New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30
WIT AND WISDOM OF CHILDREN.

Sometimes children show natural aptitudes Tor tner
future professions while very young. A woman now
eminent as surgeon and physician, when size was
five years old electrified her family by trying 10 Gnu
up live toad. As the meat knife was taken away
from her and the toad rescued and she was beng leu
away for punishment, she said between hef sops'
"Pse not bad Jest wanted to find what made him
hop Use wanted to find the moving string that made
him lump. She found moving power In her
mothers slipper which unfortunately made the EN-
bryo surgeon jump.
A chld's mother is its highest IDEAL and next TO
the mother comes the teacher. Few teachers keenly
realize the awful responsibility Of their WORK. or
wonder if they are pure and honest enough 10 srond
before the innocent believing eyes OF their little
pupils A charming teacher who seemed to have the
rare gift of teachings good teacher Is as rare as q
good poet-sad the children themselves taugnt her
some Of the deepest lessons she knew
She had little five ear-old pupil. winsome
sprite with golden head and delicate face that
seemed to reflect every thought in her wise baby
She learning lesson from chart, one oay'
and was making picture Of each word she learned
She made ga box ga fish with wings" and so on,
until she learned the word cat 81 can't make
cat she said The teacher took the crayon and
hurriedly sketched picture of cat. cat Is hard
thing to sketch at best and TO tell the very TRUTH II
was not a very good drawing. The child's face was
clouded with sorrow. She looked at the drawing
and then al the teacher, III palntu SOrb VI
| ment. The teacher puzzled greatly. What did
il mean? Then. ii dawned on her that the child, OF
course thought she could do everything, and here she
had made an ignoble failure Just she was thinking
| how she could extricate herself and still keep the
chd's faith in her ability the little one solved thf
| problem satisfactorily. Her expressive little fact
lighted up, she clapped her hands geetully. and ex
| claimed, 81 know what's the matter with IL. Mis-;
Dorothy, it's a wild ca, it's wild cat' The kiss
the child received from the teacher meant more thar
thanks.
| Ragged Tom had uncle he was very proud OF
| Ragged Tom lived In the far West and thought HI
fat her was rich, cause he came home every SATURDAY
| night a-jinging dollars in his pocket But uncl
Harry Is awful rch" said Tom, with reverence. III
sured il was Tom continued his euloges Of his uncle
| We'll. 'spect It's good place, cause uncle Iarf!
goes 10 It, and nc has all the spending money lie WANT
| and don't swear. Why" said Tom. exctedly walk
ing backward Miss Dorothy, uncle Harry Is so g0o'
| he wouldn't nothing to nobody; never" III, A.,
| teacher stopping in the story she was reading OF
| { Kindness to Animals and looking at fifty nth
! men and women. The fifty looked highly insulGd
A loyal little girl, rs neat and trlIn as PIN, VIII
| a bonny frecked face and black hair chopped OF
behind her ears, In defence OF the teacher Sh
| ingiy at her forty-nine companions and excialn,e
! oxctedly Yes. are all animals. and once w
were bags crawling In the dust" Whether she wa
+ a horn Daiwnian, had been rocked TO sleep py ~
orthodox mother, singing from Waits hSnl,s INA
| line Such worm H. was never discovered II;
| boy companion. inspired by her loyalty, ralsea M
hand. and explained that he knew we are all am
| mails cause he heard lady talking to his mothe
about man she said would soon be dumb brute
| cause he walked almost horizontally now