New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29
JUVENILIA.

Mrs. G. was much interested In a mission sunday
school In one OF our large cities and spent an hour or
every Sunday afternoon with class Of little girls
poor street waits that had been gathered in.
Upon one occasion, when the last lesson had been
about the ten virgins five of whom wise and five
foolish, the teacher asked as was her custom VINO IN
the could tell anything about the lesson of the
previous Sunday. One little girl who had never been
in a Sunday school in her life until the week before
her feet in an instant, and said: Please
mum, ] ken, ii was a weddn', and there was ten on
'em." And there the child Stood touching little pic
ture, with her pinched 1s~.c and pow. J-.cicHot
dress telling her street dialect the whole story no
point Of which she lost. Pathetic 1t was, 1t was
irreslstably funny when she close by saying: "And
them as hasn't got oil in their lamps says to them
has to give 'em some,' and them as has got oil In
their lamps says to them hasn't, BE off wild yez,
and go TO the grocery and git yer own Kerosene"
Tommy was sent on an errand morning to
farm lying just the edge Of the town, the owner
OF which was Familiarity known " Uncle Isaac The
hour rather early and when he arrived such mem-
bers of the large family could be spared without So
rfously interfering with the running of
the domestic machinery were gathered for
family worship. Returning home, his mother
questioned him about his Grand and with the
curiosity concerning ones neghbors which takes deep
root in village SOIL she asked him what was going
on at the farm lie told her of the occupations of one
and another and added and Uncle Isaac, he was In
the settin' room prayern' ont just tight he
could prayer"
Susy lived on a farm, and the nearest neighbOr
perhaps quarter of mile distant One day she went
down to Mrs SIS and chid-like, walked backward all
the way. Greatly elated the difficult feat she
rushed into the house exclaiming "Oh, Mrs. S.! l
walked down here all the way wrong side outP
In the opinion of fveyearold Grace, only married
| will a a house
hands could be called lady" She talking to her
aunt-a young lady-one day about certain friend OF
the family who up to Grace's standard OF lady
hood. "And what do you think Of met" asked her
aunt. Without the least intention of being impolte
but with very decided ideas of her own, nevertheless
Grace replied: Humph you're not lady you're
nothing but an old grill"
EDDY lived with his grandfather, and was accus-
toned to hear a blessing asked at each meal One
day the hungry little boy very inpatient for
his dinner and ms his grandfather was detained for
moment from taking his seat at the table, the little
fellow felt that the duty Of the blessing fell upon him
so he bowed his head low his plate and said the
little prayer he always repeated at night. Ills
grandfather entered the just as he had finished
and Eddy fearing still further delay in serving the
meal shouted: "oh Grandpal You needn't 'oh
Lord for have
l. had been trottlng her little feet of waiting
upon the elder members OF the family, as little children
can. At last, weary from slipping down from her
chair so often, and out Of patience at the demands
made upon her, she exclaimed "Well guess get
tired as anybody, If its only small tired n
Willie is devoted to his father, and is never happier
than when lavishing upon him his baby Kisses. He
finds the mustache II serious obstacle, however, and
trying to kiss his papa one day he said oh papa.
your feeders bodder me SOL"
Fouryear-old Rosamond looking at photo
graph which just received of an old lady, great
amt whom she had never seen. " How old Is she
Mamma ~ she asked al don't know her mother re-
piled "Well, was she new when God made herr"
An old man, commonly spoken of throughou
the village as 81 Old Mr.. H. was very i'll. Miss
W called upon the nearest neighbor of the HIS. and
while waiting for her friends 10 appear entertained
herself talking TO ler friends bright little daughter
Thinking the child might have heard something con
| corning the sick mans condition, she inquired: Do
YOU know how old Mr.. H Is to-day ?" but the informa
| ton was not very satisfactory when little Ruby
demurey replied d" No. me don't know how old he am"
Jennie three years old, WIS not fond OF crusts and
would slyly tuck them out of sight under the rim of
| plate. Her mother discovered the trick day,
| and picking out the discarded pieces told the little
| girl she must eat them before she could have any
more Suddenly spreading her chubby little hands
over her equally plump little stomach, swayng back
! md forth I'm her hgh-olGiir and with a comicsL
expression Of suffering on her face she looked up
| and exclaimed - oh, Mamma, my back aches"
| Dot went with her mother TO church one Sun
| day and demure as possible. She listened
| with absorbing interest while the minister read
through the hymn beginning "As pants 1.-The hart
| for cooling streams when she whispered TO her
| mother "why Mamma, there are two pair Of pants
| in that hymn"
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| SLIGHTLY MIXED BUT EXPRESSIVE.
/ From The Boston Globe.
| We must content ourselves to-day with anecdotes
of foreigners trying 10 express their thoughts In
English The latest is told by Dean Briggs OF Har-