The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-03-02
A story About India.

Here is JObnny's composition on "Ani-
mails"
The dog is the King of Beasts, butsnakes
is more like GELS. One time in Indy there
was man had to travel long journey on
foot, and so he hired snake-charmer to pro-
tect him, cos the snakes there is mighty
bad lot. So the man and the charmer they
started, and after they had gone bout a
mile the charmer he stopt and said: 81
guess it's about time for me to begin earn
ing nv money! So he took foot out of
his close and begun to play a tune, and
pretty soon some snakes crawld out of the
grass for to see what was up. And blneby
some more come and stood around too, till
after while there was bout a thousan
hundred big pizen snakes all around EN-,
and the man was frightened most to death.
Then the charmer put away his foot and
said: "You can't find no fault with such
charmin' as that, l guess, can your Now
if you are ready to go on jest gather club
and wade in, and if we are so fortunate as
to get through we will come pretty soon to
a Jungle where you can hire cousin of
mine which can charm lions and taggers
Prom ''TlOck" to ''Crowd."
A flock of girls ia called bevy; bevy
of wolves pack; pack of thieves gang;
gang Of angels host host of porpoises
"A shoal; shoal of buifaloes herd; herd
of children troop; troop OF cartridges a
covey; covey Of beauties a galaxy; a
galaxy of rufians horde; horde of rub
bish heap; heap Of oxen q drove; drove
of blackguards a mob; mob of whales a
school; school of worshipers "a congrega
ton; congregation of engineers corps; a
corps of robbers band; band of lOcusts a
swarm; and a swarm of people is called a
crowd, and wherever there is a crowd there
usually is plenty of noise.
Little Folks Abroad.
"Why are you writing in such big hand,
IIarry2" "Oh, you see, my grandmother's
deaf, and Pm writing a loud letter to herP
What is the meaning of bsck-biter?"
asked "A gentleman at a Sunday-school ex-
animation. This was puzzler. 1t went
down the class until it came to a simple
urchin, who said. perhaps it is a Aea."
/ A little fellow, about ten years of age was
reeiting his catechism. Teacher-"0f what
was Adam nader" Willie-"Of the dust of
the earth" Teacher-"Of what was Eve
nader" Wiliie-"Of one of Adams rib
bOns.
"Don't you wish you was big man2'
said one little urchin to another. "K'rect
do I'm Just dyin' to be big enuff to git
shaved an have one 'em BARRIERS powder me
all over and squirt cologne juice at me, was
the reply.
A youth refused TO take pill. His crafty
mother thereupon placed the pill in pre-
served peach and gave it to him. Presently
she asked: "Tom, have you eaten the
peach2" He replied: ayes, mother, all but
the seed.'
Little baby is very i'll, Charley; l am
afraid he will die" "Weli, if be does die
mamma, he won't go to the bad place.
"Why, Charley, how can you know that7'
"Oh, know he can't mamma; he's got nc
teeth to gnash.'
A certain gentleman recently lost his wife
and young miss of six years, who came to
the funeral, said to his little daughter about
the same age: 'Your pa will marry again
won't hep" "Oh, yesl" was the reply; "but
not until after the funeral"
Teacher-Now, Mary. my dear. suppose
were to shoot at tree with five birds on it
and kill three, how many would be left
Mary-Three, Ina'am. TeacherANo; TIVE
though. The three ehot would be left and
the other two would be fled away.
''There, Georgia" said the boys father
i ''dont repeat that again: you've told i
once and once is enough" George stopped
in the midst of his story, as in duty bound
but he was heard to mutter something abou
hearing father ten the same story lots anC
lots of times. Strange that children should
wish to usurp the privilege of their elders
Boston Transcript.
There IS Judge in Galveston whose head
is as bald as that of an American eagle. A
little boy living next door has it got int
his head that lack of hair is inseparably
connected with the title Of Judge; conse
quently when a lawyer, whose. head il
densely covered. with hair, called. and wa