St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-29

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There were two young friends in
Sunday school at w., one of whom had
that day been promoted to pantalOons.
.'WhO was the first man?" asked the
teacher of him who still wore dresses,
whereupon he looked sadly at his
| friends new garments, then at his own
| kits and answered reluctantly: "Well,
l dess Buck is; he's put on pants de
fust."
Nora dislikes glaring colors. She
| also dislikes the grating voice of one of
her mothers visitors, and. going to
her, she said impatiently: Il don't
| loye for you to talk; you talk red"
She characterizes voices by colors in
| this way. Does it show peculiar SEN
sitiveness to harmony in tint and tone?
Sunday was rainy day, and Morals
activity had been much restrained by
staying indoors without any playmates.
| Towards twilight she stood by the win
| dow, and, heaying sigh, said to her
mother: "God has had mighty long
day, mudder." FANNIE G.
AN AMENDED PRAYER.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The small kid had been taught to
pray for all the family, and she had
list of ''God bless =" that was much
longer than the usual prayer. 1t was
s.GOd bless papa, and God bless mamma,
and God bless Aunt Mary, and tod bless
Uncle George" and so on. She had got
it all so perfectly that nobody paid much
attention to the names she put in. The
grown-up sister happened to come into
the nursery while she was saying her
prayer, and that seemed to recall the
stopped a moment and then said:
.sPiease, God, made mistake. Don't
bless George Smith, eos Kittie went to
the theater tonight with Mr.. Simpson,
and | guess he's her new beau. God
bless Mr.. Simpson"
BIBLICAL AUTHORITY FOR IT.
GAINESVILLE (Tenn.) Chronicle.
Two little girls living on Seventh
street were quarreling the other day
over the possession of doll. The
struggle in time waxed fierce, and their
mother attempted to interpOse in gen.
tie, motherly way. "There, there, lit
tie girls, you mustn't quarrel like that;
what do you read in your Bible? Gan
eve for an eye and tooth for TOOTH"
was the unexpected response of one Of
the little belligerentS. And the Strug
gle went on.
THE PITH OF "OTHELLO."
San Francisco Chronicle.
What are you going to do when chill
dren get to reading Shakespeare and
sneering at great ideals. When Booth
and Barrett were at the Baldwin the
conversation at the breakfast table be-
tween husband and wife turned upon
the question of going to see ''Othello."
The little girl had read the play and
came to no new conclusion on the subject.
She said, contemptuOusly: II wouldn't
90 to see gentleman kill lady for
losing handkerchief"
MIXED MOODS AND LENSES.
Youths Companion.
Two little twins, Louisa and Julia by
name, illustrate in their queer speeches
the hard work which children have in
mastering the parts of speech.
One day their mother missed Louisa,
and as Julia had just been out to
neighbor'S, she fancied that perhaps
Louisa had been with her.
s'Julia." she asked, ''Did Louisa go
out with you?"
mo, mamma" said the little girl,
"she didn't been: | saw she at the win
dow when | was a-wentinW
BENEVOLENT PHILOSOPHY.
Boston Transcript.
Harry's mother, having heard for some
| little time what seemed to be moaning
or crying in some distant part of the
| house, had search made, and found in
remote, very small and perfectly dark
closet. the family dog, Leo by name,
shut in, with scarcely room enough to
| turn around. How did he get there?
| Why. Harry had shut him up, of course:
| Harry was summoned and questioned.
"Whv did you shut Leo in that
closet?''
ssOh, cause he'd feel so good when he
got let out!'
THE WEARY HOURS OF SICKNESS.
| Boston Transcript.
Young Victor. who had been for three
weeks lying ill with pneumonia, asked