The Washington critic., 1888-02-11
BRToHT BoYs AND GIRLS.
witty and wise Things Said by the
Little Folks.
DISCUSSION STOPPED.

Little Folks.
DISCUSSION STOPPED.
She declined for two or three nights to
say her prayers. One night her papa coy
cred his face with his hands, and said; 1T
makes papa feel sick to think Margaret
won't say her prayers" Papa feel
sick?" eyes, dear" Papa better take
casser (castor) OIL" The subject of prayer
was no longer discussed that night
[Babyhood.
CAKE WITH DIFFERENCE.
Mamma" said little Willie, after re-
turning from a dinner to which he had
been invited, ~ allus kinder thought that
cake was just cake, but see there's diff
ference in it. Aunt Susan's cake is cake
cream an everything good together, but
yours is. nothin' but cake" [Elmira III
dings.
TWO LITTLE BROTHERS.
There are two little brothers in Con-
necticut aged and years. One day
Mamma ii. gave 5-year-old Joe banana
and told him to give half TO Ned. Joe
looked doubtful a minute, and then said :
"Give IL to Ned.n "Why ?" asked
mamma. Because" was the answer elf
] break IL I'll have TO give Ned the bigger
half, and ! want that myself Ex-
change.
PRACTICAL INFANT.
After had told him the miracle Of the
loaves and fishes the other day he in
| quired "What did they do wifi all de
skwaps (scraps)2 Give dem to de kit
| tiesY"
The same small boy has sometimes been
| told, when criticising garment, ut will
ls. tfaei ftuta
have another" He very much amused
| his neighbors, when travelling on the cars
lately, by scrutinizing his hands very
| carefully, and then soliloquizing audibly:
| "Well, me fingers are pwetty winkled,
but guess dey'll do for now"
Some one asked him day or two age
what the first meal of the day was. Ht
promptly replied Oatmeal. ."-[Baby
hood,
THE DIAGNOSIS CONFIRMED.
A little Buffalo girl was not feeling we'll
and her parents suggested that she nigh
be about to have chicken-pox, then preva
lent. She went to bed laughing at thu
| idea, but early next morning went int
her parents room, looking very serious
and said: "Yes, it is chicken-pox, papa
] found fodder in the bed. "-[Christiar
Leader.
THE FIRST "LADY."
This small child of three years is ben,
trained in religious matters by the auntie
and the teacher had some trouble in get
ting the young one to understand tn,
Deity. She gathered some faint idea o
the facts in the matter of the creation o
Adam and Eve. She related them in thi
simple fashion,
"Once there was man named God, anC
he made Adam, and then Adam wa
(n..1 10 1...1, CO.
Francisco Chronicle.
THE ONLY REASON
A little boy and his sister came hom
from the closing exercises of one of th
Gates rSr 1ssS &iendaDse & Lane Tna and 'ss,i sooe
conduct had been distributed, and the
| girl was the proud recipient of one o
| them, but her brother had failed tC
| qualify. Didn't you get certificate
Tommy" their mother asked. Nom,
was the reply, but j would have got ont
if there had been enough to go round, y
| Toronto Globe.
DELIcATELY PUT.
Among other extraordinary anatomie
discovered by my hopeful of four and a
half is one which he named in telling m,
of the sad chastisement inflicted on dis
obedient doll: Papa, Dittie was 81
naughty to-day that had to 'pank he
on the back of her tummic !"-[ Baby
hood.
NAMING HIS BABY BROTHER.
Visitor-Well Nellie, what are yol
going to name your little baby brotherP
II think of calling him Squire, 70
grandpa" was the demure reply.-[N Ney
York Commercial Advertiser.
METHOD IN HIS MADNESS.
A nine-year old boy in a neighborin
town in this county was thus addresses
one day by his mother, after some visitor
had left the house: "Why, how well yo
behaved, my son, while the callers wer
in" Quoth the dutiful son: ~ had tt
mother, My pants were ripped
Alban's Messenger
BETTER BOY THIS YEAR.
Minister-Well, Bobby, do you thin
you will be better little boy this yea
than you were last?
Bobby (hopefullyl-I think SO, sir;
began taking cod liver oil last week.
Epoch.
NOT HUNGRY BUT THIRSTY,
"Stevie," bright 4-year-old, had bee
told that he must not ask for anything
eat when visiting ~ neighbors, 500
after, at the hoIse of a distant relatlv,
where he invariably found something
eat, he hung around with wishful so
OF look, until finally he broke ou
"Aunt Jane, I'm awful thirsty" "Al
you?" Eyes, i am so thirsty coul
eat doughnut. Boston Globe.
WHAT ALLIED ETHEL.
A small girl of three years suddenl
burst out crying at the dinner tabl
"Why, Ethel" said lier mother, "what
. the matter W "Oh p whined Ethel, ''m
, teeth stepped on my tongue.
: Tribune.
, GRANDMOTHER GOT LEFT.
A three-year-old girl lives with h,
grandmother in Rondout. The other da
looking-glass was broken in the hous
but as the frame was worth preserving
was hung up in the usual place. Me-
: day the Grandmother, forgetting the mi
!. ror had lost ITS usefulness, approached
:, "see herself" while she adjusted her boz
net on her head. This action did m
, escape the notice of the little one, wi
! said: Grandma, you dot left, didn't ooi
: Livingston Freeman.
= THOUGHTFUL oP PA.
Minister dining with the family)-Yc
were nice little boy in church tn
, morning, Bobby. l noticed you ke
very quiet and still.
Bobby-Yes, sir; was afraid of wakil
a pa up.-[N. Y. Sun.
0 AT THE MUSEUM.
!, Jacks Mamma (wishing to be imprt
: sive)-Just think, Jack; this was son
!, little boys mamma.
Jack (after some moments of inten
: thoughtful the mammas turn into muI
= mics, what do the papas turn int
Puppies s2-[Life.