Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-29
THE NEW FIRST A D
Interesting Little Lessons Which Children
May Not Understand, But Which Older
People May Read With Profit.
Detroit Frpc pr,ss

Interesting Little Lessons Which Children
May Not Understand, But Which Older
People May Read With Profit.
Detroit Free Press.
LESSON do you see the man and
boy
eyes. It5oo lucm. 10 SuO r"y L. son p,
"oh, no. He is the son of a neighbor,
who has come over TO talk with the man."
who is the man ?"
HE in an alderman"
Sand does the boy want a place in the
City Hall~
mo. He is asking the alderman if the
time will ever come when he (the boy can
hope to stand up in q session of the Council
and in all seriousness move that that body
set aside a State law, and thereby make
himself known as the champion idiot Of
Detroit"
"And does the alderman encourage
him ~
HE does. He tells him that if he can
grow up to get a pull on q dozen saloons,
three thievee' resorts, two pool rooms and
half q dozen shoulder hitters he can be
elected an Alderman and have two chances
per week to display his ignorance and dis
honesty"
LESSON Ills James q good boyP"
"Not exactly. He has stolen water
melons from Mr.. Graham's garden"
And does Mr.. Graham know itP"
HE does"
| ..Tba, x,hu Ioo, Lo ,,ont Ta,,aa ,,;kl m
smile and tell him to help himself to the
largest melons he can find?'
He has ar object, my son. He has
dosed the largest melon Of all with some
thing to sadden jones' heart and he wants
the boy to get hold of it,"
"Aud James will get it?"
"Sure."
Aud be brought low"
"Vesy low"
"Aud Mr.. Graham"
'Oh, he will offer to sit up with him and
send him over chicken broth, and quietly
but firmly observe that there seems to be
something in the air this Summer very un-
healthy for boys"
LESSON m.-"Let rs 90 upon the street
car and take q long ride. Do you see with
what swiftness they mover"
81 do. The motion almost takes my
breath away"
''You must hang on to your hat or you
will lose it. DO you see the lady with
pink strings on her bonnetP"
"Yes, / see her. She is very pale and
nervous. Is she afraid that the cars will
run of the track?"
"Not exactly. She is worried about the
conductor"
"Is he not q good MANI"
10 children to support, but he is afraid Of
his eyesight. Doyou see that coin in her
fngers?"
eyes. 1t is o silver quarter"
mo, my son; it is q lead quarter-one
she has been trying TO get rid of for q
month. Now he comes along and she
hands it out and smiles and sweetly ex-
claims: Tickets, pleasew
Sand the CONDUCTOR"
"He smiles sweetly but sadly"
"And -"
Sand returns it with the remark that
she ought to have worked it of on circus
day"
"And il she sorrowful9"
"Oh, no. She ia as mad "a q wet hen,
and she takes the number of the car and
will try to have the conductor bounced for
incivihty TO passengers"
LESSON IY.-'It is night, but If you
have sharp eyes you can zee q man in the
shadow Of the trees across the way.
"Yes. / see him. He seems 10 be spy
ing on that house near by"
80 he is. Some folks might Jump TO
the conclusion that he was o burglar, but
he is not He is, Oh the contrary, one of
our most estimable citizsns, and lives in
that very house"
"But why does ne act 80 queerly?"
They all do, when out until this late
hour. He is taking time to decide"
"Must he decide something's"
"He must he must decide whether to
walk in openly and boldly and tell his
wife that he was detained ut the Office on
important business, or sneak in and hope
TO find her asleep, and then VOW next
morning that 1t wss only 10o'clock."
"But wasn't he detained at the ofice?''
'tOh, yes, but it's an old chestnut with
her, you know"
Perhaps she Ia asleep"
"Perhaps che isn'tl That's her at the
M -indow, AMI abe Is watching him.
hia lot! But such Il