The Washington critic., 1888-02-25
FUN FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS
Most Of which is Originated or Con-
tributed by Themselves.

i Bimira llulngS.
ELBOWS FOR SHORT.
One Of the teachers recently asked Il
pupil what lbs. stood for. "Blbows,
guess" was the unexpected reply. Bos-
ton Post.
THE WHOLE BARNYARD.
Papa TO Johnnie, four years old-Won't
you have another piece ofduck, Johnnie2
Johnnie-Yeth, thir, ! believe / WILL
Duck'th my favorite chicken 'cept tur-
key.-LNew York World.
GETTING ACQUAINTED.
"Why, did not know that you and
that little girl had got acquainted YETI
said Roxbury father to his six-year-old
son, who came in from walk on the adj
joining lawn with the tiny daughter of
the new next door neighbor.
"Yes, Clara and i have been 'quainted
lots Of days" said the very small boy.
What did you say to her first ?" asked
the father.
"Oh, Clara spoke TO me first. She came
down by the chicken-house and asked
me how many prayers ! say nights, and
j told her; and then ] asked her how
many prayers she says, and she told me,
and then we were 'quainted. ~ Boston
Record.
YEAR WITHOUT SNOW.
Little Clarence, now four years old,
looked out at the big snowflakes, and
said TO his papa, who was dressing him,
Papa, there was one year we didn't have
any snow"
Papa-Is that so, my boy; what year
was thatW
Clarence I.guess it was last sum
mer.-[ Harper's Bazaar.
IT WAS A CONFEDERATION.
Papa, what is confagration
ut is big fire. my son."
"And what do they call little fire?"
There is no special name for q little
| fire. Oh, they sometimes call IL an in
| cipient fire, and--lets see-well, IL Is
| sometimes called an inconsiderable fire.
| WbyP'
"Well, see your coat-tail is on fire, and
| j was wondering whether it was confia-
| grafton or an incipient fire."
In few minutes the young man had
reason to think it was confiagration. -
| tChicago News.
NO TIME TO TALK BOOKS.
Book Agent Ito little boy)--Sonny, is
your ma in2
Little Boy-Yes, she's in; but / guess
| you don't want to talk literachure to her
now.
| Book Agent-Why not2
Little Boy-'Cause dinners been ready
half an hour, an pa amt got home yit.
Hasty departure OF agent.-[Harper's
Bazar.
JUST LIKE OTHER FOLKS.
Omaha mamma-Mercy on mel What
does all this racket mean on Sunday
and you've got all your dolls out, too.
Little Det-You said we might play
| church.
"Do you call all this gabble and laugh
| ter churchp'
mo, mamma, church is Just over and
the folks is goin' home."-[Omaha World,
LIVED ON ONE ANOTHER.
Bobby-Ma, wasn't there anybody left
i'll the garden of Eden after Adam and Eve
were turned out2
Mother-No, Bobby.
Bobby (after thought)-Well, who fed
the animals2-lNew York Sun.
FAMILY PRIDE.
| A little girl of Knickerbocker descent,
in whose presence the family glories were
often descanted OH, was overheard lately
rebuking her pet kitten for some mis-
demeanor. Holding pussy by her fore
paws, and looking her full in the face, she
remarked: "I'm ashamed of you, Kitty
for being so naughty; and just think
your grandmother was Maltese P'-[ Elk
change.
Low coRsAeEs.
Johnny Boy-"Ma, didn't the ladie.
1 look awful funny at the reception las
night with sausages on?" Mamma
"Sausages? what in the wonder do yor
mean ?' Johnny Boy-"Why, this papel
says the ladies-all- wore-low-sausages. ;
Mamma-"That can't be-spell it, John
| N InI y -uatt 6
sages, sausages, "-lSpringiield Union.
qUADRILLE.
"Whats twins ?" said the youngest boy
of the family.
"Twins is two. You and George ar,
twins" said the 11-year-old.
AN when it's three?"
Il guess three is tripletsS'
"Tripletsl Three's triplets! And wher
there's fOurP
"Fourl Four's quadrille. ."-[Sar
Francisco Chronicle.
GREAT IN GEOGRAPHY.
The following answers to questions
were given in a grammar school no
many miles from Boston:
"For what is the Atlantic ocean noted p
at is noted for that vessels come fortl
to get wales and other animals from til,
north pole.
"What is the climate of Nortl
American"
North America is cold part of th
time and hot the rest."-[Puck.
GOOD REASON.
Miss Lily was trying on her first lonl
dress.
mo doubt you're glad to get rid of tn
short skirts, said her mamma.
eyes, indeed, for now they can't see m,
."-[Judge.
ABOUT HALF RIGHT.
A little Oakland tot told her papa Oh
returning from Sunday-school that tn
teacher asked questions out of tn
''kittenchism. "-[ Pittsburg Chronicle.
TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT IT.
Small boy to his big sister-Edith, d.
you know why think you are like ca
that has fallen into hogshead Of mo
lasses9
Edith-Because Pm so sweet
Small boy--No; because you're so stucl
up,-[Detroit Free Press.
A CONSIDERABLE APPEAL.
A little boy while playing fell down tn
steps and hurt himself severely. Hi
mother scolded him for his carelessness
and he sobbed out: "Mamma, please don
scold me till l get done hurting.'
ANAN %MA