Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-12-19

ndppeDeu 10 nerE hNeWy biille sne goes 10
eat her spoon hops wight down her froat,
and the other day she was playing wifi some
nails, and the first flng she knowed she
swallowed 'em, and her mamma gived her
penny to buy some candy wifi, and she
swallowed it fore she got to the store.
Amt that dreffleY" she exclaimed.
Fearful What did they do for herr"
She paused a moment, evidently unpre-
pared for such a question, but her inven-
tion was equal to the emergency. "Why,"
she said, with big eyes and bated breath,
"they got great big magnet-oh, "a NOR
nous big one-and opened Ter mouth, and
all the things coined up again"
She had been told about trained dog,
and after that she would have some won
derful tale of dog to tell every time she
saw her acquaintance.
"I was down town this morning." she
would say, land sawn dog, and he was
walking on his hind legs and he had on
bloomers.
"That soP Then he must have been a
lady dog"
"Yes, he was, and he got on bicycle
and rode off"
AS Bess had such q reputation for ro-
mancing naturally she was often disbe-
lieved when telling the truth. Ono cold
night she woke her mother and announced
that mouse was In bed with her.
"Bessie," scolded her mother, rather
cross at being walked from comfortable
sleep, you must not tell such stories. 1t
is very naughty, and mamma will have to
punish you.
"But, mamma, they is a mouse. 1 feel
it crawling up my leg"
little quaver OF fear In her voice made
her mother believe there might be a small
amount OF truth IN the story, SO she got
up to investigate.
Now" she said, LII there isn't
mouse there, mamma Is going to whip"
And she lifted the covers carefully OH.
Here 1t Is" And Bessie drew up her lit
tie gown, disclosing plump little leg
with a very small ana miserable little
mouse snuggled up against 1t.
One shrek after another soon awoke the
whole household, and the room was filled
with bewlldered people gazing at Bess and
the frightened mouse While some one
was removing the poor little animal Boss
was regarding her mother With triumph.
exclaimed. "What you SO scared about
now?''
Bess' mother is young and attractive
widow, and a young minister was much
interested in her spiritual welfare. Bess
did not admire him much, owing to his
habit of taking her to task occasionally
for some little fib. One day he came to
call and encountered Bess on the front
porch. He presented her with a box Of
caramels, and being quite sure her mother
was in hearing distance, though out Of
sight behind the parlor curtains, ne took
occasion to indulge inea few affecting re-
marks concerning the happiness of being
allowed to minister to the fatherless babes
Bess had heard "Chimmie Fadden" read
and quoted quite frequently, and looking
up into the minister's face with her wide,
innocent eyes she remarked what t'ell?''
"Huh-what did you say?" stammered
the astonished man.
"What t'ell?' repeated Bess.
He gazed at her for few minutes in
blank amazement, and then the sound Of
smothered merriment coming from the
parlor windows recalled him to his senses,
and after wild look around as for a ref
uge he left.
NUhel Is 'ne ohiy cniiu ot ooilege pro-
iessor ana was lel6 WlthouU mother' SO
her sralning mas oeeh rather dlHerent Irom
other cnlldren' ana she Is very OLD ana
tnoughtlul IN her ways. one nlght her
!a1ner was nearing ner say ner prayers De-
iore she Went 10 oed' one nau gotten 10
ner own httie petltions ana the Goo pless
eVerypooys, ana her 1ather had gotten
startled by hearing her say, "And God
bless the devil, cause nobody cares bout
him at all"
"Why, Ethel, he exclaimed, "what are
you praying for the devil for?"
"Well, father, the preacher always tells
how horrid bad he is, and everybody hates
him, so thought I'd better ask God to be
good to him."
Ethel's mother had positively forbidden
her to play in the creek and to make sure
she was obeyed said: "Now, If you do go
to the creek, the Lord will see you, and hs
will tell me. You know he is everywhere
and sees you all the time"
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