by many that
au infant should 90 up 10 the world before II
GOES dogn. Thus, in Cleveland, says MIR. den'
dersor, IF Child should Dc brn 10 the top
story of house. tor want OF Hight OF stairs
l one or the RO5ep5 VIII lah0 " ~ 9SA -
mount table, ohaf or chest OF drawers oeiore
she carries it down stairs" La the north or
England, when so infaat for the first time goes
out of the hous,, it is presented with 40 egg,
some salt, little loaf of bread, and OCCASIONALLY
with a small piece Of money-thsse gifts eeldg
supposed to insure that the child s5alt mover
stand 10 need OF the common ososssarles OF
Iife. Ia the cast riding of Yorkshire few
| matches arc added to light the child TO heaven.
l. Vas, too, 10 folmec tines custo nsry, aod tue
nrao,ice is not obsolete, of providing large
cheese and CAKE sod outing them at the Drtn
of a child. These we're called the "Gtoanlng
cake and cheese" ard were distributed among
| ali the ncighbors. 10 Yorkshire this cake Is
ltermed the pepper cake" and 10 somo local.
itios the "siokening cake" 1t is the souro' OF
3speces of divipatiou, for being cut into small
! pieces by the medical man, it ls divided amotg
the unmarried of the female sex, under the
name of dreaming bread Each ooe taxes
pieos, places it on the foot of the left stocking
and throws it over the right shouidSr., this
being done, they must rstire to bed backward.
without utterng word, and those who are
lucky enough to fall asleep before mldn'ght ar'
favored with sight Of their future husbands Ia
their dreams.