The daily critic., 1890-10-08

fare
During the time the boy was away at
school he received no less than five
autograph letters similar TO that given
above, and when he returned for the
Christmas holidays the toad was stiU
alive to gladden. his heart. The story
is even more delightful than that of
the Dukes INDIGNATION when he found
that party Of children at Stratbfeld
saye-among whom, we believe. was
the present Prime Minister-were bav-
ing their tea without Jam. The Incl.
dent reused him to immediate action.
and he at once rang the bell and issned
general order that "childrep's tea"
was never TO be served in his house
with such 'maimed rights"
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II is hard for grown people to realize
how many things are perfectly simple
to them, but quite beyond the compre.
hension of children. Figures Of speech
in particular are almost sure to involve
the little people in a taRgle Of perplexi-
ties.
Something Of this sort happened to
little Fannie in church not long since.
She is looked upon by the Youih's Com.
pdntoh as a mere morsel of humanity.
and IL Is the pride of her life that she
Is old enough TO be allowed to go alone
to the house Of her aunt, three doors
away.
Fanny is too short TO reach the bell.
knob, and as her soft little fist cannot
make noise enough to be heard by any
one inside, she Is obliged 20 stand on
her aunts doorstep until some good.
natured person comes along whom she
can ask to ring the bell for her. This
difficulty, however, she has been care.
ful not 10 mention at home.
One Sunday the preacher had much
10 say about coming 10 the gate of
Heaven and knocking for entrance.
Fannie listened attentively. with a face
which grew constantly more sober.
until at last, when picture was drawn
OF a little child's coming 10 the portal.
she suddenly put her head down into
her mothers lap and burst into per.
feet convulsion Of tears. Astonished
at this sudden outbreak, her mother
bent down and in an anxious whisper
asked what the matter was.
20, mamma" was the answer. In a
sobbing whisper, II don't think could
ever get Into Heaven"
"Wny noi2' asked the puzzled
mother.
20, mamma, am so little I could
never reach the bell and / never can
make anybody hear me knock"
Her gilef was 50 bitter that she had
10 he taken out Of church and the rest
Of the afternoon devoted to explaining
TO her that the minister's words were
not to he token too literally.
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While old and wise heads of the
United States and England are carrying
on a digniflcd quarrel over the owner
ship Of the seal IN the Behring Sea,
HafpCrs' Young People proposes to tell |
you something about the royal fish.
You know that kings and queens
have many rights and prcrogatlves
Well, one Of the prerogatlyes OF Eng.
lish rulers In olden times related to
royal fish. Royal fish are sturgeon and |
whale, which are considered the finest
Of deep.sea fish. For this reason, ION /
account Of their superior excellence"
whenever one Of these fish was thrown /
ashore or caught near the coast Of /
England II became the property OF the /
king. This seems very unjust 20 those
who might secure the whale or sturgeon.
Tor they were compelled 10 give Il up
without receiving any pay However,
the king had some ground for claiming
these royal fish as his property, because
u was he who guarded and protected
the seas from pirates and robbers. and
IN those days there were very many Of
them.
The most peculiar feature of the
custom Of royal fish was this-that.
while the whole Of the sturgeon be.
ionged 10 the king, only half Of a
whale did. For II was prerogative,
IS Il was called, Of the queen, that the
tail Of every whale caught In the Way
Tou have been told was her property,
while the head only was the kings.
The reason for this division, as given
BY the old records, was TO furnish the
queens wardrobe with Wlalebone; and
his reason Is more amusing than the
'ustom Is peculiar, for the Whalebone
les entirely IN the head Of the whale.
But there are many more as strange
md amusing customs recorded in Eng
and's early laws.
This right Of royal fish was consid.
sTed OF great importance, and was
.aIefully guarded for many generations.
I was also a pTeTogatiVe Of the kings
# Denmark and the dukes OF Nor |
mandy, and from one Of these Il was
probably derived by the princes OF
England
This pretty little story is told by the
y. Louis Globe. Democrat:
Deacon Jones kept a little fish
1aTket DO you want boy TO help |
our" asked ice White one day. Il
uess / can sell fish"
Can you give good weight 10 my
ustomeTs aud take good care Of my
% 1es, sir, " answered Joe, and forth
.uh he took his place IN the market.
7eighed The fish, and Eept the TOom IN
rider.
A whole day for fun, fireworks aud
rackeTs 10 morrow exclaimed Joe, as
e buttoned his white apron about him
be day before the FOulth Of July. a
Teat irout was dung down on the
OuuteI
Here's a royal trout, Joe caught
{ myself You may have Il for 10
euts. just hand over the money, for
M In huuy 10 buy my fire crackers,
aid Ned Long one Of JOes mates.
The deacon was out, but Joe had
lade purchases for him before So the
ime was spun across 10 Ned, who was
q ike a shot. just then Mrs Martin |
ppeared II want a nice trout for my {
inner tomorrow. This one Will do; |
NV mm.h 4 II.-I