The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-16
Something about Babies.

According to Yorkshire notion, new
born infant should be laid in the arms OF
| maiden before any one touches it; and In
some places the infants right hand is left
urwashed in order that he may gather
riches IL is, too, considered very I'm
portant by many that an infant should go
up in the world before it goes down. Thus,
| in cleveland, says Mr.. Henderson, If a
| child should be born in the top story OF
house for want of flight of stairs one OF
the gossips will take it in her arms and
mount table chair, or chest of drawers
before she carries it down stairs.
In the north of England, when an infant
| for the first time goes ont of the house, IT
is presented with an egg, some salt and n
little loaf of bread, and occasionally with
o small piece of money-these gifts being
supposed to insure that the child shall
never stand in need of the common necee-
caries of life In the East Riding of York
shire few matches are added to light the
child to heaven.
1t was, TOO, in former times, customary,
and the practice is not yet obsolete, to pro-
vide a large cheese and cake, and cut them
at the birth of the child. These were
called ''the grooming cake and cheese and
were distributed among all the neighbors
In Yorkshire this cake is termed the
pepper cake" and in some localities the
sickening cake" II il the source of
species of divination. for being cut into
small pieces by the medical man, ii IS di-
Tided among the the unmarried of the fe-
male sex, under the name of dreaming
bread" Each one takes piece, places it
in the foot OF the left stocking, and throws
it over the left shoulder. This being done,
they must retire to bed backward, without
uttering word, and those who are lucky
enough to fall asleep before midnight arc
favored with sight of their future hus-
band in their dreams.
Jack Jagged 4, taking walk , What
becomes of people when they die:" Mann
ma: They turn into dust, dear" Jack
What u lot of people there must be on
this road, them
A precious boy of 6 years listening
YEARLY TO q long-winded tale related By q
prosy relative, took advantage to say, slyly:
/ wish that story had been brought ont in
Little baby is very i'll, Charley am
afraid he is going to die" We'll, if he
does die, mamma, he won't 90 to the bad
place" WHY. Charley. how can you know
that y ''Oh. know he can't, mamma, he's
got no teeth to gnash."
VERY intellectual boy, that of yours,
Mr. Goggins; should like to examine his
read" Proud father: Johnny, what bumps
lave you got p I've got the bump that
Billy Hopkins gave me on the nose, but
m laying for him, father
did yoa break that window, boy - said |
he grocer, catching hold of the fleeing
Irchin. Yes, sir" What dye mean, then. /
" running off in this manner" please. /
ir, was running home TO &c: the money
was fraid if didn't run quick might
orget-"
A child seeing bill on a telegraph post
aid: "Oh, mamma, look. A message has
alien down.
/ am always COOL was the boastful re-
mark of Robinson; II never forget my
elf No, We never knew you to-" And
sweet smile lighted with heavenly efful-
ence every face Boston Transcript
No one should make spor. of love- The
hap who can't love for all he's worth when
7onng is the man whom the grocers compel
o pay cash down when he is old and bald
headed.
A Colorado girl, only Is years old, ON
he death of her father took charge of his
family and farm, and now manages her |
mother and brothers, and also her sisters, |
her cousins and her rancho.
Three little boys, on Sunday, were
stopped on the street by an elderly gentle
man, who, perceiving that they had bats
and balls with them, asked one Of the num-
Der this question: Boy, can, you tell me
where all naughty boys 60 to who play
ball on Sunday sOver hack of john
son's dam - the youngster replied.