The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-03-03
Children's Drolleries,

MOI long since correspondent sent to
a provincial paper an anecdote, of which
his six-year-old boy was the hero. He
says:
81 keep a shop and sell fancy goods.
A gentleman came in to buy something.
1t was early, and my little boy and l
were alone in the house at the time.
The gentleman gave me sovereign,
and had to go upstairs to my cash-box.
Before doing so, I went to the little
room next to the shop, and said to the
boy /. " Watch the gentleman that he
don't steal anything;" and I put him
on the counter. AS soon as returned,
he sang out Pa, he didn't steal any
thing-I watched him. You may i'm
agine what position I was In"
Children's questions are often no less
embarrassing than they are amusing, as
may be instanced in the story of the
mercenary little boy who overheard a
conversation respecting wedding that
was soon to take place. At breakfast
the next morning he recalled the subject
by asking the following question :
Papa, what do you want to give the
bride away for? Can't they sell her?"
At whale exhibition a youngster is
said to have asked his mamma if the
whale that swallowed Jonah had as large
a mouth as the one before them, why
didn't Jonah walk out at one corner.
"You must think Jonah was fool ;
he didn't want to walk out and get
drowned" was the quick reply of a
brother, before the mother could answer.
1t lis related of another infant inquirer
who was looking with great interest at a
foaming pan of milk, that he suddenly
exclaimed: mamma, where do the
COWS get the milk from?" "Where do
you get your tears p was the answer.
After thoughtful silence, in which the
mention of tears had evidently recalled
certain associations, he again broke out !:
Mamma, do the cows have to be
spankedP" .
On seeing house being whitewashed,
small boy of three years wanted to
know if the house was going to be
shaved
A lady, when admiring the stars on a
bright night in tropical climate, was
suddenly asked in the most innocent way
by her little son of five years if those
were the nails that held up the heaven.
A boy who had always refused to eat
oatmeal, in spite of his mothers urgings
that it was strengthening diet, sud-
denly surprised her one morning by eat
ing liberal plateful and calling for
more. Upon his mother asking for an
explanation, he replied ''E am bound
to eat oatmeal till I'm strong enough to
whip Johnny Scott
Little Freddie, when visiting neigh
boris house, was offered piece of bread
and butter, which he accepted, but with
out any show of gratitude. "What do
you say, Freddie ?" limited the lady, ex-
pecting him to say, "Thank you" 81
say it amt cake" was the impolite re-
Spouse.
The father of family, after reading
from the morning paper that the cold
night before was intense, the thermome-
ter registering meny degrees below the
freezing point, said CHOW, children,
I suppose you are taught all about that
at school. Which of you can tell me
what the freezing point is?" "The
point of my nose, papa" was the prompt
reply from one of the youngsters.
A gentleman somewhat advanced in
life, and who was never remarkable for
his good looks, asked his grandchild
what he thought of him. The boys
parents were present. The youngster
made no reply. "Well, why won't you
tell me what you think of me?" "Cause
[ don't want to get licked" was the
answer.
A mother once showed her child a
beautiful doll, st. John, of fine make
and color. "See," she said, she has
been very good; and heaven always re-
wards the good by making them beauti-
full" "Oh," said the child, lifting its
shoulders, "don't believe that, mamma.
This little st. John looks very meek be-
cause he's all glued up; but if he could
only move, you'd seep
The following remark of little girl
shows an opinien of her elders the re-
verse of fiattering "Oh, dear p she ex-
claimed to her doll, "I do wish you
would sit still. never saw such an I'M
easy thing in all my life. Why don't
you act like grown folks, and be still and
stupid for while '-Chana6ers' Jour-
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