The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
AS CL EVER AS CAN BE.
A Whole Pack of Bright Sayings by
the Children.

a Whole Pack of Bright Sayings by
the Children.
From Ne,o York Truth.
A little girlof6, who complained of being
left alone in the dark after she was In bed,
was told by her mother that she need not be
afraid, as God was with her, although there
was no light. Whereupon the child replied:
Mother. dear, I'd much rather you took
God away and left rae the candle"
Little girl of z, being asked why she ate
Quensly got her fingers covered with jam,
answered reproachfully: Meg, don'e YOU
know, duty first and pleasure after ward. Z"
Tootum taged 3, seeing cook plucking a
gooss) Nurse. is Mary undressing. the goose
TO give him has batha
Little Girl Ito her nurse, who has told her
the story of Adam and Ewes dismissal from
tho Garden of Eden)-I suppose they were
both sent away without character.
A girl on hearing Of the raising to life Of
the widows son Thought 1t over quietly, and
eventually remarked: "Ipresume they had
to pay for the grave all the saune2r
Mother Creprovfng1y TO little girl Just
ready to go for walkl-Dolly. that hole
was not In your glove this morning. Dolly
| tpromptIy)-Where was it 'then9
1t was proposed that a certain very small
was greatly distressed. saying. between his
sohs: 80, father, don't want to always
hAng.up on the WALL"
A boy Of s. after having been checked TO
no purpose by his mother for teasing her
when she wes' busy, was thus addressed:
"My dear little boy il you loved mother
you would try and please her by doing what
YOU are told" Whereupon replied the boy 2:
Mother. I'm trying to please God; can't
please everybody"
Mother, /" said child of years, edo you
think when 60 TO heaven, that II am a
good littie girl and play all morning with
the angels. may have some fun Ia the af-
ternoon and play with the devilin
Little girl, reading the chapter in Genesis
recountihg the fall, comes to the curse pro-
nouuced upon the serpent: ION thy belly
shalt thou CO." WHAT" exciaiTns the
chIld, ibid he GO on bis back beforegn
Tommy, who has listened with breathIess
interest TO the story Of Daniel In the den OF
lions, and bow the wicked men who accused
him were punished: 81 is so glad those
poor lions got their breakfast at last"
The following quaint question was asked
BY my little niece, aged years: when
shall have holes made in my head for the
hairpins 60 go inF'
Once Tommy was silent at the request of
bis elders for many weary minutes, and
when he could no longer contain himself he
was told that silence was golden. Yes, +"
quoth he, but you know we want change
sometimes"
A child of So years had been taught by
bis mother text In the morning: Make
me clean heart, o God and renew a right
spirit within me-" At night, at the end Of
his prayers, he. unasked, repeated the text
in the following form: "Wash my heart, o
God, and hang it out to dry"
A little 5-year-otd of my acquaintance In.
terViewed his mother the other day upon
the subject Of angels having wings, and on
being told thai there was reason TO believe
that they were SO equipped, exclaimed :
| "Oh, mammal how funny they must look
whom asleep, roasting like turkeys
little girl, ON being asked by her
| mother whether she was not glad to hear
that an old friend of whom she YVES very
fond had recovered from a dangerous ILL
ness. replied: Eyes, Of course, Pm glad.
but still Pun sorry for God not 10 have his
own way sometimes
A little girl, whose attention was called
| to the fact that she had forgotten to saw
grace before beginning her meal, shut her
eyes meeklY and said Excuse me. Amen. y
Constance, aged 81. Her mother, hav-
ing forgotten to do something for her
which she had promised, said 10 darling
forgot it; wasn't IL naughty of MET" Con-
stance replied consolingly: 20, no! mother
dear, not naughty, only stupid"
Mother (reading from Bible: ASK. and
IL shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened unto
you. For every one that asketh receivetb ~
Small child aged 6. interrupting with a
deep sigh: "Ahl that was IN those days,
not 10 these"