The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-14
JUSENILIA,

words arc often rs pathetic MS they arc
droll, bu! it Is the funny side which is
apt TO impress their elders. A lady
went no. loGgsincc to call upon 4 neigh.
Dor in the country, and found the five,
year old son OF tho house playing upon
the lawn. "llow do YOU 10, Gcorgic?'
she said. as your mamma at homer
mo, Mrs. Gray" he answered with the
most approved politcncss. 81 am sorry
for that the caller eail!. "Will she be
gone long?" II don't know" the little
fellow answered doubtfully. "She's
gone TO u Christian and Devil meeting
Gone to wliat?' the lady exclaimed in
establishment. ITO 4 Christion and
Devil meeting in the vcstry," was the
reply. And it suddenly flashed across
the callers remembrance that for that
afternoon had been appointed ut the
restry Of the church 4 meeting Of the
Society OF Christian Endeavor.-Bosion
Courier.
One OF my friends is the happy father
oil 4 tire-year-old girl who is us auto
cratic rs the czar himself. Nothing
pleases her better than TO order papa
to take her out Tor n walk-and a long
walk, too. On a recent Sunday he de-
tcrmined to give her all the walk she
wanted. 1t was q long promenade, and
1t took in n goodly PORTION OF the East
End. 1t was SO long, in fact, that after
awhile poor papa could scarcely drag
his wearicd limbs along. lie was glad
enough to come within sight OF his
home again, but Just rs they reached
it the little maid cried out: "Oh, papa,
we mustn'tg go in just yet; let's walk up
and down awhile and get rcsted."-
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
a New York Sunday school teacher
made an unsuccessful attempt to assist
q little boy to comprehend what con-
science was. lie asked: "If you have
been diligent in your lessons and per-
form all your duties faithfully, YOU
sleep well, don't your" The little boy
shook his head. "Let lis suppose that
you have also been obedient to your
parents, don't YOU experience a feeling
OF quietness when you retire to your
couch" NO" "But after you have
given something to the poor, been kind
TO your playmatcs, do You not then
sleep more soundly?"3 '"No, sir--not
in our house. The last bottle Of insec:
powder VT bought is no good."-Teras
Sittings.
II want some more chicken" said
~4-year-old Frances at the dinner-tublc.
81 think you have had as much as is
good for you, dear" replied Frances
mamma. 81 want more.o And Frances
pointed. "You can't have moro now;
but here is q wishbone that you and
mamma can pull. That will be fun.
You pull one side and III pull the 9TH
or, and whoever gets the longer end can
have her wish come true. Why, baby,
you've got it! VIVA. was your wish,
Frances?" 81 wish for some moro
chicken" said Frances promptly. She
got it this timo.-Harper's Ba;ar.
A schoolboy of incorrigiblc l~azincss
surprised his parents the other day on
returning from school by proudly in
forming them that he had secured the
prize for English grammar. The prize
for English grammar" exclaimed his
astonisled father. "Why, ! have always
understood that you are the very last
boy in your class" $50 I am, father"
returned young hopeful; and it was
ready Dick Porter who got the grammar
prize. But he left it in tho train when
we changed ut Chaplain junction, and
so l collarcd it sharp."-London Figaro.
The way in which a small boy of our
acquaintance met the crisis, which, in
the language Of the nurses, was ito put
his nose out Of joint" showed ut least
a readiness to dispose OF n troublesome
impeachment with q word. The little
ono was taken into his mothers cham.
Der to see for the first time n baby
brother. Tho three-year-old looked
the infant over with a calmly critical
regard, and then, turning to the maid
who accompanied him, he said very de-
cidedly, Jane, you keep that in the
kitchen. Youths Companion.
Little Nellie was in great glee over a
promised visit ncross tho country to
g%rnndma's. She heartily agreed to the
stipulation that she should get up
bright and early. When awakened ut
4 o'clock in the morning sho protested
against being disturbed. "Nhy, you
said you'd get up bright and early
reminded mamma. "ics, know" nd
mi,ted Nellie. "But this isn't bright
and early. It's dark and carly."-
Housckrepcrs Weekly.
One night little Mary had boon much
interested in the bright stars which
filled the sky, and asked numerous
questions OF her mother concerning
them. The next morning, upon waking,
she ran eagerly to tho window and
looked out. After an anxious survey OF
the clear blue skyshe turned away with
q disappointed air. saying: u do wish
God wouldn't gather up tho stars SC
early in the morning. Young People.
Little Clarence. who had oiten seer
his grandma's false teeth, happened
one day to notice the gold bows OF her
glasses hooked over her ears to keep
them from falling Of, and exclaimed:
70, grandma, arc your ears false too?'
-IouM's Companion.
Little girl (rcadins): "'Nature I'M.
adorned is adorned the most VIVA,
does that mean?' Little brother (aitel
deep thought: 81 guess it means Z
roast chicken is nicer than n chicken
viii its feathers on.n-Good Me,rs.
Nisitor:."A Johnny! lam pleased
to,see that you gave your sister a large
share Of the apple Johnny: II had
ter. II I hadn't She "a told on mo foi
hooking tho apple."-Puck
A little Tenth street girl says: "l
don't like peaches. The whisiers or
them fill my teeth with hair,-PAtld9el