The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-07
sAvIs 6 CHILDREN.


| iigh chhfr Piiiy..s.'', trsghs from the
lips % fIs- c~nssss s.~Derntton-
Y Our little James io':f and "A half years
I'd. was pointing our i evw TO playmate.
See the bell around her neck" he said;
Nlo YOU know what that Is fort That's.
that she rings when she wants 70 tell the
ali that dinner is ready p.
A little girl Of two and half. on first
eeing the sole Of a kittens foot. said,
PENNIES dot holes In he stotins." Later
he saw some Of his hair on the chat
usbion and exclaimed regretfully, ben
,ie,s losing he fedders "-f ~ y
&Our four year-old son and E.ir was rs-
emily informed thar his aunt. a. widow,
rad married again. A few days later,
Wishing to speak Of the new uncle, but not
Inowing his name, he hesitated for mo-
nent and then said. You know; | mean
iunt Gertrudc's stephusband. "-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 Mammar' she exclaimed,
Mary comb fishes hair wild de knife and
all come otfp'-C. II. b., Tecumseh. Mich.
Ny oldest boy. who has not yet reached,
he mature age Of three, has think, q
,oetic way Of expressing himself Thus
lie other day, on noticing the ripples on,
he lake in Central park caused by the
Wind. he exclaimed. Mamma. looki see
low the water il laughing. TX. X. New
York.
Ny little Ave year-old girl was SO unruly
he other day that finally tried to bring
her back to the paths Of wisdom by ex-
ilaiming, "If you behave like that no one
will have anything to do with you"
Papa, dear" she replied complacently,
satan prefers naughty children. n-R NJ.
Sew Jersey
Children love to PROFOUND philosophical
Problems, and must say do not find il
tasy to give satisfactory answers to those
which fall from the Nips Of my three-year-.
I'D boy. One OF the simplest, and yet
question which even wiser mother could
lot have answered at a moments notice,
vas this, mamma, why can't we see our
own faces. 49,
knew a lady who had a little daughter
whom she was very particularSo have say
Ter prayers every day. One morning,
when the child ran out Id great hurry to
,lay, her mother called after her, MARY,
lid you ask God to take care of you. like o
kOOu llgGl0 BlFlIa NO, Llhiutuhs buc du-
Iwered, MARY fought she would tate tare
Il herself today. IN. j. B., New York.
Frederic, six years old, was telling Wal.
er, three years younger, Of q pleasant trip
which he, the narrator, took with mamma
three years before. walter, you weren't
BORN then.n he said. Walter meditated
awhile upon his loss In not coming sooner
lpon 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.
One evening when the parson dropped in
% tea mamma opened her last jar, with
Emphatic instructions to Eddie not to ask
or some more jam after getting his share.
,fered to replenish his dish. when Eddie
mortified his mother by saying, Mamma
,aid mustn't ask for any more. cause that
all there Is. "-F. B. D.
We recently had occasion to reprove our
title Tommy, not quite three years old,
md told him AZ seriously as possible that
We were ashamed to have 30 disobedient q
little boy. The little fellow listened very
patiently, and then asked, with an earnest
ness which completely disarmed rs, Don't
ron think YOU had better get better boyp
The same little boy astonished Ms the other
,vening before going to bed By giving us
he following improvised version Of hia
usual prayer:
Jesus, tender Shepherd. lead mes
Bless thy little lamb tonight.
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to 60. Amen.
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