The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-29
LITTLE FOLK b.

How old are you, my little man3" asked
q gentlena an OF a tot who was less than four
years of age. I'm not old" was the indig.
nant reply; II am almost new"
Mr.. Chaupcsy Dspew in Irelasd met 9 boy
whipping a donkey. One of the travelling
party said, boy, stop beating your brother"
Quick as a fash came the reply. II won't.
father"
Mamma" cried little Willie, 81 want On
child, what do you mean3' 20, Harry's
Damms said he had gone down town on an
errsnd, and | wan one to ride on too"
why, Allie, dear. lie that The way to be-
gin your dinner?' asked q mother of her
little daughter, AZ she began with the pie in
s.ead of the bread aud butter. We'll, l de
clare, msmms, l was going to eat my dinner
upside down, wasn't ~
Ratiocination: Small Gertrude 1--we years
old-Msmms, l quite agree with you. Mann
ma-Why, my child, what does agree mean?
s. G.-when two persons think alike; Nam
ma What does disagree mean? 8. g.
When one person thinks alike.
Alittls boy, q resident of our village, when
passing eur prominent undertaken. was
rather reticent in answering his queries, but
when his mother asked him il he did not
know the gentleman, he answered.: "Yee,
that is the NAN who takes dead people to
Heaven"
Little Mamie. when five years old, had Q
pet kitten which she loved almost to death.
One day Miss Kitty lesped from the doll
carriage in which che was sDugly tucked, to
re present q baby, and ran unde the ehed
where her little mtstfess could not reach
her. Every means was Iesorted to, to per.
suade her to come forth, but to no avail. At
last little Mamie became vexed, and, with a
last peep at Miss Kitty. who was busily
washing her face, said. You think you're
pretty nice, don't yer? but | don't wash my
face with my feet, anyway"
A five yesr-old Of our acquaintance was
once invited. with the rest of the family,
TO take tea at the house of o friend. The
head of the family had taken pains to pro
cure Q tempting supper for his guests, and
when all were seated at ths table and it
came five-yesr cd turn to be helped, the
host ssid: We'll. Johnny, what will you
have?" Johnny looked over the table Q min
ute and then made this crushing reply:
'When l am at home and don't see anything
good to eat on the table 1 have crackers and
milk, and | guess I'll have crackers and
milk now"
New Dollis.
We've got a new dollie at our house, we
isl" exultingiy exclaimed q young lady OF
very tender years while on q visit to Mother
u . tAO oNhOA
why, that's real nice. Is 1t q pretty dol
lie ?" asked Mrs. M.
"Oh. no, it amt putty q bit, bat it's
~alive!"
Precept and Example,.
Detroit Journal
Papa, what is meant by always hittin5
the nail ON the head in daily life?i
III simply means, my son, that you should
come directly to the point In all your deal
ings with the world"
But how, paps?"
well let me see. Hum! All, I have 1t
Run put to the shed and get mt . nail,
hammer, and q pine block"
Here they are, papa"
"Very good. Now | will place the blocl
on my knees 81. hen | will hold the mai
all ready for being drived into the block-so
Now take the hammer and strike the mai
directly on the head and it will enter tn
block. IL you strike all around the nail
!, without hittia g it, your blows WILL be wasted
I Are you ready my son?"
/, "Yes, papa"
"Then-go!"