Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-27
BRIGHT LITTLE ONES.
CAROL cRoUsEs LATEST COLLECTION
OF BABY TALK.
Pointed Things Said by California Young
sters-Stories Never Told
Before.
[coIlated for the suNpAY usIoN. |

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not far from California's metropolis,
whence came telegram announcing city
visitors en- route. His mamma gazed rue
| fully at the yellow message, nervously
complaining that everything was topsy-
turvy with house-cleaning and nothing
baked.
Aunt Jennette, being young woman of
resources, gaily cried, 'Oh, nonsense,
Laura don't fret. There's plenty of time
to arrange the parlor. Pll fly around the
kitchen and whack up some cake in no
time. Come on, pet, you can help auntie
whole lot"
Little Leland made himself quite use
full turning the egg whip and saving steps
by bringing things to his aunt, but haste
made waste this time by getting the stove
too hot. Miss Jennette's favorite loaf
cake came out Of the oven with big
hump on one side. She disdained to trim
off any, but piled on frosting, Leland
meanwhile lending much advice. When
covered in white the lady said, swell, pet,
we are prize bakers just the same Our
cake will taste all right, and when it's cut
up nobody will know it had hump on it."
The boy walked around the table, viewed
the cake critically, and answered: "De
take look like it dot hustle under it mite
down."
| NUMERICAL PROGRESSION.
Willie is Just out of frocks into kits, so
his mamma thought it time to give him
proper ideas of numbers. No one had ever
taught him to count, so every unit he
called zone, and another one, and a whole
lot Of ones" Mamma put in an hour ex-
planning numerical increase, until Willie
mastered "one-two," then sent her baby
out to play. He could not be found when
the family began luncheon, but ere the
meal finished was discovered under tree
asleep. The maid placed his high-chair
and served soup, of which Willie is quite
fond. Mamma said: swat, darling, until
the soup cools little. Ycu cannot eat it
now"
81 SO hung'y, mamma, l want it right
quick"
Here, I'll put some in saucer to cool
faster; then you can have it."
mamma why can't eat it quick,
now ?"
because it would burn you dear; it's
too hot"
| "One, two hot, mammal"
Here was puzzler, but wishing to avoid
confusing the little mind mamma said:
Yes dear; one two hot"
| Right away came his impatient decision ::
'If you did made it one hot it been just
right"
/ THE CREATORS CATTLE.
Allie was born and raised on a ranch
where she is accustomed to see men go with
lanterns late and early to the barn. Usu-
I ally she is asleep at dark, but if sometimes
awake always instructs the herders to feed
her little calves. Her mamma once passed
an afternoon with neighbors and drove
home by twilight, Allie falling asleep on
the seat. Darkness was well down on
reaching home, and probably for the first
| time in her little life the child saw a
| bright full moon, apparently flying through
space behind feathery clouds. Allie awoke
half dazed, and seeing the glorious orb ex-
claimed: sob, mamma, see, see Gods
lit his lantern and gone out to feed all the
little stars. Amt He good ?'
~ IhE GORE ALL IL 9OtSE.
Four-year-old Bessie delights to hold
little babies, and often begs her papa to
buy one from his neighbors. Some ladies
were calling one day at her home, and con-
versation turned upon the passing funeral
of twin child Bessie sat by rocking
Dolly, and when a visitor asked after its
health, Bess poutingly answered: 81
amt dot any baby now, and papa won't
buy any, but when Pm growed up and get
married Pm going to have four little babies
all to once"
OLD WORDS FROM YOUNG LIPS.
BERTHE lived in city until five years
old, then went to a ranch, where he first
saw young domestic animals. Every few
days herders would bring in cow with
young calf for protection from spring
rains. Lambs and colts began to appear,
and Bertie's mind reached that stage of
inquiry which comes to every human.
Mamma, where do all these little cows
grow?"
ooh, out in the woods"
"And how do big COWS find the little
ones ?"
'They look around in the trees and
when they see little calf with no mamma
they take it and bring it home"
'And do little horses and little sheep
grow there too?"
"Yes, darling"
"Why, mamma, the woods must be just
full of 'em."
A NEW BOTANICAL SPECIMEN.
BERTHE is thoughtful child and sat in
his little chair meditating for some time.
| His mamma wondered what would come
next, but was quite unprepared for this
query: Mamma, do little babies grow out
in the woods too?"
ayes, darling"
"Then why can't we go out and find me
a little sister ~
"We will some day-frst time we go
after mushrooms"
| '.Let's go now, mamma
| There's too much rain now. Look out
| the window and see what storm"
''Oh, mamma, let's go quick. My little
sister will get her feet wet in the rain ard
have Group, like me does" And the little
child burst into torrent of tears. 1t took
the mother an hour to calm his sympa-
| thetic little heart by describing sisters
mossy nest where angels fed her. AT
length the child asked: Mamma, did
you ind me out In the woods?"
ayes"
"How did you know that was me?'
'Oh, was taking walk, and saw some
thing white on the ground and thought it
was big mushroom. ran to pick it, and
then saw it was you"
81 fooled you thai time, mamma. You
thought was a mushroom, and when you
picked me up you found was mushroom
with two legs" and the child laughed as
| heartily as he had cried. 1t is not neces-
sary, but perhaps pleasing to relate that
the little sister was found soon after, and
has no more loving nurse than her brother
| BERTHE.
EQUAL TO A TELEPHONE.
A lady vocalist took weeks holiday
and concertized an interior town while WIS.,
iIing friends In the family is little Eta,
aged seven, with whom the songstreSs was
| great chums. The concert was Etta's first
experience of entertainments. Naturally
her friends handsome gowns possessed
more interest than music. Eta especially
admired an evening gown with fan-like
appendage on the floor, which her elder
sister termed {" a trail" Next morning
| the songstress SLEPT late, but Eta waited