The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-25
WHAT THE LITTLE FOLKS SAY.

20 map cried little Lii, bursting into
bank" "What made YOU take your sis
ter's cents, you naughty boy?' said
Mrs. Brown to her young hopeful. "Be-
cause" replied Johnnie, 81 couldn't get
the quarter out."-N. Y. Snn.
My fair-haired 3-year-old Emily said
to me yesterday. "Look, papa, that
naughty boy playing with dirty dirt in
the gutter" "Dirty dirt?" said. ibid
you ever hear of clean dirt?" The ans
wer came swiftly. "Well, amt the sand
down Pony Island (Coney Island) clean
dirt?'-N. Y. World.
Consolation-'I wouldn't CRY, little
boy" said kind old gentleman, con-
solingly; "you may be unhappy for the
moment, but it will soon pass awsy.
You wouldn't expect me to cry, would
you, every time Pm little unhappy"
''No, sir" responded the fearful little
lad: you'd prob'ly go an get drink
A correspondent tells the following:
Il have brother-a wee chap-who
sometimes says things very odd. One
day, as he was disposing of some bread
and milk, he turned around to his mother
and said: oh, mother, I'm full of glory!
There was sunbeam on my spoon, and
I swallowed it. "-Chicdgo Jo1l1ndl.
Fearing the Worst-Sammy (who is
never allowed to stay out of sehool)-
Howdie Hurlbut didn't come to school
all day. Mamma-Why not? Sammy
Cause his mother died. When you die
may l stay home all day? Mamma
Yes, darling; you may stay out whole
week then. Sammy (suspiciously)-Oh,
| know; you mean to die in vacation
Life.
Little Billy, who was about four years
old, after waiting for his lunch a good
while with commendable patience, said:
Mamma, may have some sardines and
bread?" To which the fond mother re-
piled: "Not now, Billy. Wait until ]
am ready to give them to you." .'But,
ma, it's me who's hungry, not you," and
the poor little fellows eyes filled with
tears.
"Ma," demonstrated Bobby, "when ]
was at grandma's she let me have two
pieces of pie." "Well, she ought not to
have done so, Bobby" said his mother.
II think two pieces of pie are too much
for little boys. The older you grow,
Bobby, the more wisdom you will gain. u
Bobby was silenced, but only for a
moment. "Well, ma" he said, grandma
is good deal older than you are"
A minister was questioning his Sunday
school about the story of Entychus, the
young man who. while listening to the
preaching of the Apostle Paul, fell asleep
and falling down was taken up dead
What" said the preacher, "do you learn
from this solemn event?" Then the re
ply from a little girl came pat and prompt
PLEASE, sir, ministers should learn not to
preach too long sermons"
Two Examples-The kindergarten
Teacber-Now, children, anything that
crawls along the ground instead of walk
ing is called reptile. Can you give me
an example of reptile? Ina-A worm
Teacher-Yes; that will do. Can any
one give me another example? Lions
, silence. Finally Peggy Bright speaks
up)-I can, teacher. Yeacher-Well
Peggy, what is it? Peggy Bright (tri-
umphantly) Mother worm. = Boston
Beacon.
An east side mamma gave her little boy
a couple of doughDuts the other day tell-
ing him to divide with his sister. few
moments later the little sister came il
crying as if her heart would break, anG
when asked what was the matter she
sobbingly explained: Bobby coined out
wifi the donu's, and said for me to wait
till he had eaten the outside an he would
give me the holes. Then he lost the
holes an didn't have any."-MiECdu
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