Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19
Funny Sayings of Children.

From Chambers Journal.I
 At public meeting in Edinburgh some time ago, Professor Blackie told his audi ence the following story: GA little boy at presbytery examination was asked, What is the meaning of regeneration Oh, to be born again. he replied. Quite right, Tom my. You're very good boy. Would you not like to be born again?' Tommy hesitated, but on being pressed for an answer, said: Mo- Why, Tommy For fear might be born Iassie!' he replied"
 This appears to be an excellent illustration of the folly of asking children difficult theo- logical questions before they are old enough to grasp the difference between worldly fact and divine allegory.
 Much more to the point, and a splendid ply of little urchin, who, with his brothers and sisters, were always scolded by their grandfather whenever they dared to invade the precincts of his library. "Would you like to go to heaven Bertie?" his mother asked of him one evening when she had been reading to him Mrs. Heman's beautiful verses on the Better Land.'' ''No, mamnle," was the quick response. You wouldn't like to go to heaven, my son! Why?" "Why, grandpapa will be there, won't he?" ''Yes' T hope he will" s'Well, when he sees us children, he'll come scolding along and. say: 'Whew! whew! what are you all here tor!' No, mamma don't want to go to heaven if erandpapa is going to be there"
 We cut the following from one of the French papers: A little boy sitting by the bed of his grandmother, who was very abiId D aha said CT very bad; am going to die" He looked very much mystifed for few minutes, and then suddenly exclaimed: "Why will you die Does God want an old angel?"
 s'Grandpapa,'' said another little fellow, "who made those great dNches in your fore head?''
 'sWhat did he make them for?"
 s'I don't know, Willie. Don't ask silly questions
 Willie was thoughtful for a few moments, and then said: 'I know now! Father can tell how old his COWS are by the wrinkles on their horns. Is that what God put wrinkles on your brow for, grandpapa?"
 Some remarkable answers are sometimes given by children in response to questions put to them in school. At school at Wall send, near Newcastle, the master asked aclass of boys the meaning of the word capacities" and after brief pause, one little boy said:
 I and when I'm done I'm tight"
 Another teacher asked a bright little girl what country was opposite to us on the globe.
 1T don't know, sir" was the reply.
 stWell, now" pursued the teacher Eff I were to bore hole through the earth, and you were to go in at this end, where would you come out?"
 ''Out of the hole, sir," replied the pupil with an air of triumph.
 Children frequently put puzzling questions at home to their parents on various subjects, as is evinced by the one which smart boy, who had been reading the newspaper, put to his father: Pa, has the world got tail?" s'No, my boy; it is quite round" replied his parent. 'WelI,' persisted young hopeful, why do the papers say so wags the world if it ain't got tsil?''
 As an instance of juvepile preeoeity, we may mention the stratagem employed by q little six-year old fellow whose mother had told him that it was impolite to ask for cakes or other things which they might see being prepared, while visiting at other peoples houses. Calling at a house in the neighbor- hood where 8 cake was being made, he eyed the precious composition very wistfully for some time without speaking, but at last he ventured to say in an undertone: Mother says it's not polite to ask for cake" ''No," was the reply; Sit does not look well for little boys to do so." But she didn't say must not eat piece, Tn case you gave It to me, was the unanswerable rejoinder.
 Of similar kind was the suggestion of 8 little girl who, while at party, had left upon the table half an orange. On passing the house the next morning, she thought of the orange, and feeling like finishing it, she en- tered and said to the lady: Mrs. M, left part of an orange here last night, and l have called to see about it. If you cannot find it, you needn't trouble yourself about It, as a whole small orange will do just as we'll
 Children, if permitted, will sometimes try to argue a question; but 1t Is seldom that they venture on closing an argument, when it is particularly addressed to them. A cer tain Aunt Betsy was, however, trying to per suade her little nephew to go to bed, and by way of argument, said that all the little chickens went to roost at sunset. ''Yes," re piled the boy; "but the old hen always goes with them"
 A little girl ho had heard that every one was made of aust was one day standing at the window, end appeared to be eery intentIy watching the eddies of that staple of crea- tion as they were whirled up by the wind. Her mother, observing her, asked her what she was thinking about; and she responded in very serious tone: q thought, mamma, that there was going to be another little girl" This, however, 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 too big for that now ''Why, grandma, she replied, 'the bigger we grow, the better we like 'em''
 Some children are often amusing by reason of their conceit, as in the case of the young French gentleman of the mature age of five, who, on being told that the baby wanted to