The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-02-17
Youso IDEAS.


little girl TO inquire why another
scholar was absent from school. The
child returned with the news ,hat the
absentee had bad "ulater" in her
throat and couldn't come.
A little four-year.old girl was caper-
ing around her mothers knee tho
other day, when tho mother remarked,
"Why, dear, you are certainly beside
Yourself" The little girl replied,
"Why, ma, fot was beside 'ou."
Little Filth was terrible sleepy thu
other night Sho began her customary
prayer upon retiring, bat when she got
IA far Ms "Our Father her cyoG closed
and her head tumblcd onto the pillow.
II taift tsy it tonight" she said,
"l'iGA roo sleepy lie knows the yest
Of IT,"
A teacher was trying TO make johnny
understand the science Of simple divis.
ion. "Now Johnny" she said, III
you bad an orange which you wishsd
TO divide with your little sister. how
much wonld you give her = Johnny
thought il over for a moment, aud re.
piled "a suck"
Nv hen / grow up I'll be man,
won't r. asked little Austin boy
of his mother. "Yca, my son but IL
you want TO be man yeu must be in.
dus.rious at school and learn how 20
behave yourself "Why, mamma, do
tho lazy boys turn out 70 be women
when they grow upl"
In Paris tho chocolate manufacturers
produce n great variety Of figures in
their tooth-somo mixture. Said
mother 10 her little bov, eli you are
very good, Pierre, on New Years Day,
! shall 90 to Menier's and buy Won
Faith, ITopa and Charity" "I'd
rather have the Twelve Apos.lss," re-
piled tho little boy.
4 little girl was prases,sd wish
canary oa Sunday, and. after bsstow.
ing tho gift, her unc's said, "Well,
Ei'io, suppose your bird will sing
only hymns, to-day T. Il know hs
will" said tho domure little miss. who
had recently bean reading about song
birds and their habits. What makes
you 40 .1re Of il r. suriouslJ asked the
givcr. Cause It's n him bird" was
the native reply.
lie was prEisins her br,atiful hair,
and begging for one tinv cnrl. when
her little brother SAID "Oh. my !!
'taint noshin' noR yon just ought u
have seen how long il hangs down
when she hangs !. on the side Of tho
table TO comb IT," Then they laughed
and she called her brother a cut, little
angel and when IN. -oung man @as
gone away. and heard the hoy Yelling.
he thsDzht the lai Vas TAX on aulIeiny
AMI Dangerously III.
\ youngater in this city who hal
been pot into corner the othrr dtg.
for sundry a.rscioas inisdemetnors waS
told by her mother that il sh. was not
! n good girl there was reason TO believe
that she would not 50 TO heaven. In.
stantlY the query came "Why, does
everybody have 10 DO gosl in heaven
ali the time r. "Ycs.' was the roply.
"Wcll. then" said the culprit. II
guess don't want TO 60 70 heaven.
I'll stay here, and God needn't look"
Tho little girl who was not far from
right-A story by the Port Jeryis Umos:
4 gentleman of this village has a
family Of thfcs or four little girls. Not
long since the children wero talk
ing about n pair Of twins One Of
them, an elder one, turned TO her father
and said Papa, what DO they call
il when throo babies come at once r.
a little one, who was much interested
in the conversation, and who had
heard talk about the smallpox, at once
interrupted and said with much anima-
tion: II know. papa" well, what
do they call il q said the father. "An
epidemic" sail tho little one, proudly
display iny her knowledge.