Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28
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sayings OF Chidren Warranted to Scatter
Gloom and Kill Despair.

sayings OF Chfdren Warranted to Scatter
Gloom and XIII Despair.
London Truth.
Mother, said little Nellie one day,
her brows puckered over her thought
tui brown eyea, "can people kill baby
angels" why, no, darling" was the
reply, what makes you askY'' Cause,
mother" explained Nell, III was won
dering II their wings would do for
bonnots."
A mother, after hearing her little
hoy say his prayers, said: "You know
whom you are man you will teach
your little children to say their
prayers. - "Oh, no. said the small
boy, III leave that to the missus. =
Littlo Annabel, struggling to estab-
iish two kittens on an immonse ball
she has warmed in the sunshine, ex-
claimed: Now, kittens, will you sit
on Mother Earth, like latitude and
longitude in the torrid zone?''
a little girl, who was enjoying her
self immensely at children'H party,
was told by her mother that she must
now como home, as II was getting late.
The child had to yield. She said
nothing until she was alone in tho car
riage with her mother, when she OK
claimed what can have made father
marry you'll ~ The child was gently
reprimanded atterward. :,
A teacher giving lessons on physical
force, when he had finished, asked (:
Now, boys, can any OF you tell me
what force 1t is that moves people
along the street," He was greatly
surprised and the class highly amused
at receiving from one of the boys the
| nnaxnapta1 Dlaueo al m
police force.''
A governess had been telling T.
yoars-old maid about Daniel inter-
preting dream, when the maid asked /:
but, Miss Tompkins, how did Daniel
know" Miss II. -"Oh, he had dream
about il. )" Maid "What! another
dream, Miss Hopkins. His stomach
must have been out OF order -
| My grandson, aged 5, WAS outlining
with wool a picked picture of COW.
He was asked why he had used green
wool for the head. while tho rest of
the animal was worked with brown
wool. He replied at once, with indig-
nant scorn: "Oh, cause he's got a
| headache -
The son Jagged 81 Of an intimate
friend was lying in bed one morning
watching mis- mother finish her toilet,
when to her horror he exclaimed /:
Mother, did God make your hair to
! put on and OFF,"
Some friends of mine were expecting
a call from West Indian, ga gentle
man of color" and cautioned their
little daughter-a girl Of 3 or 6 years
against making any remarks as to his
appearance. On his arrival the little
girl eyed him for some time with open
mouth, then suddenly exclaimed :
why, mamma, dear, he's not SO
black after all. "
The following was said to mo by a
little boy patient Of mine, 7 years OF
age, and of very poor parents. | was
putting him to bed in tho ward above
the room where the matron was playing
hymn. lie remarked that he liked
the harmonium better than tho piano.
and was keeping time with his foot
"Ihere! Now, they are going to sing
the dogs holiday" 1.-THE dogs
WHAT" 1.-THE dogs holiday" "WbC
told you that, Abel?" "Oh, that's
what the Clergyman always says in
church Now we will sing the dogs
holiday"
Mamma-Well, Ethel, what was tn,
text the Clergyman preached from to
day? Ethel Is years old)-Many arr
cool, but few are frozen.
Teacher to infant Sunday -schoo
class 1.-THE idol had eyes, but i
couldn't" Children--"S See -" Teacher
1t had ears, but it couldn't
Children" Hear" Teacher--''It hat
lips but it couldn't Children
"Speak. " Toacher-"It had nose
but it couldn't" Childrcn-"Wip,
it,"
My little son, when between 3 ant
years old, was one day playing will
II little family of white China rabbit
which had lately been given to him.
was sitting in the room, not takinI
much notice of him unit heard hin
telling the rabbits to Say thei
prayers " He repeated those he sal,
himself, and ended up with "A.rah
bits, " evidently considering that tn
correct ending for their species a
"A men" was for his own.