Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-13
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BOBBY'S WANTS.
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Well, kinder, rather think!
1 don't want much. 1 can tell you that
Oh, come, now, you needn't wink.
1 really don't care for a lot of things, the
way most all kids do;
But the things l want, / really want, and
want en- all straight through.
box of those real stone buildng-bocks
you can put down number one
And fast express that goes by steam, and
Il genuine shootin n-gun,
And "a kit full o. tools and foot ball suit,
and a pony and pony-cart,
And a Ferris wheel, and a model clock
with works you can take part
And. say. don't forget, I'd like dog-no
woolly old cotton pup,
But real live dog that can bark and yelp,
and when morning comes wake me up;
And guinea-pig, and a parrot, too, and a
cage full of fine white mice,
And model complete of a cruiser neat /
think would be rather nice.
And. I say. there's a game called BadmIn-
ton-Id like good set of that,
And cricket suit, and base ball mask,
and glove, and a hickory bat;
And while you're about those sporting shops
If they haven't sawed-off lot of clubs for
golf for chap like me.
And then, on your way back home, you
might stop In at good book store
And get all Oliver optics books, and
Henty's, and one or two more.
Du Chaillu and Kirk Munroe,
And a dozen or more of fairy tales the
exciting ones, don't you know.
And then, as you walk to the car you'll
pass place where they've postage
stamps
And albums, tool want the kind with a
lock and nickel clamps
And say. hold on. I'm not quite through
, don't go off and leave me yet.
l want set of United States cents and a
walnut cabinet.
oh, well. goodhy. I'll see you again, and
give you list of the rest
OF the things l want on Christmas day
the ones like the best.
Though; of course, you know, don't want
l want few things, but those do want
tell you, / want all through!
PRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS.
Minister-Why is it, Bobby. that your
father never comes to church any more?
Bobby-oa. it turned out that he didn't
have the consumption, after all.
Mamma-Johnny fear you were not at
school yesterday
Johnny-H'm! I'll bet the teacher told
you. woman can never keep secret.
Tommy" said the teacher, what is
meant by nutritious food?"
Something to eat that amt got no taste
to it, replied Tommy.
Freddy-What do you want to catch the fly
for?
Little Johnnie-Slster has just made her
self glass OF lemonade, and I'm awful dry
Willy-l met our new minister on my way
to Sunday school, mamma. and he asked me
II | ever played marbles on Sunday
Mother-Hm! And what did you say to
that?
Willy-I said, Get thee behind me, satan,"
and walked right OFF and left him.
Mamma" said little Mary. what does
amen mean?"
1T means that you Join in with what has
been naid, dearie-that you approve Of and
believe it,"
"Oh, yes. l know" said the little girl.
TITS the opposite OF nit, isn't 1t, mamma?"
Father, are generals brave men?" asked
Johnny OF his father.
"Yes. my SON as a rule" was the answer.
Then why does artists make pictures OF
'em standing on a hill three miles away,
looking at battle through an opera glass?"
The telephone is a great institution Little
Binks always wanted to tell big Brasher that
he thought him a mendacious scoundrel. 10
he rang him up on the wire the other morn
Brasher furiously. ~ am, eh? Well I'll
None OF your business" said little Binks,
and to this moment Brasher doesn't know
who did It