St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-15

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TRUE INCIDENT IN RHYME.
Once, in a class of little maids,
The teacher vainly sought
| Their catechism 10 insti1
| And chain the wandering thought.
snow, who has been baptised?" she asked
Just answer with word" ;"
They shouted, "I'' and 81 and T.
All clamOrirg to be heard.
Then one small maid so eager seemed
And quite important grew
'Oh, have been baptised," she said,
And vaccinated, toon' S. II. d.
| KNOWLEDGE PRA CTICALLY APPLIED.
"Oh, dearr' exclaimed little Mays
mamma, "Tve been cooking fShballs,
and there's no end to them"
"Then they are like the earth, mamma,
round; teacher says there's no end
| to it," j. w. w.
Boston.
BAD OUTLOOK FOR MIR. F.
Charlie was eleven years old, but had
picked up so much modern expression,
or slang that he seemed much older.
His mother was a widow and was re-
ceiving the attentions of certain Mr..
| FiZZletop. One day the would-be papa
was in such haste to get a train that he
started for the depot without his hat.
"Here," called Charlie from the win
dow, ''take your hat. Folks I'll think
| you're cooked" W.
| Boston, Mass.
A CONDENSED GRACE.
A little boy. son of a Sunday-SchOol
superintendent, was seated at the sup
| per table with the rest of the family.
| Becoming impatient for his papa to ask
the blessing so they could proceed with
| the meal he quickly bowed his head and
said: 80 Lord. supper" A.
Cornwall, Conn.
THE "FLUTTERING" HORSE.
A wee maiden of three summers was
| going to ride with her papa. AS she
stood near the buggy, waiting to be
| lifted in, the horse whinnied, and she,
very much frightened, started to run
away. Her father persuaded her to re-
main, but she held tightly on his hand
and With a trembling voice exclaimed:
Papa, you won't let him fiutter so
again, will you?' S.
/ Cornwall, Conn.
a JULY VIEW OF IT.
+ A teacher in one of the public schools
! while explaining to her young scholars
how vast was the extent of Queen Vic
tOria'S possessions, repeated the express
sion THAT the sun never sets on her do
minions." This fact evidently impressed
one little girl, as few weeks later,
when answering her written eXamina-
ton in geography, in reply to the ques-
ton. (Which country has the warmest
climate on the earth?" she wrote Eng
land, because the sun never sets on her
dOminiOnS." TEACHER.
New York Citv.
USEFUL IN FLY TIME.
/ a bright little st. Louis boy, aged
seven years, attended the circus, and
next morning electrified the circle at
the family breakfast table with the in
quiry, Papa, what does an elephant
have two tails for; to keep the flies Off
both endS?" f. w. S.
New York City.
A DOUBLE-EDGED COMPLIMENT.
The little three-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Grannis usually has cute
and ready answer to questions asked
her, but if not in perfect sympathy
with her surroundings she will say lit
tie or nothing. Not long since l took
her to see her grandmamma and her
aunt, neither of whom she had seen for
long time. They tried in every way
to draw the child out, but not word,
scarcely, would she vouchsafe. After
we left, she very complacently said to
me:
Il am so glad l went to see my grand
ma"
replied, eff you were so glad to see
her, why didn't you talk to her?"
She asked: didn't l talk to her a
little bit?''
said: Yes, but why didn't you talk
to her mOre?"
She answered, after deep reflection:
'Oh! because she is so nice"
New York City. G. ii. P.
AS TO CELESTIAL HOUSEKEEPING.
Little Claudio. aged four years, who
is always perpetrating brilliant and un-
expected things. astonished her mother
the other day by the following startling
query: Mamma. has God got kitchen
where He gets His supper?"
New York City. G. III.
AN EFFECTIVE RETURN SHOT.
Christian Advocate.
MA" demonstrated Bobby, s'when l
was at grandma's she let me have two
| pieces of pie'' Well, she ought not to
have done so, Bobby" said his mother.
Il think two pieces of pie are too much
for little boys. The older you grow,
| Bobby, the more wisdom yOu will gain"
ment. swell. ma" he said, grandma
is good deal older than you are.'
PROPOSED READJUSTMENT.
| Christian Secretary.
A very little fellow has very lively
tongue and talks SO much at meals that
on recent occasion when there were
to be guests at the table his elder
bribed him with nickel to be STILL
After ten minutes of silence the little
boy whispered anXiOusly to his brother:
Arthur, Arthur, mayn't Istalk cents
worth?"
COMPREHENSIVE DEFIANCE.
| Rural New Yorker
Mr.. S.-Seehere, my boy, Mr.. Brown
! doesn't like you to swing on his gate.
! Precocious boy (WhO has lately been
to Sunday schOoD-Well, | don't care
| for Mr.. Brown, nor his man-Servant. nor
tshiS maid-Servant, nor his OK, nor HIS
ass, nor anything that is his.
JOHNNY'S RECEPTION OF THE BABY.
Detroit Free Press.
Little Johnny was taken in to see his
new baby brother. After a good look
7 at him he asked:
Ibid baby come from heaven, MAN.
ma?"
"Yes, Johnny; God sent the little
dear to u.s."
"Well, said Master Johnny, after an
other inspection of the round, bald
head. 81 wonder what kind of bar
ber they've got up there. He's given
him pretty close cut, think"