The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-09
AMONG TIE CHILDREN.

Youngsters.
A little girl thus originally and pains
tskingly spelled in her composition the
first month Of the year: Jan.you-wer.rie.
Teacher Ito her Claas in geography
Who can tell me what the equator is?
Katie (who hos just taken an oblique
peep into her book)-0h. l can! The
equator is belt or griddle going around
the earth.
Little Gertrude, q fst grave parsonage OF
two yesrs and half, had given her
mother hug Of uuusua! iervor. Said the
latter: "What makes you love mRmmG
80 to-day, GertIude% "Well, msmms,
must make myself agreeable"
A little Cass avenue girl came homo
from church greatly troubled over the bot.
iomiess pit Alter a while she cheered up,
saying: ~ don't think Of it before, but II
the bottom Of the pit is out could get out
on the other side, couldn't II"
A very ANAL boy who had hitherto only
seen his little baby cousin crawling about
the floor, on entering her home, very un-
expectedly found her moving around on
her feet. "0h, moLherW he exclaimed,
"shes walking on her hind legs"
"What are you doing Jamca," said
teacher 10 one OF group Of utchins who
was hanging by hi5 toes from the fence OF
gchool yard about the time that the rage
for cRiiB!henics was permeating our coun-
try? .,- ,.,,,., ...,..,..,,.. y --,,.,
oil his companions, gl!bly.
a little girl (pOrhaps ought to soy "a
little tot" on leaving a party OF ladies
and gentleman had basn kissed goodbye
by those Of her own sex only. AS she
seemed scmewhat unwilling to move, her
mother asked her what was the matter,
when she liaped: 81 want to tiss the
mens."
One dHy little girl sbout five years old
heard preacher praying most Justify,
until the roof iairly rang with the strength
oil his applications. Turning to her mother
and beckoning the maternal ear down to q
speaking place, che whispered: Mamma,
don't you think that Il he lived nearer
God no wouldn't have to talk 80 loudP"
johnny, find three mistakes on the
first page OF your letter." said q mother to
her niDe.ysar.old con one day. "You
have spelled until with two l's, very
with two 70 and lett out theWord brother
in the last line"
~ don't call that three mistakes, man.
me, replied the boy, calmly, ~ call it two
mistakes and one forget"
was hurrying home one cold night Last
week when found myself behind shah.
by woman in rusty black who was leading
by the hand very little girl with pinch.
ed and pathetic face. "Mamms, mamma"
heard the child say, "a an going to get
you Christmas present with my three
pennies, but am afraid shsll have TO
take you with me to find the shop. Where
do they coll diamoudsH"
One day Oracle and auutis we're speak.
ing OF nm uncle VINO had died before Oracle
was born. "UnCls John loved little child
ron dearly" said Runtie. "If he were
alive he would be very kind to you. he
would give you ever 90 many playthings."
"Well, never mind, auutie, II he ia dead l
shall SEQ him when l get to heaven.
We've 60! him saved up down In the Gem.
etery, haven't WEI"
Little Nellie, Of West End, was in an
avenue store yesterday with her mother,
and she was greatly pleased with the
array Of dollg,
"Mamms," she said, ~ want baby"
every we'll, Nsllie," replied the mother,
"you shsll have one" and Nellie coon
had doll in her arms, but she was not
satisfied snd hung about the doll display.
Finally, half In fear and half In hope, she
whisperedi
"Manms, I'd like to have twins."
Harry is frequently 50 slsspy ct nights
that It is hard work for him to Say his
prayers. Ga one or two occasions his
mother had felt obliged to spur him on to
greater energy by telling him to speak up
60 that "God and she could hear him."
She was recently somewhat shocked
after one oil her repeated sdmonitions to
hear him Say, Strengthening himself up in
bed, "0h, mother, you and God Just make
me tired"
A specimen Of KRHe's faith in the efica.
cy Of prayer shows that she believes in
faith with works. She and little con-.
panion had got locked into the bathroom,
and after long and iruitless efforts TO un-
lock the door, Katie proposed prayer for
deliyerancs, which abe Immediately be-
gan, but after first directing her little lei.
low captive to make, while the prayer
was under way, 8 vigorous and industrious
use Of Q scTeE.dTlYer, which they had got
hold Of. "The door came vide open"
said Katie. "But why didn't you use the
ecrew.driver and let Mary do tho pray.
lingPn "Cog she can't pray g well 8 /
Can-And she can use screw-drivers."
Hsfry's father Is railroad man, and st
dinner one day announced that he was
soon to have vacation. For come reA'
son, common to many children, Harry
does not always like to say his prayers,
hsying asked his mother once II abe
shouldn't Hthink God would get tired o.
hearing the same prayers oyer and over"
|; On the night In question, alter being pre-