The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-13

SOME FUNNY AND SOME WISE SAY
INGs or THE LITTLE ONES.
A Child That Say Grace and Another
That Wanted some OF the "Diess-
Ing on His Dinner Plate.

A Harlem family has two young hopefuis
aged respectively SIX and four years.
Charlie. the elder, has been taught TO ask
a blessing on the morning meal. The other
morning he was sitting with his hands
folded. downcast eyes and angelic express
sion on his face and had proceeded half
way through the blessing which had been
composed for him:
"Gende Jesus. meek and mild,
Make us each thy living child"
when little Jimmie created some disturbance
at the other end of the table. Without un-
clasping his hands. Charlie looked up with
a whitening glance at Jimmie and in an
angry tone said;
dol durn 90. 'tan't 90 tepp till till ] Diet
froo?' Then dropping his eyes he sweetiy
murmured the rest of his petition. e
A west side household numbers as one
of its most important members a bright
little boy OF four. The grandparents form
part of the family. and little frankie sits
next his grandfather at table. A few
mornings ago the breakfast was delayed
and frankie had got very hungry. Think
ing to expedite matters. he quietly slipped
his plate under his grandpa's nose while
the latter was bent over the table asking
a blessing.
When he had finished. grandpa asked
| sternly why frankie had done thus, and
was answered:
Il wanted to be sure and latch some Of
"L.enfant terrible has furnished merri-
ment and discontinue for countless genera
tons. and doubtless always Will Recently.
1 witnessed an instance that was a little
unusual In the sang froiu uispiayeu py the
child's victim. | was crossing Indiana IN y
Baltimore a Ohio sleeper with u friend OF
Scotch-Irish descent, IN whose features. the
Milesian traits are prominent, especially
the mouth, whose size Is revealed 70 the Ut
most by a smooth-shaven face. 10 while
away the time we got up n game OF whist
inviting; 81, for partner paraneGs' t Two eopostte section . |
The section I'm front OF us was occupied Dy
q s%tylishly dressed lady. VIII q lttle sarl
ressed. we noticed that the'child was kneei-
ing on the car seat. gazing steadily at my
friend, never taking her eyes from his face
for a moment. When the rubber was nm
ished, the drummer stepped across 10 their
section, and my friend and / rose to stretch
spell upon the child, and she cried shriily:
oh. mamma! See what a big mouth mat
The young mother blushed a furious red,
and canught hold of the child. saying:
b he has, mammal persisted the
child, climbing to her knees.and fxing ner
gaze on my friends's capacious mouth,
"Oh, look. mamma. It's getting bigger all
AT this the whole car became aproarious,
and the mother pulled the child down, with
a look of exquisite torture on her face.
Madam said my friend, leaning for
ward, don't reprove the child. She is quite
right; My mouth is large. and l am not
On returning from the next eating station
we found the section vacant and learned
from the porter that the mother had moved
her embarrassing infant into the other
sleeper.
The short man got in the car at the
corner OF Broadway and Reade streets and
took the only vacant seat, next to the tall
man with chin whiskers. In a few minutes
he began a conversation with the tall man.
or rather made remarks. to which the tall
man nodded assent or disagreement as the
occasion demanded. Finally the short man
nudged the tall man, and, pointing to a
young man in the further corner OF the car
who wore an unusually high collar and con-
SpicueuS tie, he coarSely whispered:
Look at that young fellows get up. Isn't
it strange that men should make such guys
of themselves?'
eff 1 were his father | wouldn't be seen
on the street will him.
rose, and, with a motion of the hand to the
young man, he said. Come on, son. and the
The short man looked at the floor. and
the other passengers Uttered; and at the
next corner the short man got out and
waited for the next car.
Harold accompanied his mother on an
afternoon call upon the elderly lady who
has just moved in next door,
Mrs. Newcomer-And this is little Harold?
Well. my little man, 1 hope that we shall
Harold dmperatively)-I want to see 90
little chickens!
Mrs. Newcomer-Why. 1 haven't any little
Harold-where's 90 fezzers?
Mrs. Newcomer-Why, what does the child
mean? / haven't any feathers.
Harold-Den papa stored, cause he said
it was a ole hen dat had moved in his
Amy has very beautiful hair. which curls in
lovely fashion. Her next door playmate.
Ethel, has straight hair, and is envious OF
Amy's curls. The other morning Ethel had
been very naughty and her mother (who
Ethel, go directly into the other room. |
am going to punish you right straight Off,
punish me the curly way?
What do you meang' demanded the
mother, in establishment.
II heard Amy's papa tell her this morning
that he was going to give her a whipping
that would make her hair curl, and Tiff
it's just the same to you, I'd rather have
that kind"
Force Of habit viii sometimes ,sea;iimnees lead so an
OF which he never becomes conscious. A
West. Seventy-ninth street man recently
| afforded an amusing instance of this. Mr..
s. is the senior of several partners in a
manufacturing business, is the managing
head of the firm and dictates all the corre-
spondence of the house. his favorite posi-
ton being a standing one, facing the
days Mr.. S. has invited the other members
of the firm to dinner at his home. Being
a, somewhat lengthy blessing. Standing
while the others are seated. After the first
dinner one of the Junior partners said to
"Did you hear what S. said when he fin
ished the blessing? He mumbled something
that I couldn't CATCH"
Nor l." answered the other.
Next Sunday the same thing was repeat
ed, and the curiosity of the younger men
having been aroused, it was arranged that
the next time one of them should get as
close as possible TO Mr.. S., and be on the
alert for the muttered appendix to the
grace.
This was carried out and the astonished
partner caugh in a hurried humble the sur
prising ending, Yours, very truly, E. L. s.,
President"