St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-12
CUTE SAYINGS.
DELICATELY PUT.

DELICATELY PUT.
Babyhood.
Among other extraordinary anatomies
discovered by my hopeful of four and a
half is one which he named in telling
me of the sad chastisement inflicted OH
disobedient doll: Papa, Dittie was
so naughty to-day that had to 'pank
her on the back of her tummic"
THE PROPER DISTINCTION.
Babyhood.
Sarah B., aged four years, was very
fond of cucum5ers. Her mother en-
deavored to dissuade her from eating
them by telling her they would make
her sick, and She might die and be like
little boy who was buried in the GEM
etery with lamb over him. The lamb
| Carved on the tombstone) was men,
toned to make the fate seem real.
Sarah had often observed it. Shortly
afterwards re, her father was eating freely
OF the forbidden dainty, and her mother
said to him: II am afraid you are eat
ing too many of those" eyes," said
Sarah, land you'd better look out, or
yOd'll die and be buried, and you'll have
an Old sheep OH top of your
r -. ONE THING AT A TINE.
Baptist Weekly. %:
A little boy while playing fell down
|, the steps and hurt himself severely.
His mother Scolded him for his caIeleSs-
ness, and he sObbed out. 'Mamma,
please don't 3scald me till / get done
hurting.''- ''f' ~.' = VS. t,e. :: .e =.
THE DIAGNOSIS CONFIRMED.
Christian Leader.
A little Buffalo girl was not feeling
well, and her parents suggested that
she might be about to have chicken-poX,
then prevalent. She went to bed laugh
ing at the idea, but early next morning
went into her parents room, looking
very serious, and said: Yes, it is
chicken-poX, papa. found fodder in
the bed. ,,.-,,t
FRESH SCRIPTURAL READING.
The World.
My little sister, Sal, was looking at
large illustrated Bible with younger
brother, when they came to full-page
picture of Abraham about to sacrifice
Isaac. She looked at it in silence for
moment, then said: Now, brother,
look at this. God told Abraham to Kill
his son, just to see if he was mean
enough to do it, Mrs. W. E. NJ.
Anneta, N. G.
AN IMPREGNABLE POSITION.
Communicated to the World.
Little five-year-old Homer, who thinks
papa blameS him for everything in the
way of mischief that goes on about the
house, remarked Oh one occasion:
swell, papa, one thing you certainly
can't blame on me, didn't make the
elevated cars go off the track"
New York city.
CHOICE OF A PROFESSION.
Detroit Churchman.
A small boy of our acquaintance ad-
mireS his clergyman. He says: II
would like to be a minister, if l could
be nice minister like him. If I can't
be that, should like to be street car
cond uctOr."
APPLIED THEOLOGY.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Unto her grandmother sweet little
girl with a glorious aureole of golden
hair said few days since, as she came
game of hide-and-gO-seek: 81 wis /
was an angel. grandma"
''DO you, my little darling-whyw
eff l had wings | could beat the rest
of the girls home to base"
JOHNNY SHORTENS UP THE RECITATION.
Troy Press
Little Johnny was learning to spell
and read at the same time, and his book
was first reader. His chief stumbling
block was a double letter. When he
came to the word ''feel," instead of
spelling it ''f-double Ell, feel" he would
say ''f-e-e-l, feel" repeating the double
IctIcI tWiCc. II IoOh WCchS W impress
him with the necessity of saying
''double'' whenever he found two let,
tiers together, but he learned it at last.
One day, towards the close of vaca-
/, ton, during which he had grown rusty,
he was brought out before a company
of ladies and gentlemen to read any
piece they might select in his first
reader. His mother watched him with
trembling anxiety, but he appeared to
feel himself equal to the occasion. A
young lady among the company selected
a little poem which began with this
line:
Up, up, Lucy, the sun is in the sky!
The embryo logician took his place i'm
the center of the parlOr floor. made
bow and read the first line as follows:
Double up, Lucy, the sun is in the skyl
He never finished the recitation.
A PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE.
Harper's Magazine.
One day Ernest had been seriously
lectured by his mother, and finally sent
he was to be punished. He returned
soon and said; II couldn't find any
switch, mamma, but here's a stone YOU
can throw at me-"
CRUEL INJUSTICE.
Boston Globe.
A little girl who made too much noise
in the early morning In her sick
mothers room was put out into the hall,
and soon after a miserable old rag doll.
of which she was very fond, was tossed
out to her.
This was the ''straw" that did it.
Snatching up her beloved, and hug
glng it tightly in her arms, with stream
ing eyes, she sObbed out to her grand
ma:
ST wouldn't tared, but what had
Judy done?'
THE PERFECTION OF sIMILrTUDE.
Youths Companion.
One day, when the teacher of a Kin