The Clifton clarion., 1889-05-08
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Bright Sayings By Little Ones.

has learned fashion of quoting from baby, only two years and half old, has kept his little ears open to good account, as the following will show. It sounds incredible, 10 be sure, for a mite of such tender years, but is vouched for on the best of authority. Harold was more than usually mis chievous one day, and his grandmoth- CT exclaimed at last: ''Therc, never saw such boy before!" The small Hamlet returned gravely: "Take him for all in all, grandma, you shall not look upon his like again
 Al another time his grandpa was attempting quotation from Byron, and hesitated at the word gone whercupon small voice from the rocking-horse promptly filled in the gap: '.Gone where the woodbinc twincth.'
 Four-year-old Bessie was having her doll dressed and when it came to the bonnet, the little maid called for feathers. refusing to be satisfied with the flowers mamma brough thcr But they don't wear feathers now. dear mamma said II can't help that. mamma, the thinks inside of me isn't like the thinks inside of other folks Of course the feathers won.
 Wee small Bessie and her wee smaller brother. Willie, were having their bath together ill the bath-tub, and jOllier time little merman and maiden never had before. The splash ing and squealing went on until Aun- tie was in despair. All at once, Bes- sic, struck with the happy coincidence, shrieked gleefully: 5000 Auntic, this is reg'lar Garden of Eden!!''
 Nurse was giving Merle his bath, and presently arose a great cOmmo- tion and shrill squeals of delight. Mamma hastened to the rescue, and found her wee son girded about with q towel-guiltless else of raiment- and dancing around poor nurse. who was looking damp and dismaycd. 70! o! mammal" Merle shrieked gieefully. T are John the Baptist. don't you sec? An I'm been baper- Using nursie."
 A small four-yeur-old friend wenl to the Uniyersalist church on Child ren's Day, albeit her parents are Con- gregationalists. The minister talked pleasantly to the little ones, and in closing. expressed desire to see all the bright little faces next Sunday As he made slight pause, one little maiden lifted up her sweet small voice and said: Il tan't tome minister. for tause my mammals a Northerdox.'
 When Kittie was wee bit of Wa man she went on a journey with her Auntie. and then made her first ac- quaintance with the taste of figs. A. ter disposing of one of the little box es. she looked longingly at another lying in her auntie's lap-murmuring in coaxing little voice: 5000, auntie. doesn't We love pigs!."
 Ned was presented with three big cookies the other day just as he was starting off on ride The bit of man. after much mathematical medi- tation, deciped ot what points in the journey to eat the cakes Having duly disposed of two of them, however, his waiting powers gave out and he was heard to murmur to himself: II shall be obliged to cat that threeth cooky soon's ever we get up to Brother Ste ven's watering truth And true to his convictions. the "threeth" coOky there met it's fate.
 Nell was in the middle of wild bedtime frolic. capering around the room like little will-'o-the-wisp, when mamma reminded her of her prayers. Without ado, down dropped the wee woman on her knees, just long enough to say breathlessly: 70, Lord-make-me~good-littl girl-fast's- ever-you-can-amen," then up and away on her dancing toes.
 William. the family horse. is great friend with little Fred His baby yer sion of it was "Widgeam." and even now he holds to it. stoutlv maintain- ing that he cannot pronounce il bet ter.
 The other day his uncle naughtily laid little trap for him by asking him