The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-12-12
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A Lost ohiid whose Knowledge of
Botany Came Into Good Play.
Colonel W, d. Moore tells story which
would, could it be given In print as Mr..
Moore tells It, produce a great effect.
Ex-Sherif Cluley was accosted q day or
two since at the corner of Sixth street
and Liberty avenue by little tot, girl,
too young TO talk plainly, who pulled at
his coat and asked "Do 90 know Aunt
TatieF'
Somewhat surprised, Mr.. Cluley re-
piled that he could not say unless he
knew "Aunt Tatie's" last name. The
child opined that the wanted party
didn't have any last name; she was 'dist
Aunt Tatie." The little one then ex-
planned that she was lost, and she was In
great distress, her lips quivering 30 that
at times she could scarcely speak.
Mr.. Cluley thought with all his might
for few moments, when an idea struck
him and he asked the child for descrip-
ton of his aunt. The little maiden re-
piled that "Aunt Tatie" was rather tall
and wore nasturtium flowers in her bon
net.
Now, Mr.. Cluley would hardly stand
a creditable examination in botany He
knows cabbages from potato vines, and
knows the nasturtium when he secs 1t
on the table in the shape Of a pickle, but
to save his soul he could not tell what
its flower was like. Again he rubbed
his dome of thought until he rubbed
into 1t a fresh suggestion and acted upon
it at once. Accosting q lady who was
passing, he asked her If she knew q mas
turtium flower when she saw It. She
was at first disposed to resent the ques-
ton as an ilnpertinence, when Mr.. Clu-
ley hastened to explain, and begged her
TO take an observation and ascertain
whether there were any ladies In the
neighborhood with that familiar flower
in their bonnets.
The lady glanced into several milli-
merry and dry goods stores, and finally
called out that she had discovered a
lady with a bonnet bearing the flower
wanted. She pointed her out, and inn
mediately the little one cried out Joy
fully, "That's Aunt Tatie."
"Aunt Tatie" was disposed TO be cross
with her charge for wandering away
until her aunt did some shopping, but
Mr.. Cluley's feelings were aroused, and
he wouldn't hear the little one scolded.
Instead he proceeded to reprimRnd the
woman for her thoughtlessness In leav-
ing her charge exposed to the danger of
being kidnapped.
AUNT Tatie" had become so interested
in her shopping that she had forgotten
to note the flight of time. Had the little
one not been bright enough to recollect
the name Of the flower in the bonnet she
would probably have been crying her
eyes out, a guest ut the central station,
and her aunt would have been frantic
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Uncle ST as Commentator.
A dozen men who were in the habit Of
loafing away their Sundays outside Of
the old Penobscot meeting house, while
their wives attended service, were gath
cred by an enthusiastic young pastor
into a Sunday school. They were called
the "horseshed class" and no members
of the school were more regular In at
tendence, or original in response. One
day the lesson was upon the death Of
Moses, and the teacher, having located
"Nebo's lonely mountain" upon his map,
asked the meaning of "Nebo"-no doubt
having in mind the tutelar deity In
honor Of whom the Babylonish digni-
taries bore such goodly names as Nebu-
chadnezzar, Nebuzaradan, etc.
"What do you say, Uncle sip
"Wa-al," answered the old man, SOL
elnnly, give heared that them Bible
names all has meanin's, an reckon it's
so T body only jest studies into 'em.
, Now this here, to me, is palmer n two
times two. 1 calc'late Moses called 1t
Nebo because the mountain was SO
marster steep it made his knees bow to
get to the top of it. I've clum hills right
5 down here in Maine, time n time agin,
: as you could call Nebo and not feel as II
you's swearin, neither. Marster steep!'
Lewiston Journal.
The largest building that ever was
erected was the machine gallery at the
Paris exhibition, which was exactly q
! quarter of mile in length, with spar
E of 800 feet.