The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-08-07

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cent of an attempt at pun, said
Mamma, think he is the stoop.
idest man i ever did see."
Little Fannie Dempsey, who was
suffering from toothache, said to
her mother: "Oh. mamma. how
lucky you are! When you have
the toothache you can take them
all out"
They have some bright pupils
in the Tyngsborough schools. AT
the examination the other day a
boy was asked, "What are the
warmth-producing foods?" His
reply was, "Cayenne pepper and
Jamaica ginger"
Child" Grandpa, how old are
you?" Grandpa-"I am eighty
seven years old, my dear" Child
-" Then you was born eighty
years before was?" Grandpa
yes, my little girl" Child
Law, what long time you had to
wait for me-"
Here, James, take these two
cakes and give the smaller one to
your little brother" James ex-
amined the cakes carefully, ap-
preached undecided, and finally
took a heroic bite out of one of
them, which he passed over to his
brother with the remark, "There,
Tommy, I've made you a smaller
one-they were both the same
size"
Little Phil had always mentioned
each member of the family in his
evening prayer, but the other night
he left out the baby. "Why, Phil,
you forgot your dear little brother "
His black eyes flashed with the
answer: "There's no room in my
prayers for my little brother;
there is no room in this house for
him; and what's more, there never
has been !"
a little New Orleans girl asked
her mother the other day how it
was that Adam and Eve came to
leave the Garden of Eden, and was
told that the devil entered the gar
den in the form of a serpent and
tempted them, and God banished
them. The little child pondered
and then said: Mamma, why
didn't God send the devil away
instead of Adam and Eve? They
were in the garden first"
a little 12-year old boy paid a
visit to a Lakc-street family last |
week. Next door lived lad few |
years younger, who had called on
the visitor and scraped an acquaint-
ance. On his return home his
mother asked: Who is that little
boy visiting next door?' "Well,
| don't just know who he is, mann
MAJ replied the little fellow, "but
hey call him John, and he is not
John the Baptist" And he looked
up in surprise because his mother
Little Mary is overheard cate
,hising a group of her playmates,
md has got as far as the condition
If Adam and Eve in the Garden of
Eden. She asks" Why were they
lriven out Of the Garden?" An
'wer-" Because they ate Gods ap-
,les." Mary" They were allowed
o eat the fruit; Why were they
orbidden to have those apples?"
Answer" Because he wanted them
or pies" Mary-"No, you stupid
hing! they were his WINTER
IPpLEs +"
"Now, my darling, say your
prayers and then you will have a
'leasant Sleep" said mother to
Ter little 3-year old. "Ise so {:
lecpy, mamma; l can't" "But, t
ny child, you must not 60 to sleep
5ithout saying your prayers. God |
,on't love little children unless )
hey pray" "Tse SO sleepy"
Never mind; wake up now dear, l
nd say your prayers, like a good {
title girl. "Oh! mamma" t
loaded the innocent, "please let {
ne lone. don't want to pray; l
elieve Dod's don to bed, anyway"
Two little boys, Tommie and
'rankic, who had been the best of
lends, quarreled and threw stones :