Bridgeton pioneer., 1884-03-13
FUNNY SAYINGS OF CHILDREN.

AT q public meeting in Edinburg,
some time ago, Professor Blackle told
his audience the following story: "a
little boy at presbytery examination
was asked, What is the meaning of
regeneration? %, to be born again
he replied. Quite right, Tommy.
You're very good boy. Would you
not like to be born again.? Tommy
hesitated, but on being pressed for an
answer, said: No Why, TommyY
For fear might be born a lassie?' he
replied"
We Gull the following from one of
the French papers: A little boy was
sitting by the bed of his grandmother,
who was veryill. 'Ah, my poor child"
she said, 81 am very bad; l am going
to die" He looked very much mysti-
fed for few minutes, and then sud
denly exclaimed: 'Why will you die2
Does God want an old angel?''
Some remarkable answers are some
times given by children in response to
questions put them in school. At a
school in Wallsend, near Newcastle,
the master asked a class of BOYS the
meaning of the word "appetite;' and
after brief pause, one little boy said:
Il know, sir; when I'm eatin', Pm
'appy: and when I'm done, I'm tight"
Children frequently put puzzling
questions at home to their parents on
various subjects, as is evinced by the
one which a smart boy, who had been
reading the newspaper, put to his
father, PA has the world got tail?''
mo my boy; it is quite round" re-
piled his parent Well" persisted
young hopeful, why do the papers
say so wags the world if it amt got
tail?''
As an instance of juvenile precocity,
we may mention the stratagem en-
ployed by little six-year-old fellow,
whose mother had told him that it
was impolite to ask for cakes or other
things that they might see being pre-
pared, while visiting at other peoples
houses. Calling at a house in the
neighborhood, where cake was be-
ing made, he eyed the precious COM
position very wistfully for some time
without speaking, but at last he ven
turedto say, in an undertone; Mother
says it's not polite to ask for cake"
NO. was the reply; ''it does not look
we'll for little boys to do So" But
she didn't say must not eat piece,
in case you gave it to me-" was the un-
answerable rejoinder.
A little girl who had heard that
every one was made of dust, was one
day standing at the window, and ap-
peared to be very intently watching
the eddies of that staple of creation as
they were whirled up by the wind.
Her mother, observing her, asked her
what she was thinking about; and she
responded in a very serious tone: II
thought mamma, that there was going
to be another little girl" This, how
ever, was not so precocious an answer
as that wrung from another little girl
who was reproved for playing with the
boys, and was told that being seven
years old, she was to big for that now,
''Why, grandma" she replied, ''the
bigger we grow, the better we like
them"
We will close our paper by an anus
ing example of childish skepticism. A
little boy about four years of age was
saying his prayers at his mothers
knee, and when he had finished the
Lords Prayer, she said: ''Now. Willie,
ask God to make you good boy"
The child raised his eyes to his moth
er's face for few moments, as if in
deep thought, and then startled her
with the reply: cts no use, mamma.
He won't do it. I've asked him heap
of times. Chambers Journal.