Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-16
1T WAS A NEAT APOLOGY.
One from Juvenile Lips That Con-
tanned Something of a Lesson
for Older Persons.

A little ragged urchin had just
brought in the paper to the ex-sen-
ator from Kentucky, and in reply to
some badinage on the part of the ex-
senator had made some tart retort,
as is characteristic of the New, York
street gamin. The face of the ex-
senator broke into a broad smile
as the door closed upon the newsboy,
and he settled back into his office
chair still grinning, relates the New
York Times.
Il ought to have known better
than to daily with edged tools" said
he, Especially since | had an ex-
%perience with my little grandson
during the past summer that should
have served me as a lesson for a life
time.
81 spent the greater part of my
vacation down in odd kaintuck' at
the country home of my daughter.
Her son, a fodder of five, was my
constant companion. One day, when
the boy and | had gone to call or
a neighbor, l got into a heated dis
cussion with the aforesaid neighbor
in regard to another man; and in the
hasty manner that characterizes me,
forgetful of the presence of the lit
tie one, ! referred to the man whom
we were discussing as an old fool
"Of course the lad, with that ten
dency toward strong language that
seems to be the heritance of the
SON of Adam, caught what I had
said. The way I discovered it was
that a few days after the occur
renee he was busily engaged just
outside my window in trying to
teach a six-weeks-old puppy to sit
up on his hind legs. After repeated
failures ! heard him say to the dog
as he gave him a hard shake: You
are nothing but an old fool 1t
sounded so utterly comical that I
hadn't the heart to show myself and
administer reproof, so the episode
was passed by in silence.
"a few days later my grandson
was in a very cross frame of mind,
and having been left in my charge
by his parents, who had gone for a
visit, he proceeded to develop a per-
fectly fendish temper. There was
nothing that I could suggest that
met his approval. He sullenly re-
fused all my Establishments; and
when as a last temptation I offered
to take him fishing he turned on me
with a look of scorn and, stamping
his foot, said: No, I don't want
to go f%ishing-I just want to be let
alone, you old fool!'
81 let him alone then, and when
his mother came home / took the
matter to that court of last resort.
She DOR handed down a decision and
proceeded to carry out sentence in
the good old way that still obtains
in Kentucky.
slater, in the room adjoining
mine, I heard her talking to the lad,
and by and by she pushed him to-
ward the door saying: Now go and
tell your grandfather you are sorry
"He came in shyly, his eyes still
brimming with tears and a catchy
little sob in his voice. 'Gran'pa,' said
he, softly, as he sidled up to my
chair. 'Gran'pa, I'm-sorry'-a Sob
I'm sorry you're an old fool,
gran'pa.'
Rather neat apology, wasn't it?"
concluded the ex-senator from Ken
lucky, as he turned with a chuckle
to the perusal of his paper.
baby and the, Looking-Glass.
In al experiment whose purpose
was to trace the stages of develop
ment Of a baby's mind the infant
was placed before a mirror daily.
During the earliest stage of the test
he simply looked at his reflection,
as birds do. He next showed fear
Of it, as do many of the higher ami
mails. He then grasped at it with
his hands, as cats strike at reflec-
tions with their paws. Later he
looked behind the glass to find the
object, as cats and monkeys have
been known to do. But on the four
hundred and twentieth day of his
life he deliberately turned the glass
at different angles to obtain required
reflections, an intelligence not pos
sessed by any animal other than
man.-Chicago Chronicle.
His supply OF Chips.