The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-25


tIgh chair Philosophy c4urhs fror. e.
Elp1 &c the Cominr Gcnernilo.E
Our little james. four and q half vrsr~
ID. was pointing out COW 70 playmate.
See the bell around her neck. > ho MA.
do You know what that = fort That's
chat she rings when she wants - tall tn
ali that dinner il rsady.n-M~ p.
A little girl OF two and half. On 6rss
eeing the sole Of kittens foot, aid.
PENNIES dot holes In he stotins.r Later
he saw some Of his hair on the chai
ushion and exclaimed re9reffully. sBen-
de's losing be fedders.n-F. b. u
Our four-year-old son and heir was 70
emily informed that his aunt, widow.
lad married again. A few DAYS Later.
Wishing 70 speak Of the new uncle, but not
moving his name, he hesftated for q mo-
nent and then said, .You know; mean
hunt Gertrude's stephusband. n-Y. l.
The first time my little Marie. aged
wenty-six months. saw the girl dressing
he fish for dinner, she came running to
ne. her eyes sparkling with excitement.
Mammal Mammal, she exclaimed,
Mary comb fishes, hair wild de knife and
tall come offr'-C. II. b, Tecumseh, Mich.
Ny oldest boy. who has not yet reached
he mature age of three, has. think, .
ioetic way Of expressing himself Thus
he other day, on noticing the ripples ON
he lake in Central park caused BY the
Wind. he exclaimed, Mamma, lookl see
low the water is laughing. TX. Y. New
York.
My little FIVE year-old girl was SO unruly
he other day that finally tried to bring
Ter back TO the paths of wisdom by ex-
.laiming, III you behave like that no one
will have anything TO do with you
Papa, DEAR she replied complacently.
satan prefers naughty children. "-R NJ.
New Jersey.
Children love to PROFOUND philosophical
,roblems, and must say I do not find il
asy to give satisfactory answers to those
which fall from the lips of my three-year-
I'D boy. One Of the simplest, and yet Q
question which even wiser mother could
rot have answered at q moments notice,
vas this, Mamma, why can't we see our
own faces. I'll
| knew Lady who had little daughter
whom she was very particular to have say
Ter prayers every day. One morning,
when the child ran out in q great hurry to
,lay, her mother called after her, Mary,
lid you ask God to take care of you, like .
rood little grip mo, mamma" she an
,wered, MARY fought she would tate tare
If herself today."-N. j. B., New York.
Frederic, six years old, was telling Wal.
er, three years younger, Of a pleasant trip
which he, the narrator, took with mamma
;hree years before Waller, you weren't
BORN then" he said. Walter meditated
awhile upon his loss in not coming sooner
apon the scene, and then said, .Brer Fed
wick, ! was wishing then that God would
make mep,-G. w. g., New London, n. II.
Eddie was very fond of raspberry jam.
Dine evening when the parson dropped in
10 tea mamma opened her last jar, with
emphatic instructions to Eddie not to ask
or some more jam after getting his share
His papa, not knowing the circumstances,
,ffered to replenish his dish. when Eddie
mortified his mother by saying, Mamma
aid mustn't ask for any more. cause that
all there ST. B. ID.
We recently had occasion to reproye our
little Tommy, not quite three years old,
and told him as seriously as possible that
little boy The little fellow listened very
patiently, and then asked, with an earnest
ness which completely disarmed US, Don't
gou think YOU had better get . better boyfn
The same little boy astonished US the other
evening before going to bed by giving us
she following improvised version Of his
usual prayer;
Jesus, tender Shepherd. lead me:
Bless thy little lamb tonight.
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to- go. Amen.
-. S. New York.