The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-01-14

with a question that was asked 1.-The in.
Iant class. Sad the teacher. reading
from Isaiah XXxvii., :: g. Aud it came
to pass, when King Hezelziah heard It..
shat he reut his clothes. Now VIII t
does that mean children he feut his
clothes ? . Up went p little hand
Wei, if you know, tell us. s. Please
ma'am, said the child, timidly. +" /
pose he lined EN- out A little bow.
IN giving an account TO his brother OF
the garden Of Eden. SAID: The Lord
made a gardener, and put him into the
garden TO take care of 1t, and to see that
nobody hurt anything, or pasted bills on
the trees. An euterprlsing superin-
tendent Of one OF our city Sunday
schools was engaged IN catechising the
scholars, varying the usual method b7
beginning at the end.of the catech'sm.
Alter asking what were the requisites
for the holy communion and confrma-
ton, and receiving very satisfactory re-
plies, he asked: And now, hoys, what
must precede baptism :" Whereupou a
lively urchin shouted ont, "a baby,
SIR ,"
When the fond mother or earnest
Sunday teacher attempts 10 en-
graft the lessons Of morality on the
young hopeful, they are someEhat as
founded ut some Of the mltter-of-fact
replies made to simple questions. A.
the conclusion OF q berry festival not
very long ago, an excellent teacher. de-
srous OF administering trifing moral
lesson, inquired Of the bows ii they had
enjoyed their repast. With the in
6enu0us mOdesty Of youth obey ali re-
sponded: Yes, stree ?" .'Then, .
asked the excellent teacher, IF Won had
slipped into my garden and picked those
Dernes without my leave. would they
nave tasted as good IS now ?" Every
boy N that stained and sticky company
sLrleked, " No, Stree - . Nhv not p
Cause, said little Thomas, with the
cheertulness Of cousci GUS virtue, . then
we shouldn't have had sugar and cream
with EN-" A precoci Gus boy was asked
which was the greater evil of the two.
hurting another fee ings or his finger /?
He said the former. Right. my dear
child, said the entitled questioner.
= and why u 1t worse 20 hurt the feel
lngs Because yOu can't tie q rae
around them. % explained the dear child.
\ munster stopping ut 4 house sought to
improve the lime by giving an 6-year-old
boy an Instructive lesson in morality.
Ny boy, saij the minister, " have
lived \ years, and have never used to-
eacco N any form. nor told a lie, nor
dlsobeyed ny 3aEenis, nor uttered az
cath, nor played 5ruaIt, uor-'' Giuiuv
cIlcEets interrupted the lad. ever
am e had any fun sc all, have vec?"
8 You are Il good hs5le D y, SAIL a 5ua-
day school teacher 10 q sturdy lad; Won
never use naughty words. !" .sNo, i
DON'T, " was the honest reply. . hut when
my blg brother takes all the gravy. and
leaves me the crUsts. I thick d - good
deal, tell yOG. A mother has her
child upon her kuee-u0t face downward.
she is talking to him kindly, Would
IN y little Ezra ike to be q missionary.
audgo preach To the.sulteIing heathen?"
Iears,-bright, pearly drops OF feehag-
gLsteued IN little Ezra's eyes as he muir
INJURED: = O, L wouldn't, but ia like
10 be 0u the perlice long enough to pus
o TIN ICoE un the big lunmlx shat stuck
shoemaker wax on my seat to-day at
school.
When the clergyman makes his usual
call 4e inspires "a profound awe in most
boys a Brooklyn dominic on gong
away called TO bin little Tommy, the l.
year-0Ld sOl OF his host. and asaed him
what he should give him I0r u present.
tommy, who laa q great respect for the
cloth, thought /. was his duty t. sug-
gest something OF u religious nature. So
he answered LesitatmgIy: I'll think
/ should ike Il testament, ana / know [
should ike p0p-gun.
Into how many aTE Ear pradIc9ments
have the frank and unfortunate speeches
u tae small BOY placed his elders. the
trouble with the vCuuCster is that he
has not had time to learn that the truth
must not Ge always spoken. For m
stance, the old bachelor uncle Is OH q
visit 10 the house. He says 10 tine young
scion: - Well, Charley, what DO you
want ncw3" Charley" Oh, I want To
be rich. Uncle Rich Why SO 2"
Charley Because I want to be petted;
and ma says you are All old idiot, but
must be petted because Won are rich
but 1t IS o. great secret, aud / mustn't tell. 2
Here IS q scene at % Brooklyn wedding
breakfast: Company all seated about
the table. \ pause in the general con
versati9u. Happy husband to his wi;e's
I-yeu-old sister at the other end Of the
room Wen, Julie, y0U have a new
brother now. Julie" Yes, bat mother
said 70 papa the other day that she was
afraid you would never amount to much,
but that It seemed To be Sarab's last
CHARGE. There was an intense silence,
followed by a rapid play Of knives and
forks. i boy once asked his father who
It was that lived next door to him, and
when he heard the name inquired If he
was o fool, but a very sensible man, bat
why did you ask the question - 50 Be
cause, replied the boy, " mother said
t'J5her day EoE we're next door to fool. :"
\ rustic yOungster asked out to tea
with 81 friend was admOuIsued 10 praise
tue eatabIas. Presently the butter was
passed to hIu, when he remarked:
- Very nice bUtter-what there Is OF it, p
and, observing q smile, he added. "and
/ plenty Of it-sach as it is. ;"
- l. your father ut home 2" incurred
the man OF the little girl who admitted
him. Is your name BIL?' she asked.
Some people call me 50, he replied
g Then he IS not rs home, for I heard
+ him tell John If any bill came, to say he
! WIS not at home.
/ ! little boy came running up to his
mother. Ma, ma, Cousin Bill he's IN
the parlor with sister Jane, and he keeps
biting her" "Wbat William biting
nay Jana?" . Yes, m. 1 seed him do It
+ ever SO many times. Bite her right on
the mouth, and the taruaI girl didn't hol-
Iar "a bit, mother "Ah, never mind.
+ Ned; / guess he didn't hurt her much. 7
Hurt her ? cEacky why, she loves 1t,
+ she does; eos she kept q letting him and
+ didu'5 say nothing, but just smacked her
! In. - u 4 - .-.L ana DID I .-.L II