The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-31
lowed to go alone to the house of her aunt,


some good-natured person comes along
whom she can ask to ring the bell for her.
This difficulty, however, she has been care
full not 10 mention at home.
One Sunday the preacher had much 10 say
about coming TO the gate OF heaven ana
knocking for entrance. Fanny listened at
teutiyely, with a face which grew constant
" more sober, until at last, when picture
was drawn Of a little childfs coming to the
portal, she suddenly put her head down INTO
her mothers lap, and burst INTO perfect
cOnvulsion Of tears. Ast0nished at This
sudden outbreak, her mother bent down
and in an anxious whisper asked what the
matter was.
ooh. mamma was the answer. in a sob
bling whisper, IL don't think | could ever
get into Heaven"
"Why not z" asked the puzzled mother
so. mamma. am so little | could never
reach the bell. and never can make any
body hear me knock"
Her grief was so bitter that she had TO
be taken out of church, and the rest Of the
afternoon devoted to explaining TO her
that the minister's words were not to be
taken too literally.-YOuth's Companion.
A skeleton Behind the Pulpit.
The First Baptist Church, situated at the
corner Of Third avenue and Sixteenth street,
West Troy, was the scene of "A shameful
and sacriegiOus disturbance during the
services Sunday evening. The pastor, the
Rev. A. NJ. Prentice, was in the pulpit
preaching his sunday evening discourse,
when suddenly noise was heard in the
vicinity Of his large chair, Immediately be-
hind the pulpit. Then, with jump, skel-
eton appeared, with dangling arms and
legs, directly over the chair. having come
from below instead of above, as would be
imagined Of one appearing in house OF
worship. The congregation were dumb
founded, some screaming and others laugh
ing. The Rev. Mr.. Prentice continued his
discourse without further interruption.
Investigation showed the skeleton To be Of
paper, neatly and correctly arranged, and
was evidently the work of boys. They could
enter the basement by a side door, and
having the skeleton arranged with cord
fastened to the chair. the latter was thrown
downstairs, and at the same time the skele-
ton appeared standard.
4 Pups Intelligence.
Mr.. Archibald Munro. Edinburgh. writes
At the corner OF the wall where the road
nOrthwards from Alnwick Hill intersects
the road from LibertOn to Tower LibertOn,
was very recently arrested in the course of
favoritc walk by the chorus of sounds
heard the noise before saw the members
Of the choir. On turning round somewhat
abrupt angle Of the road on the opposite
side, ! observed pup not much mole than
a hali-year old dragging by the clothes and
in backward direction child that might
be about 30 months old. On observing me.
the animal appeared 10 be taken with as
much surprise as was. Nv surprise arose
from the circumstances that while
the young and congenial wander
er5 were at least quarter
OF a miles distance from every human habi-
tatiOn, they seemed 10 be under nobody
charge; they could not even be seen by any
one from Alnwick Hill or from either Of the
LibertOns. After moments side glance al
me the animal let 20 his hold Of the child's
dress, directed "A significant stare on me-
and uttered low bark. Could he speak,
am sure be would have asked me what
wanted there. As made no sign of doing
him any injury, he again seized his part
ner's dress in front, then began 10 tug at it,
and struggled backwards as before, but
more theoretically than previously. The
explanation OF this earnest proceeding was
soon supplied by the rapid approach by IN,
western road Of a carriage and pair The
two chums were in the middle Of the
highway when first ! noticed them, but er,
dian had pulled his prattling charge well on
to the fOOt-path.
SchoolbOy's Essay ON Milton.
The schoolbOy who writes interesting his
| torical essays is also to be found in Scot
land. At one of the Training Colleges the
following choice contribution in biography
was presented to the examiners: ,"JOhr
Milton was an elegant poet Of the present
century, and also a clear essayist. lie
spent his lifetime in England, and was edu
Gated at oxford and Cambridge. lie wrote
The Death OF Little Nell' and also the 'Old
Curiosity shop Sir Arthur Wesley was q
great poet and novelist also, and his works
very much rcsembled Milton"
4 Funny Problem.
IL was warm, sleepy afternoon, and tho
scholars in Miss PlummeI's school looked
and acted as if they wished four O'Clock
would come quickly.
The class in mental al ithmctic were laZi
~ drOning through their lesson, when Dea
con Day popped his cherry face in at the
door. All the children loved him, and were
glad when he came to visit the school.
Perhaps he saw they needed something Il
wake them up, so when the class wa,
through with the lesson he gave them thi'
problem:
narrow gate where only one could pass at
time, which COW could look back and say
There are eleven pairs Of horns behinC
meT"
The class thought busily for minute
then up came Tommy TUFTS hand.
(Which one, Tommy" asked the deacon
"Ihe seventh"
"NO.r
Another minute Of study, then Celli
Brown put up her hand.
"What do you think. Celia:
- think il might be the eighth, for whel
the cow turned her head to look hack he
own horns would be behind her, wOuldn'
! thew
"No, it isn't the eighth" the deacon said
About the same time little Johnny Harris
horn, on the front seat, began TO smoker.
''What are you laughing at Johnny
asked Miss Pltmmer.
"COws-can't-talkw giggled Johnny.
Deacon Day laughed, too, then.
johnny has answered it," he said. "NOn
Of the cows could do il, Of course
Then all the scholars laughed ana wOk
up for the rest Of the day, and Deacon Da.
bowed himself out.