The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-08-18
Child wit and wisdom.

Grandmsmma: "Now, Nellie, spell ice.
Nellie: Gee" Grandmamma: "Do YOU
know what ice is?7 Nellie: Yes grand.
mamma; its water fast asleep"
Difference in mothers. Tommy (whose
mamma had been reading to him about Eve
and the serpent) She was mt ike you, NAM
ma, for you're afraid of a mouse.-Judy.
A beautiful answer was given by little
Scotch girl. When her class was examined
she replied to the question, "What is
patience?" wait a wee, and dinna weary
.'Who do you lover" said Jones to his
sweet-heart's baby sister. II loves 90" was
the reply. sAnd who does Sissy love?i
SISSY loves Mister Sniff, toss he kisses err
Exeunt omnes-Exchange
Young Arthur, who has been studying
history, wants to know why, in the name of
thunder the Goths and them other fellows
didn't carry off the Latin grammar with the
rest of the Roman Empire.
A little boy, aged four, whose mamma
thought it right to refuse him something upon
which his heart was desperately set, finding
that there was no hope for him, burst into a
passion of tears and exclaimed: "Well, then,
what did they born me for?'
"Now, Jack" SAID his mother, addressing
her six year-old son. to whom she was trying
to teach addition, suppose l was TO give
eight pears TO Mary, twelve to Edith, and
three to Jane, what would it be-"
1T wouldn't be fair, RESPONDED the young
ster.
Pa seriously asked an Oswego boy, ''dd
youever see a book-worm?' "Yes, my child, "
replied the parent. After pause that fairly
made the castor oil bottle dance with delight
the young fellow shuddered and affrightful-
ly asked, do little boys have EN-. -OswegO
Record.
A child was called one day by her mother
TO speak to another lady standing near, who.
she was told, was grandmother. Looking
at her Cor a moment, she quickly said; "Oh,
no, she is not a grandmother; she Is too new
to be a grandmother; grandmOthers have
gray hair and wear spectacles." And she
could not be convinced of the fact.
4 minister was questioning his Sunday
school concerning the story of Eutychus-
the young man who listening to the preach
ing of the Apostle Paul fell asleep, and, fall
ing down, was taken up dead. What" he
said, "do we learn from this solemn event2'
when the reply from little girl came pat
and prompt, please, sir, ministers should
learn not to preach too long sermons.
Little R0bby came home with his new hat
as limp as dish-cloth. "For goodness sakep'
cried his mother where, have you been?'
Robby began to "whimper as he replied, ga
teller threw my hat in the Frog Pond "Oh,
Robbyp exclaimed mis- sister, "you threw it
in yourself saw you do itl' "Well!" said
Robby, contemptuously, ''ain't L feller?"
A child in a small French village was be-
ing eatechised by the priest, who asked how
many things were necessary for baptism. He
promptly replied
Three, father
"Ah, you stupidlp retorted the holy man.
Il thought everybody knew that only two
were absolutely necessary: first, water, and
second, the Bible. NV, my child, don't
forget what tell you' And as the young
one was passing down the aisle, he was called
back by the priest, who said; Now L would
like to4znow what the three things were that
you mad in mind"
"Yes, sir" responded the child. meekly.
II thought that the necessaries were: first,
water; second, the BIblei and the third, and
most important, a baby"
And the priest ever after acknowledged
the child's statement to be true.