The Washington critic., 1888-03-31
BRIGHT Rows AND, eIatsy
witty and wisc Things Said byi the
Z Little Folks.

. syracuse j eaoher: What is the plural
of mRn9
Boy (who always has his lossons): Men.
Syracuse Teacher: That's right Now,
Tommy kaine, you're next. What is the
plural Of mouse2
Tommy Kaine' Rats. tr ft-
WHERE IS fHr ATlANrrc7
/ "Mamma,' inquired little Waldo
Bunker of Boston, who is spending the
winfer in Floridag "whatis chat body OF
water" "TheI Atlantic Ocenn, my
dear" THE Atlantic Ocean ~ ex-
claimed little Waldo, in amazement
why ! thought the Atlantic Ocean was
HAp ENOUGH or IN,
a small boy was delighted one day
WREN slight fire in his fatlfer'shonse
brought the fremenand the enginc!i
81 say, y he exclaimed, to the first fire
man he met; 81 sayJif there should be n
big fire here and you. want TO save things,
please don tsaye my winter ilannels, for
they tickle mel
HEH11TTLR HBtRr.
Those small children are Mt il again. 1t
was q little bit Of petty idea, however, in
the small girl who held up her hand to
her father and said.
ooh, papa, I've o alittlehcart beating IN
my tallest finger. .'-[Sana Francisco
Chronicle.
GENERAL RErugs SEEDED.
One day Airline and Katie were liscrs.
sing q story which the latter had rend n
long time ago. Katie said that she did
not believe 1t was true, whercupon the
little l.year old Indignantly cried; "katie,
your believer is out of order, your reinem-
berer needs to be altered, and your FORGET
ter needs to be made sualler.n VI New
York World
NOT QUITE RIFE.
An uptown hotel dining.room was
made to ring with laughter last night by
the remark of boy Of perhaps six years
of age. HIS parents had ordered boiled
eggs, medium well done, with the meal
The waiter had brought the eggs on ex.
Ceodmgly soft and had been sent out for
second lot which proved rs soft as the
first. Perhaps mamma" vcntured
young America in q shrill pipe that was
heard all over the big room, Perhaps the
hen laid those eggs before they were
ripe. - New York Tribune.
uNTiMELY ENTHUSIASM.
That company IN the country is great
event is well known. This was fully H.
lustrated by the experience of certain
Bostonian who was ,snowbound in a
small town hast week. He was invited to
take supper at the house of well-to-do
farmer whom he knew, where there was
q small boy not yet beyond the high
chair stage of existence. OF course pre-
partitions had been made to give the
visitor a good repast and an ENJOYABLE
evening, and these did not pass unnu.
ticed by the small boy. When the fam
lily and guest were seated at the table the
youngster looked at the feast with
glistening eyes, then rose in his high
chair, waved his arms frantically and
exclaimed "Hullo, pes Huilo, cake
Haven't seen you for o hundred yearsr'
Il Boston Times.
THANKS AT both ENDS.
Little Fred D. and his father and
mother were going to board with a
neighbor for two weeks, while the house
was undergoing repairs. Fred was de.
lighted at the prospect.
Mamma he said, didn't YOU saw
must thank God for every good thing"
"Nes, Fred
"Shall thank him because we arc
going TO board?n
"Yes, if youlike."
When the two weeks had expired and
the last dinner at the boarding. house
had been eaten, Fred leaned back i'm his
chair, and, heaving long sigh of relief
said, in the hearing of the hostess:
Now, let's thank God we've got
through boarding. Boston Globe.
THE REMEDY
Little I-year-old Cora did not want tc
learn TO read and her mother asked he1
what She would do il she were unable tt
read when She grew mp
IN get my husband to read to me,
was the reply philadelphia News.
A SPRING PETITfoY.
Mother Ito wayward Young SOM
Tommy, why don't you say your prayers
like your sister Alice2
Hayward Son-I would mother if
knew n short prayer ike Alice SAYS.
We'll, what is it that Alice saysg'
why, she jumps into he'd and says
% Lord ] wish ! had new bonnet. ~
Bloomington Eye.
ToMMY's ENTHUSIASM EXPLAINED.
\ lady who had a Sunday school in
Allegheny tells me that few Sundays
ago she noticed that one of the youngest
boys among her scholars took part very
heartily in singing the hymn with the re
train of Gathering in the Sheaves." She
happened TO approach this young vocalist
during the singing of the hymn and wa
surprised TO hear the words Of the re
irain rs sung by him altered 10 "Gather
ing in the Shees." Tie change was un
mistakable, so at the end oil the hymn
the teachercalled the little boy TO herant
asked him to repeat the. words of the
hymn. Sure enough, when, he reached
the chorus he said, Gathering in tbs
SheeS.r
"What do you mean by that, Tommy
asked [ he teacher.
bringing III the girls, of course ~ wa.
Tommy's instant reply Pittsburg Dis
patch.
An AFRICAN HORROR.
A horrible story comes from Africa
Two travellers George and Annie Moore
Were captured by, cannibalistic native
and semitic the chief OF the tribe as a.pres
ent. The chief ate George first, and,ther
remarked, with sigh, ~ We had enough
u can't eatAnnie Moore"
LITTLE BOYS LOGIC
81 don't know what you mean by no
beingm irishman," said gentleman
who was about hiring n boy, "but yot
were born in Ireland "Och, you
honor ifthat's ALL, said the boy, sinai
blame 10 that. Suppose your cat was Il
have kittensin the oven; would they bC
loayes of bread ?''
tI SKETCH OF fHE SERMON.
My little iiveycar olsicame hornefDn
church last Sunday,' said Mr.. Ed. Ste
Nens, with Papa, | can tell you what
ilIe preacher said 10 day.
"'Iets have it., answered.
d" He said that Jesus was IN the temple
and after awhile put on his hat and wen
out ON the sidewalk where a man LAY
sick, and he said TO him, roll up yonI
mattress and go home, and he went. -
Cincinnati Times Star!
THE GROWTH or INTIMACY.
Grace aged five, had noticed tina
mamma said "Wiil'' when addressing
papa, and that the hired girl said "Mr