Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-05-03

luaint Sayings ana Cute DOtn0o OF tine
Little Folks Everywhere, Gathered
and Printed Here for All Other Lst-
tie Ones to Read.
Mile and papa and bonnie Brown
Bess. the pretty horse with the seal
brown coat. were out for q winter s
sleigh-ride.
All at once papa said, "a rabbit ran
along beside the road here this very
morning. early. He was in no hurry
but went along as though he were out
simply for a stroll. When he got as
far us this some SNOW fell OF that tree
over there and gave Bunny great
start. How he ran! Pretty soon he
stopped, stood up on his hind legs and
ooked all about"
why, papa" cried Millie, you souni
Just like fOrtune-teller! How do You
know what happened here this morn
ingY'
Papa laughed. Then the rabbi!
started OF as fast as he could CO." he
went on. "AlOng about here he began
to get over his fright, and went more
slowly" They were just going down a
short hill. At the foot Of 1t papa said
Eat this point a partridge had been
having his breakfast, and Bunny stop
ped to see what the bill-of- fare had
oeenr'
Millie was too astonished now to say
OH.
Brown Bess was trotting gaily along
as papa went on. After Bunny had
gone by this place a big dog got over
that stone wall and started after him,
though the rabbit wasn't in sight, for
the animal was only going at a dog
Tot' when he went along here!'
Pretty soon papa said. There, l feel
-elieved, The dog changed his mind
Snen he got here and gave up follow
NJ Bunny! Maybe he suddenly remeai-
ner.u now ne could get breakfast Il
good deal easier"
Mlllie had found her voice by this
time,
Papa Harold" she said. do tell M
his minute how you know all that!
Papa laughed again. by the tracks
along the roadside" he said. 'It stop
ped showing about o'clock this morn
ing. so the tracks must have been made
after that. Rabbits tracks are in pairs
side by side. When Bunny went slowly
the pairs Of tracks were near together
I knew he was frightened by a bit OF
falling snow, because l saw where a
little bunch had fallen. and from there
On for several rods the pairs of tracks
were far apart. That meant he was
running.
There was a peculiar pressure In
lhe snow that meant to Inc, Here
Sunny stood up to see what that soft
aoise was He felt satisfied that no
aarm was near, because his tracks
we're near together after that. l saw
where a partridge had dug away the
iRht snow to find its breakfast, leaving
ts footprints in the snow, and Bunny's
racks showed that he stopped and
ooked into the hole. l knew a dog s
track, too, and followed his course in
the same way"
why, papa" said Millie, its just
,eading a page out of Natures Story
Book isn't it?"
YES" said Papa Harold, "a white
page, with the writing all done by the
luthor's feet!'-Youth's Companion.
Odd signs Of Respect.
The people of different races have
ways Of their own of greeting one an
,ther Some of these ways are very
lueer-to us. For instance: When an
Esauimau wishes to show admiration
~ 70 nnnthAp ho 1lo
the mans nose. The greater his respect
the harder he pulls. That being the
case, 1t would seem that a man who
placed much value on his proboscis
would not strive to become popular.
Some tribes of Hindoostan show re-
spect by stretching out the arm and
placing the tip of he thumb on the 9th
er's nose. In South Africa a man turns
his back to his superiors. As general
thing. South Sea Islanders sit down
when speaking to a person Of higher
rank than their own-which is Just the
opposite of our rules Of etiquette. A
Chinaman's idea of showing respect is
to put on his hat where we would take
It Of Another thing worth noting is
this: That most common method by
which our relatives express their affec-
lion when meeting-namely, Kissing
Ii looked upon as sure evidence of
heathenism by many people-as native
Australians, New Zealanders, Papuans
and Esquimaux, for instance. They
never think of such a thing. Their laws
II propriety don't allow 1t. If mother
sver there should kiss her little boy or
girl she would be regarded as a "crank'
and excluded from good society.-Chi-
cago Record.
His Sister Has Fer Choice.
Mamma-Bobbie, I notice that your
little sister took the smallest apple; did
you let her have her choice. as tolt!
you to?