The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-30
Sayings OF
Gbe CHILDREN
GATHERED FROM ALL SOURCES.

CUTTING THEM DOWN FOR JIM
Mf-Iittle James had been imparting to
the minister the important and cheerful
information that his father had got a
new set of false teeth. Indeed, James!'
replied the minister, indulgently. "An1
what did he do with the old set?" ooh. I
suppose" replied little James, with a
look or resignation on his face, they'll
cut EN- down and make me wear EN-"
He WAS SATELLITE Dupre nravs
every night for all the different
members of his family His ia
Their had been away once on a short
journey, and that night Dupre was pray
ing for him, as usual. BLESS papa and
take care of him." he was saying, wnen
suddenly he raised his head and listened.
Never mind about it now, Lord ended
the little fellow, Zoos hear him down
in the hail.
THE OTHER HALF--A lady had a.
half sister, of whom she was
speaking one day to a caller. who
came in with her little boy. The child
listened, silently, and then, with a per
picked face, he asked, ''Why, where's
: the other haIf?"
PLENTY OF WATERPROOF must
keep your mouth shut when You
are in the water said the nurse.
as she gave Bessie a bath. eff Won
don't you'll swallow some of it." '7What
If do?" asked Bessie, innocentlv
There's PLENTY more in the pipes, isn't
KNOW THYsELF.'-A teacher
In one of Boston's public
schools had instructed her pupils in
hygiene and toward the end of the
term, wishing to see how we'll they
could remember, told them to each
write out a little story Of the human
body. The following is copied from
the story one small boy handed her,
with the confident assurance that he
knew it was all right, for he had studied
very hard over it:
1.-The human body is divided into three
parts, the head, the thorax and the alb
domen The head contains the brains
If there are any; the thorax contains the
heart and the vital organs and the alb
domen the vowels, of which there are
five, a, e, /, and u, and sometimes W
and y"
WANTED TO KNow.-A gentle
man has daughter whom ne
thinks exhibits great caution and GER
tain force Of character. While out
her father encountered big St Bernard
dog promenading beside its owner. The
little one evinced q strong desire TO
pat the dog as he passed, but evidently
changed her mind When they had
passed the little one said to her aston
ished father: Say, papa, won't you pat
the dog? I want to see If 1t bites.''
NO CORNERS IN HIS HOUSE,
When little Harry did anything naughty
his mother punished him by making him
stand in the corner for five minutes
One day, after an experience of this
kind, he said: Mamma, when 1 get big
I'm going to build a house with round
rooms in it, why are You going to
do that, Harry" she asked. Because
replied the little fellow, then there will
be no corners for my children to stand
In
THE DONKEY'S DoNK-A wee girl
who lives in the city went to the coun-
try and saw and heard a donkey for the
first time the other day while out for a
walk with her aunt. She talked about
1t continually after getting home. Tt
was such a boofu' donkey" and "such
a good donkey" and SO on through her
small store of adJectives. When her
father come home at night he heard
the story over again, with a renewal of
the adjectves. "And so you liked the
donkey darling, did your" he asked, TAX
ing the tiny lass on his knee. "Oh, yes,
papa, I liked him. That Is, liked
him pretty we'll, but didn't like to hear
him donk.''