Grand Rapids herald., 1893-05-07
oiNGlETON.

Binglstoa was ehuckhng 20 hinssR n
the morning. which wAs rather singular
for hngloton wsS . Inorns sort Of . ftl
low. His fellow bookkcepers st Barker
McLiss & Co.'S banking establishment
had frequently averred that hngletta
was Q convincing exhibit In tho chain oi
evidence proving tho evolutioa Of MA
from tho vegetable kingdom. Hngls
tons original ancestor. they wers ctr
tain. had been nothing more or less thlsE
lemon. and in the growth from lemon
To Bingleton nothing but the form and
capabilities had been changed. The sour
ness all remained.
Suddcnly. however. BinSleton began
70 pan out = new kind Of ore. a. il were.
Occasional chuckles hsd been noted fol
months. but such series Of them - this
morning bad sdduced w~s somsthins
hitherto entirely unknown.
''Soms one Of his friends must have
died" whispered one Of tho clerks 70 his
vis-a-viA II don't believe anything bat
misfortune could make Binglston smiic.
and chuckles like that must indicate
some dire happening In his circls-n u
has circle"
II don't believe no has . circle said
another clerk. III he has, he's probably
st the very central point. 20 that no part
of the circle shall be nearer to him than
he can possibly help"
Il think it's important enough 70 ash
about" observed the 6rst clerk. HE
may be going mad
So Binglstsn was requested to explain
why he chuckled. Contrary to their ex.
pectations. he received their inquiries
pleasantly and explained
I'm laughing at some things my boy
has been saying recently" he replied.
''You haven't . boy. have your queried
the clerk.
How could he say things to make me
laugh if hadn't asked Bingleton. with
frown.
"Of course no couldn't" said tho CLERK
meekly. but you never told us that you
had boy. you know. Bingleton. and %
il tho sudden realization that You have
knocks us silly. you oughtn't to be sng7y
with us"
That's all right" Bingleton replied
II don't wonder the boy knocks you silly,
because alongSide Of him all other boys
dwindle into half witted creatures. The
point about my boy is that although
he is not quite years old, he says such
awfully bright thingA For instance.
the other night when his mother was
singing him to sleep. no said, i know
what stars are for. mamma What
are they for. Henderson, she asked-he'e
named Henderson. after my wife's broth
er George. His last name was Hendes-
son-snd 20 was my wife's for that mat
ter. But to come back to tho thing be
said. i know what tho stars are for,
mamma said he. What arc they for.
Henderson, she asked.
''You see, we always make it point
to inquire into the slightest little thing
in which the boy takes an interest
That's only right. you know. II parents
would be moro considerate Of their chill.
Cren's views. tho race would be tho bet
ter for it. My parents were always %
with me. and feel the good effects Of II
every day l live. Tho other course
makes cynics Of children and mabes
them appear 20 others to be out Of sym
pathy with the world. So when Hen.
dcrsoa said. i know what stars arc for,
mamma Mra Bingleton very naturally
said. What arc they for. Henderson,
Then he blurted ont with, Street lamps
for birds Wasn't that bright? BY jove,
I've been laughing moro than q week
over that"
Here Bingieton gazed sternly over the
top of his spectacles at tho second clerk,
whose mirth did not seem to 10 alto
ge,hcr adequate to the situation.
You don't appear to see the point d
that remark. Mr.. Tompkins. he said.
"Oh-indeed do. Ha-ha-ha" laughed
Tompkins why. Of course. donr
show my miyth quite 40 effusively -
other people do. that's all Besides.
think the humor Of the boys remark h
not of the side splitting sort II gives
rise 70 an intellectual gufYaw down In
one's-ah-in ones insides. II Is the
same kind Of laughter ono indulges In
over some subtle bit Of humor which,
er-wLich one would rather expect &c
find In n volume Of essays than in couic
paper.
HE must bc . very bright boy said
the first clerk.
''Oh. that isn't anything 20 sorns oi
the things Henderson says" said Bingle
ton. He told me thu other night tia,
grass was green because IT wasn't red.
white and blue. And when he was ur
in the country last summer he told q
farmer that he oagh;n't ,o let the shecy
lick their chops for fear Of swallowing
tho paint ion see. IIenderson's I y
sheep have painted uths. and oi
course
But don't see how sheep could lick
their own chops" said Mr.. Torpyllns.
The chops come from the sleeps ribs
snd they're inside, not outside
III you had Henderson's brains Din
gle'on retorted. You'd know that the
chops | referred - the sleeps licSins
were not Lamb or mutton CHOPS. bu,
cho,s Ia the slang sense. referring % the
Jaws"
Do ron let your boy use slanzY
qncrie'l the clerk
Il do not, ar. tut wlisu lsl under :
is capable of saying things like thst the
substance Of II IL so pleasing that can
overlook the form of i.. Furtherr orc.
you gentlemen ars negl.-ctinx your work.
II yon 10 not waste less IF ynrr eInpiov
er.' tirla. shall deem 1t my s,tv tS
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