The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17

Little WiUic-Arc Won going TO
marry my sister Maude. Mr.. DE
jones'"
Mr.. De Jones tMaude's steadily
Why. Willie, that's = funny question
to ask me. What DO yon want 10 know
for?"
Little Wiuie@.Cau>e | heard her
tell she would give q dollar
70 know, and | need the money; seq"
Mamma" called 3-ycar-old Nargie
from the top OF the stairs. won't YOU
please come mp and sit with me till |
90 10 sleep" NO. darling. mammals
busy now WAS the reply. Rum
back 10 bed; the angels will watch
over You till Won 90 10 sleep" That's
what Won said before. mamma an
>wered the little miss. but the an
gels didn't show mp, and I'm just
awful lonesome
Three hundred dollars FOR a thrash
ing machine" exclaimed small John
ny a. he dropped the paper. Why.
my IN only pays >l.9s for a pair
OF slippers.
I wonder what natural history is"
said little BESSIE. II don't know" re-
piled her 6-ycar-old brother. unless
its some kind where people amt al
ways tightin' and KILN each other"
~ the family were being served at
dinner the news Of the death OF a dis
tant relative was received. Little Nell
lie looked longinglv NJ her well-filled
plate and said: Papa, must Ne bc
sorry now or can we wait until after
we finish eating"
See. Harry" said a father tn his
5-Near-oId son As he cracked his whip
=. L. -. s. -
go without striking him at ALL" "Oh,
papa" exclaimed the little fellow, in
IN eager ton Of discovery. why don't
You punish Us children that way?"
Clara. aged 4. went on a shopping
tour the other day with her mother,
who. after maxim" purchases At the
different stores. requested that the
goods oe sent to the house and the
bill 10 her husband NJ his office. ThaJ
night Clara. tired out and half-asleep,
concluded her prayer as follows:
Make me a good girl and bless papa,
mamma and baby brother. Send the
blessings 10 the house and the bin 10
papa'S office. Amen
Small Freddie startled his mother
the other morning. whcn for the first
time he saw the iceman delivering his
commodity, by eNclaiming: "Oh,
ann Just look al the man carry
ing a chunk of ice with n pair of bow
legged scissorS.'
Nov. Tommy said Il mother to
her 4-.Neai-old hopeful. we are going
to have company to dinner and [
want YOU to be real good today"
"tlI right, mammal" replied the lit
tie fellow. and if I'm real rood to-
day may / be bad tomorrow"
Boys said the Sunday School
teacher. addressing the juvenile class,
can any of YOU tell me anything
about Coco Friday" "leS'm | can"
replied the urchin at the DOT of the
class. He was the Teller what done
the h~OuSework for Robinson Crusoe.'
What all did YOU see in the coun-
try. NelliC?S asked II father of his 4
.year-old daughter, WHO had just re-
turned from Il two weeks visit to her
grandparents. oh. just lots Of
things replied Nellie. Il cav horses,
cowses, hogscs and a IN pig,
with a whole lot OF little pigmies."
Little Helen had acted very badly
during the day and when She was
about to say her evening prayer, her
mother said: Helen, You must con
fess how naughty YOU We're and ask
forgiveness aud say YOU viii be Il bet
ter girl" We'll, mamma replied the
little miss, I'm awfullv ashamed of
it and if nobody knows it ! won't tell
them, for ] don't care TO have it get
out Of the family.'