St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-04
My Naughty Think"

Mamma seeks to console her CRYING
child. "Why do you cry, John? What
has hurt you?" "Mamma (apd he
6awls more Justify than ever), yester
day L fell down and hurt myself.n
Yesterday! Then why do Won crv
today" "Oh, because you were not
at home yesterday"
A three-yea ear-old little girl was taupbt
to close her evening prayer, during the
temporary absence of her father, with,
"And please watch over my papa.n
1t sounded very sweet, but the mothers
amazement may be imagined when the
child added, "And you had better keep
an eye on mamma too"
A bright-eyed three-year-old was
seated in his high chair at the dinner
table. Mamma had placed him snugly
up to the table, pinned on his bib, and
succeeded i'll getting his mischieyous
little hands quiet, and making him
.hush," when father proceeded to ask
the blessing. While this was in pro-
gress, little chubby made discovery.
1t was that all the plates on the table
except his own little plate were in one
pile at "papa's place." and, as it seemed
to nm, were put there to get the bene-
Ut OF the solemn ceremony. So, scarce
~ waiting for the ''Amen," he held out
ms, ms own plate in both hands, saying,
flease, papa, pray on my plate, too"
A little girl one day said to her moth
er: Papa calls ,me good, auntie calls
me good, and everybody calls me good;
but am not good" 81 am very sorry"
SAID her mother. "And so am To said
the enid but | have got a very
naughty think" ga naughty what 3'
".My think is naughty inside of me-"
And on her mother inquiring what she
meant, she said: "Why, when 1 could
not ride yesterday, did not cry nor
anything; but when you was gone 1
wished the carriage would turn over
and the horses would run away and
everything bad. Nobody knew it; but
God knew it, and he cannot cali me
good. Tell me, mamma, how can be
good inside of me?n
Some people put stockings on their
hens to keep them from scratching, but
better plan is to "shoo" them.
A bright little five-years-old miss was
aiken to the barn to see some sheep,
md after looking at them for a mo-
nent she exclaimed: "Oh, Auntie.
see; the sheep all wear their hair bang
3D."
Professor to classical student: "You
lsk, II Atlas supported the world, what
supported Atlasg The question, dear
Sir, has often been asked, but never. so
ar as L am aware, satisfactorily an
'wered. L have always been of the
opinion that Atlas must have married
rich wife, and got his support from
ler father"
~ once had dog who could always
ell rascals from honest men, "Weil,
what became of him 7n 81 had to give
llm away he bit me-" -.
We hear of a man who has made a
.ortune attending to his own business.
This Is authentic. But then he had few
Boston Transcript.
A poet sends us a poem beginning "I
gaze at the moon in the sky" That's
light, young man; that's where
% gaze at 1T. Don't you try to gaze at
t under the bed or in the wo0dshed
:hamber. Stick to the sky.
Gen. Grant says that the Mexican
women wear calico gown five
years. Mexico is the place in which
IN economical man should look
or wife. Think of the number of ci-
5ars that might be bought with the
money saved on dress by wife who
only spent dollar year for gowns!
OF the late Bishop Ames, the follow
ng anecdote is related While pre-
siding over certain conference in the
west, member began TRADE against
Universities, education, ETC., thanking
5od that he had never been corrupted
Oy contact with a college. After pro-
,eeding thus for few minutes. the
bishop interrupted him with the Gues-
lion, "Do understand that the brother
hanks God for his ignorance ?n s1WelI.
yes" was the answer. "You can mt
t that way, if you want tor "WelIY
Ill L have to say" said the bishop. in
MS sweet, musical tones, "is that the
brother has great deal to thank Cod
'or.n "ou o
An inveterate Yankee tobacco chew
er was i'll the habit of declaring ahont
once a month that he would .Ineyer
chew another piece" but broke his
pledge as often as he made it. On one
occasion shortly after he had "broken
DIT for good" he was seen taking anoth-
d chew. "Why," said his friend. "you
lold me you had given up that habit.
put see you are at it again. eyes i
ne replied 81 have pona to obo,;