The Republican journal., 1896-04-16
Clever Sayings by Children.
From the London World.


From the London World !
Mamma-Well, Ethel, what was the
text the clergyman preached from to- day?
Ethel IS years old)-Many are cold but
few are frozen.
The son (aged y of al intimate friend
was lying in bed one morning watching
his mother finish her toilet, when to her
horror he exclaimed Mother, did God
make your hair to put on and otf?''
Little Annabel, struggling to establish
two kittens on an immense ball she has
warmed in the sunshine exclaimed
earth, like latitude and longitude in the
| torrid zone?''
A mother, after hearing her little boy
say his prayers, said: ''You know when
you are man you will teach your little
children to say their prayers" ''Oh,
no." said the small boy, ''rll leave that
to the missus.''
My grandson, aged 5, was outlining
with wool picked picture of COW. He
was asked why he had used green wool
tor the head, while the rest of the animal
IL
at once, with indignant scorn. ooh.
cause he's got a headache
''Mother," said little Nellie one dav.
her brows puckered over her thoughtful
brown eyes, ''can people kill baby an
gels?" ''Why, no, darling,'' was the re-
ply, ''what makes you ask?" cause.
mother explained Nell, 81 was wonder
ing if their wings would do for bonnetsoN
A governess had been telling a 7-year-
old maid about Daniel interpreting a
dream, when the maid asked: "But, Miss
Tomkins, how did Daniel knowo'' Miss
T.: "Oh. he had a dream about it,
Maid: "What. another dream, Miss Tom
kins? His stomach must have been out of
orderrN
A teacher giving lessons on physical
force, when he had finished, asked:
Now, boys, can any of you tell me
what force it is that moves people along
the street?'' He was greatly surprised,
and the class highly amused at receiving
from one OF the boys the unexpected an
swer: ''Please, sir, the police force.''
Teacher Ito infant Sunday school class)
The idol had eyes, but it couldn' IT,
Children-See. Teacher-It had ears,
but it couldnt'' - Children l. Hear.
Teacher-It had lips, but it couldn' IT,
Children-Speak. Teacher-It had a
nose, but it couldn't'' -Children-Wip
it!
Some friends of mine were expecting a
call from West Indian, "a gentleman of
color,'' and cautioned their little daugh-
ter-a girl OF ORG years-against making
any remark as to his appearance. On his
arrival the little girl eyed him for some
time with open mouth, then suddenly ex-
claimed, ''Why, mamma, dear, he's not
so black after ALL
A little girl, who was enjoying herself
immensely at children party, was told
by her mother that she must now come
home, as it was getting late. The child
naturally resented this, but at last she
had to yield. She said nothing till she
was alone in the carriage with her mother,
when she exclaimed: "What can have
made father marry your The child was
gently reprimanded afterward.
My little son, when between 3 and
years old, was one day playing with lit
tie family of white China rabbits which
had lately been given to him. was sitting
IN the room, not taking much notice of
him until heard him telling the rabbits
to 'Say their prayers. H He repeated those
he said himself, and ended up with GA
rabbits" evidently considering that the
correct ending for their species, as GA
men, was for his own.
The following was said to me by little
boy patient of mine, years of age, and
OF very poor parents. l was putting him
to bed in the ward above the room where
the matron was playing hymn. He re-
marked that he liked the harmonium bet
ter than the piano, and was keeping time
with his foot: "There! now they are 60
ing to sing the dogs holiday ''Sing
what?'' ''The dogs holiday" "Who
told you that, Abel?' ''Oh, that is what
the clergyman always says in church
Now, we will sing the dogs holidaY.'' ;,