St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-08

bOSLOQ GlODe.
Johnny, who is four years old, was
playing in the yard one day, and lady
who lives close by wished to have the
eggs, if any were laid sin& her last visit
to the hennery, brought in. She said to
the little boy: Johnny, will you go to
the hennery and see if there are any
eggs there? Don't bring in the china
ones; leave them there, but If there be
any others bring them in"
Johnny started to do the bidding, and
soon returned with two or three broken
eggs and his pinafore soiled. The lady,
seeing him coming. exclaimed:
"Oh, Johnny; how did you break the
eggs?"
Johnny looked at her in surprise, and
said: 'How could l tell whether they
were china eggs OF not if l didn't try
them?"
Children at Home.
Bennie was asked if he was afraid of
the dark. "Oh, no." he said, 81 go in
great piles of dark!"
TROUBLE UP ABOVE.
Troy Times.
Little Ernest, only four years old.
after standing at the window for
long time, in silent admiration of the
recent terrific thunderstorm, turned to
softly: Goods sky is getting some
awful big cracks in it, mamma"
LITTLE HUMMING BIRDS ALL,
Hartford Times.
A party of little eight and ten-year-old
girls were sitting on the steps, at the
house of one of the number, on Sigour-
ney street, wearing each fresh floral
bouquet in the dress bosom, when one
was surprised to see humming bird ap-
preaching. The tiny flying gem darted
right up to the girl and inserted his
slender beak in the flowers. Then he
tried the next one, and little girl a
few feet away exclaimed: "Oh, l wish
he would come to mel" and at that mo-
ment the brilliant little hnmmer darted
over to her also.
CHILD OF THE FREE FIELDS.
Boston Transcript.
Baby Laurence never touches a gar
den flower. He knows something bet
ter to do, and when it is limited to him
that it would be a graceful thing to
present one to guest of his mother he
her one of my own," he says, and away
he goes and returns with buttercup or
dandeliOn. his own property, Mother
Natures free gift to childhood. Any
body who likes pansieS and roses is well
come to them; he does not want them.
A WARRANTED SUSPICION.
Babyhood.
A little three-year-old, noticing cow
one winter morning and observing her
breathe, said: Mamma, does the COW
smOke?"
ALL THE SAME TO LOVING EYES.
Hartford Post.
Nature appears in very similar garb
to the youngsters, no matter in what de-
partment she shines. Little three-year-
old was out in the fields the other day
and came running in with, II saw
panSy and was going to pick it, and it
was a butterfly and it flied away"
AN EXCEEDINGLY EXPRESSIVE ANSWER
Detroit Free Press.
A lady who dresses elegantly and be-
longs to the high perch of social plum
age made formal call recently upon a
lady of her acquaintance, and waited in
the parlOr while her card was sent up.
A tiny specimen of girl was present,
who eyed the elegant visitor very closely
and seemed much interested in her ap-
pearance.
swell, my DEAR" remarked the visi-
tor, with approval, as she Smoothed out
her silks and laces, ''what do you think
of me?"
"Oh," said the little girl, with the
charming candor of childhood, ''lye
seen tiOunceS beforen'
A GENERAL ROUNDUP.
Kansas City Star.
A tired little fellow had been taught
to say his prayers on retiring and to ask
blessing on the different members of
the family. His weary little head
touched the pillow and he began:
Now lay me down-to-sleep,
7 a r6- fn-
-and-bless the whole
gang"
Here deep sleep fell upon the little
man.