New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-23
"BOB" BURDETTE'S BOY.
Erom The Ruclinqton HaukeYe.

From The Burlington HoUkeye
Time flies, anu the BOY IS learning to talk so
that pc Iplo can understanl hin.
If you would let me nave nn for about one month
mistress wno came down here from up tue river last
week, g could break MIN Of that careless habit Of
Just because the boy had asked his ster dark proved
father: "Poppuls wnurs is IN ne nnn-poe you akin
mana nm dayt" Which. by Interpretation Ia. the
pie school stgess would nave taught hn
0sAy: "Falher where IS my asnihg-rJd OF which you
speaADg to my mother wien reference To pDrcnas-
ing for some time In the Immediate luture
Add her little sereae highness s1ook her head and
SAID no; he Was losing his oaby'tak and learning to
speak English too rapidly as II was The pleasant
face Of schoomisress wnkled up into an interro
sonoo IN STRESS" the Jester said on all matters Of
education your shapey head IN not hy II Is as lowell
as ne uIown lawn, bat you don't want TO teach The
baDy grammar, and you don't want him 70 speak good
English. You want him ~ 90 baby AID you want 10
encourage indulge III baby tax. In tho years to
come. when the pudgy ntle fists VII! dig great ears out
blue eyes because the boy can't remember III Just
wnat points there should aud must be harmony
between the and The suDec when lie s CO Dhdent
That will die before he can remember now nauy fell
lows besides adj auto, con. in or Inter are followed by
tue accusatve; wBen he knows the world Will stand
still Just after school n he recall
that all Examinations In something or otner take tue
what you may call II after some kind OF things:
Mr. Davis that he IL not only wiling out anIons TO 40
cept statement that the OF the three angles OF
triangle al 10 TWO right angles Without going TO
the board prove his truthfulness by demons ration
along IN those days the memory oil his BABY Talk wiz
come pack Ike sweet music. He viii trouble
enough with the English language and all the appurte
nancas thereuntO ap pertaining by aud BY"
mo" lie responded In answer to silent inquiry ofthe
peasantaced sch0O mistress, "he does not knOw his
aionapet Tnank heaven aud ns snaI not be bothered
with Yes. lie has alphabet blocks and knows all the
letters them aud many prepo-terOus stories about the
pictures on, yes no count Hear him now, count
ing pebbles he has Drought home from the beach
'One ree seven free, seven, Free five, seven free
certainly he eau count by system OF his own, TOO,
winch IL more than most people have.
Don't make prg OF tAe baoy, sonoomistress From
the day .wnlon they are years Old they must,
school system OF the states, begin study.
aud SIT sra ght. ana behave properly ana speak
recty. from thst q ne uut tine grave hides them
they i've and SPEAK aud act verbally speaking they be,
d. aud suor, under soca aud educ Itioual surye
lance. Aud claim that III least years OF the life OF
woman should be free tree "a the air. free TO
talk tue brook runs with an ia nmeled musical pra
tie and babbe. Way, n few weeks mel
anchOly looking cnid, about fOnr yeara DID, and in
presence and hearing pointed to me, and said TO his
mother:
80 Mamma, OF whom Is that gentleman speaklngf
"POOr little prig My Died for him. That art or
noon boy down by Il target aud taught him
10 say Mamma, what is dot man speakn 10 You about
reconstructed his general the same easy
basis. and-oOk IN the eye-if tnat boy didn't tan
up young Indian In Two days. and be gained seven
pOuads In three weeks.
'You see" the jester concluded. IN apologize tone,
for had done unusual amount Of preaching that
day You see. hsvn't very broad experience In
training children have only one chick 10 cnck over
ana scratch tor but we're bound he shant 60 10 school