Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-21
TILE LITTLE ONES.
Funny Sayings Of snaall Children.
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time ago, Professor Blackie told his
audience the following story: "A little
boy at o presbytery examination was
asked, What is the meaning Of regen-
eration?" 90, to be born again, he re-
piled. 'sQuite 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, Tommy?" t'For
fear T might be born lassiep he re-
piled.
This appears to be an excellent illus
tration Of the folly of asking children
difficult theological questions before
they are old enough to grasp the differ
ence between worldly fact and divine
allegory.
Much more to the point, and splen-
did specimen OF childlike reproach, was
the reply of q little urchin, who, with
his brothers and sisters, were always
scolded by their grandfather whenever
they dared to invade the preeints OF his
library. would you like to go to
heaven, Bertle?" his mother asked Of
him one evening when she had been
reading TO him Mrs. He1nans' beautiful
verses on the BETTER Land" "No,
mamma" was the quick response. "You
wouldn't like to so to heaven, my son
Why?" "Why, grandpa will be there,
won't hep" dyes; T hope he will"
"Well, when he sees us children, he'll
come scolding along and say, fWhew
whewl what are you all here for?' No,
mamma; don't want to go to heaven if
grandpapa is going to be there"
We Gull the following from one of
the French papers: A little boy was
aitting by the bed of his grandmother,
Who was very i'll. "Ah, my poor child
she said, Il an very bad; II am going
to die" He looked very much mysti-
fed for few minutes, and then sud
denly exclaimed: "Wby will you die
Does God want an old angely'
"Grandpa," said another intelligent
little fellow, "who made those bitches
in your forehead?" "God, my dear. "
''What did he make them for?' II
don't know, Willie. Don't ask silly
guestions.s Willie was thoughtful for
few moments, and then said: Il
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, grandpa?"
Some remarkable answers are some
times given by children in response to
questions put to them in school. At a
school at Wallsend, near Newcastle, the
master asked class Of boys the mean
ing Of the word Appetite" and
after a brief pause one little boy
said 1T know, sir: when I'm eatin' I'm
Apply, and when I'm done I'm tight. VI
Another teacher asked q bright little
girl what country was opposite to us on
The globe. IT don't know sir" was the
reply. 5s"'Well, now" pursued the teach
or, "if Iwere to bore hole through the
earth, and you were to goin at this end
where would you come out?" "Out OF
the hole, sir" replied the pupil with al
air of triumph. $780,. ........
Children frequently put puzzline
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 faith
or: "Pa, has the world got tail ?" mo
my boy;it is quite ror1nd," replied his
parent. WELL" persisted young hope
ful, why do papers say so wags the
world, 'if it airl't got q tail?"
AS an instance Of Juvenile precocity
we may mention the strategem en-
ployed by 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 ut o house in the neighborhood
where cake was being made, he eyed
the precious composition very wistfully
for some time without speaking, but at
last he yentured to say in an under.
tone, s.AIother says it is not polite to
ask FOR cake. "No," was the reply;
ssit does not look well for little boys to
do So" t.But she didn't say Unjust not
eat a piece in case you gave it to me, u
was the unanswerab1e rejoinder.
ls OF a similar kind was the suggestion
of a little girl who, while at party,
had left upon che table half an orange
On passing the house thetnext morning
abe thought Of the orange, and, feeling
like finishing iii, she entered and said tc
the lady. Mrs. Nj, / left part Of
an orange here last night, and T have
called to see about it. If you don't find
it yo,l needn't trouble yourself about it,
as q whole small orange viii do just as
/ well. ]" sa j. i5,
Children il permitted, will sometimes
/ try to argue question, but it is seldom
{ that they venture on closing an argu-
5ment, when it is particularly addressed
Ito them. a certain Aunt Betsy was,
however, trying to persuade her little
nephew to go to bed, ind, by way. OIL
argument, said that all the little chick
ems went to bed at sunset. Yes. re-
piled the boy but the old hen always
goesswith them. ~ s5 0 .77.
A little girl who heard that every
one was made of dust, was one day
standing at the window, and appeared
Ito be very in tently Watching the eddies
Eof that staple Of creation as they were
whirled up by the wind. Her mother,
observing her, asked what she was
thinking about; and she responded il !
very serious tone / thought, mamma
that there WAS gong to be another
little girl nl This, however, was not &c
precocions m answer as that & ylrune
from another title girl Who was Sre.
proved Tor play ring with the boys, and
WAS told that. beng seven years old
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