The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-08
OHILpREN,s SAYINGS.
Wit and Wisdom of Some Little New
EnRlanders.

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From the NeD York Tribune.
A day or two ago l., 8 years old, was
dressing her doll. For some reason every
thing did not work 10 suit her, and she ex-
claimed: 20, I am by-gusted; this button
I won't butt!n
George had come from the city TO spend
the summer with relatives on a New Eng
land farm. To his delight he had been given
melon patch to 'call his own" He was
carrying the first ripe melon in triumph to
the house one day. when he met his uncle.
here was dilemmai He felt bound by
common courtesy to offer q share OF his
treasure, and at the same time he was un-
! willing to divide it The riddle was solved
however, aud his reputation for generosity
| saved by bis asking: "Uncle Ed, do you
want some OF my meloni Say Mol"
Standing on tip-6oe Esther was trying to
reach coveted articles on the center table.
At last her chubby hands grasped book
| which proved to be a Bible. Her mother
said gently: Little girl. you know that is
book you must not play withF' The child
| looked up sweetly and asked: 10, is that
your heaven bookp
Little children teach those Of larger
growth many lesson. Would that older
people were always az thoughtful for their
blessings Little B. had just recovered from
tedious illness and was wild as colt with
the pleasure Of being out again. The other
day he was invited 60 picnic and came
home trimming over with the happiness he
eu1oyed. That night, when he said his
prayers as usual at his aunt's knee, he added
OF his own accord: II thank thee for giving
that picnic and letting me go to it,"
Walters mother was busy cleaning house
and undeniably the little fellow was very
much in the way. To get him out from
under foot" and at the same time make
him feel that he was of some use, his mother
suggested that he take a little switch and
whip the carpet that hung out on the line.
he caught at the idea and for a minute or
two was very much occupied. Then he
came running in and said: 10, mamma!
got lots Of dust out of that carpet, and it
went right up TO heaven for God to make
some more little boys out Of itW
The clergyman was guest at dinner one
day. Cream was offered him with his de-
sert, but hs declined, calamity saying
that would be painting the lily" A few
days later Hattie's aunt, who had artistic
tastes, sent the child 20 pick for her brill
liant lily which she wished to copy. The
little 4>year-old started on the errand, but
as she reached the foot of the piazza steps
she turned, looked up at her aunt, and said,
would you paint the hlyp
George went with his father TO bring
home sleigh. The distance was not great
and Mr.. s. decided to draw the vehicle
home. The little boy took his sled with
him, but was TO push and render all the as
sistance he could in that way. Now, the
temptation to slip the rope of his sled
through the runner of the sleigh aud SO
catch ride occasionally was TOO great to
be resisted. At such times his father (who
was very near sighted, finding the sleigh
drawing a little heavily, would say:
Qeorgia, Georgia, are you pushingr AS
often as the question came the little fellow
was on his feet in an instant. and. renewing
his exertions would answer: "Yeth thir
yeth thir; you pullin'"
Fanny's mother had company to tea-a
gentleman with whom the child was a
great favorlte, and at whose request the lit
tie girl was allowed, CONTRARY to the general
rule, to have seat at the table. During
the progress Of the meal the little woman
! was unfortunate enough to tip over her
! bowl of bread and milk. The disaster was
80 appalling that she settled back in her
high chair and silently gazed at what
seemed to her utter ruin. At last, as il the
full extent of the catastrophe had just
dawned upon her. she drew a long breath
and said, "And the best tablecloth tool"
Johnny could not talk very distinctly;
his S" was usually an "h," so he had
dialect OF his own. With a hungry sweet
tooth, peculiar to little people, he some-
times forgot his mothers injunction not to
NEEDLE with the sugar bowl. Finding him
self alone in the dining room one day the
! temptation to help himself to the forbidden
sweet overcame him. He was having
beautiful time when his mother unex-
pectedly entered the room. Hastily wiping
! the crumbs of sugar from his mouth he
/ cried out, with the air OF one who had just
made discovery, 70, mamma; homebody's
been to your hugar BOWL"
Winifreds grandmamma had tried to ex-
! plain to- her about the letters that were
vowels, and had told her that each word
must have one or more of them in it, Later
the young lady wished to inform her papa
upon the important subject. Papa" she
said, ''the reason they are called vowels is
because there has to be one in every word
and they VOW they will get there"
AS Mrs. La nearest neighbor was q hard
working man with family to support by
his daily labor. the children were brought
up to earn an honest penny, and to have a
frugal mind. Many choice bits found their
way from Mrs. LIZ table to the plates of
the children in the next house. One day
she called Carl in, and give him a large
dish, heaped with broken cake and other
| things that such child would delight in,
aud which he carried carefully and
thankfully home. Returning a day or
two later with the empty dish he
came in and stood so long warming himself
by the kitchen fire that at length Mrs. l..
inquired: ibid you want ANYTHING, Carl?n
To which the little dnaucier replied: well,
l thought as much as could be you'd give
me penny for bringing home the dish"
A Wonderful Machine.