The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-12-10

deal OF noise, you are 4 mistake; Vol
should have been boy" Lulu muse,
little over this, and then craveIv an
swered: ''No, mamma: for God ncvc
makes a mistake"
When youth asked permission O
his mother to 60 to a ball, she told hin
it was Il bad place for little BOYS
"Why, mother, didn't You and tat.,r
go to lalls when you were voung:'
~ cs, my child: but we have seen th.
folly of it" well, mother" exclaim
ed the boy, 81 want to see the folly o
it, tool
That boy spoke for more than him
self. Most people want to see the foil,
of it; they are not content with otheI
peoples experience. Mamma, wan
to see what is in that box" said lit
tie boy. "There amt anything in it
Tom.' ''Oh, then, | want to see what
there tsn't in it, said he. The mother
might have taken hint from that re
mark; for her boy may have possessed
the prime elements of an explorer.
But | suppose this curiosity is com
mon among boys. l remember that in
my early days | never saw hand-or
gan playing, with all its little figures
dancing and capering on top, without
feeling strong curiosity to see what
was inside.
a little boy whose newborn sister
set up a tremendous cry on getting her
bath, exclaimed: well, l don't Won
der they sent you down here, if you
made such a noise as that in heaven"
Here is a beautiful and bright answer
by child who must have had some re-
ligious training. The late Emperor
Frederick, coming into primary
school one day, began asking the child
ren something about the three king
doms in nature,-the vegetable, the
mineral, and the ANIMAL what
kingdom the tree, the dog, the slate
belonged, and so on; then he wound up
with the question: "Now, children, to
what kingdom do l belons" All
looked blank for moment; then lit
tie girl, looking up excitedly, replied:
"To the kingdom of God, sire Too
true, indeed, my dear; for the noble
being too good for this world,
was shortly afterward summoned to his
rightful kingdom.
Here are two stories that finely il
lustrate the child's faith in his mother.
A little fellow, disputing with his sis
ter said: "It's true; for ma SAYS so;
and if ma says so, it is so, if it ain IT So"
Another boy, not more than seven
years old, hearing a gentleman at his
fathers table discussing the familiar
line,
An honest mans the Loblest work of Co.,
declared he knew this was net true, for
his mother was better than any man
that ever was made!
You must never, if you would avoid
serious mistakes, send verbal message
by child; for children are apt to
translate the message into their own
-, l,--na-c and give it different shape
from that intended. \ teacher, who
had left a book on the desk of col
league, sent one of her pupils for it,
and he abruptly asked for it thus:
My teacher wants her book; you have
got 1t in your desk!'' From his tone
and look you would have thought the
lady had stolen it. a little girl, who
was sent to Il druggists to purchase
some dye-stuff, forgot the name of the
article, and said to the clerk: '!What
do folks dye with?' ''Die with? Why,
cholera, sometimes" swell, then"
said she. ''that is what | want: give
me three pennyworlh!'
| have always admired the cieverness
of 4 boy who was sent 10y his master
to Dean Swift with his compliments
and fine salmon The lad came in
abruptly, and said: ''lIcre is fish from
my MASTER" and was about to make
off, when the dean stopped him. as
that the way to deliver message!'
said he: Now you take my place, and
| shall show you now to act The
boy did so; then the dean, cap in hand,
came in with the salmon, an I, making
Il reverential bow, said: "My master
sends his respectful compliments to
your reverence, and desires you to ac-
cept this small token of his regard for
you.' "Good!'' said the boy. land
here is shilling for your palms,
That was certainly an Irish boy, who
the genius of his race; and
his lesson to the dean was as good rs
the dean to him.
Most people rarely inquire whether
children rightly understand the mean
ing of the words given them to learn
by heart. | remember that when, as a
little boy, | was taught the Lords
prayer, | had always imagined there
was word left ont in the passage,
Thy will be done Thy uhut will
be done!" | queried. But | was too
tinid or too duh to inquire. \ child
who had been told that ito cNcavate"
meant "to hollow out" was asked to
form a sentence as an example Of its
use. THE baby eNcavatys when it is