St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24

i'll the habit of asking blessings upon
all the members of, the household,
enumerating each by name. A few
evenings ago he was going over his leg
ular list, having asked God to bless papa
and mamma, he said God bless D0llie.
just then remembering that she had
displeased him that day he stopped sud-
bless Dollie. He can bless her hisSelf
it he wants to-" and no pleading of his
mamma would induce him to forgive
her. J. B. I'll,
ROUGH ON MIR. F.
New York World
Glare, a bright little four-year-old,
and her twO-year-old brother Hugely,
are always saying speech, beginning.
When was young and had no sense,
bought rooster for fifty cents.
One day Clare walked into the parlor
where, one OF her young aunts was en-
tertaining gentleman.
"Mr. F." she said, ''you were born
right young, weren't you?"
Mr.. F. admitted that he was.
SIS Mrs. F-your wife?" was the
next question.
''Oh, no." he replied, s'she is my
mother"
"Well,' remarked Miss Clare, "when
your mother was young and had no
sense" she had you, didn't she?'
AUNT MAMIE.
ALLEN READS THE HEAVENS.
Babyhood
Little Allen, twenty-five months old,
is standing in the door looking towards
the eastern sky about sunset. Some
thing attracts his attention. "Up-a-
dar," he says, pointing to the nearly
full moon, 'Papa'S mOney-dodder"
(dollar). A few minutes later he sees
the clOuds-''cars smoke" is his verdict.
We told him the moon and clouds were
in the sky. Next morning he went out
to see them as soon as breakfast was
over. He could see neither and says:
''Sky gone"
NO FAVORABLE SIGNS.
Lire.
Mamma-My dear, did you not ask
God last night to make you good boy?
Richard (who has just been throwing
stones at the gardener)-Yes mamma, l
asked him to, but it looks as if he
wouldn't.
DIFFERENT SYSTEMS.
Omaha World.
Irate Father-See here, sir, what does
this mean? You said you were at the
head of the class, Mr.. PedagOgue says
you are at the foot.
Little Son-Well, maybe he counts
from the other end.
HIS DUTY AS HE SAW IT,
Boston Times.
The editor was much interested re-
Gently in small boy, his opposite in
one OF the up town horse cars. 1t was
hard to decide whether the boys COM
paniOn was his mother or elder sister.
but presumably the former. At any
rate the little fellow was in good COM
pany, and the lady, whoever she was,
was apparently. pleased with her charge.
The conversation was about a book, and
after they had been talking a little
while the lady said to him:
II am sorry yOu lent that book of
papas. You know he is very careful
of his books, and that one came home in
such dreadful condition. You should
never lend what is not your own.''
Il know" said the little fellow, but
what in the world are you going to do
when you have got to do as you would
be done by?"
TWO HUMOROUS CHURCH INCIDENTS.
Boston Transcript
A little girl who was taken to the
Episcopal church for the first time
heard the clergyman read the text:
Ion these two commandments hang
all the law and the prophets"
"Grandma," said the little girl after
she got home, ''do they hang the proph-
cts on the commandments just the same
as they do presents on the Christmas
tree?'
1t was another little girl who, going
to the Episcopal church, and happening
to turn around just at the moment when
the congregation bow their alteration to
the creed, took it into her head that
they were all bowling to her. And so,
q q fn rirI
inclined to receive salutation without
returning it, she bowed very respect
fully and exclaimed:
Good morning, peOple!"
A GEM FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Boston Transcript
A small boy, required to write SEN
tence containing the word 'hominy,"
produced the following:
"HOminy marbles have you?"
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER.
Babyhood
popular with children)-Oh, | wish YOU
had been here when our other papa was
alive. You would have liked each
other so much.
SLOW PREACHING.
Youths Companion.
Child-Does the Lord take the papers?
MOther-No, my child. Why do you
ask?
Child-Oh, I thought he didn't, it
takes our minister SO long to tell him
about things.
BOBBY VOTES IT A FAILURE.
Philadelphia Times.
Bobby" said his mother, sternly. aI
punished you only last week for run
ming away, and yet you have done it
again to-day. don't know what / shall
dO.''
''Why not give up furnishing ME,
map" suggested Bobby, lit doesn't
seem to do any good"
AN ANSWER BY COMPARISON.
Harper's Young People.
Harry is one of those favored children
who are permitted to sit at table with
their parents, and being of an investi-
eating turn of mind he has to taste
everything that comes on or add wailing
to the customary gnaShing of teeth. His
last exploring expedition was into the
mysteries of the sait-cellar. Having put
spoonful of salt upon his tongue in
defiance OF his fathers warning his eX-
preSslons OF disappointment were more
than ordinarily vociferous."
''Well, Harry" asked his father when
the uproar had subsidized, show does it
taSte?"
Like sugar DON'T" was the fearful
response.
THE WRONG PILGRIM.
Buffalo Express.
A bright little youngster had heard
her mother read aloud from Bunyan's
Pilgrims Progress, book which the
present generation seems to hold in
lighter esteem than did our forefathers. !;
The child had become greatly inter- |
ested, the burden of poor Christian evil |
IDENTIFY making deep impression Oil her !
mind. One day recently, as she stood |
at the window, Il hunchback passed. |
Mammal she cried. "here's Mr.. |
Christian going by, but'-after mo- /
ment's inspeetion-''iii boots are clean. |
50 | guess he hasn't got to the mud |
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