The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-02
sAYINes or CHILDREN.


claimed: "0h, papa look! some bad person has
been feeding soap to that poor horse; the lathcr
is all running out Of his mouth"
The circle round the fireside burst into a laugh.
For moment the child looked surprised and re-
proachfu that we should laugh at so cruel an act:
then a fash Of light to the little face. and
she laughingly said: oh what mistake | might
have known he had been cleaning his teeth with
tooth soap" This brought down the house again,
and this time, finding clue TO the hlunder, the
poor little under lip began culver, and the curly
head dropped in mortified grief
Hattic's baby sister Birdie, was very hesly. Her
little checks stood out if there were two huge
apples inside Hattie heard her mamma say she
thought her brother would catch the mumDs from
schoolmatcs. One morning soon after she
found him sitting by the fire. both Jaws immensely
swollen with that disease She looked shocked at
his changed appearance and asked with much
Henry. did you catch-catch-catch the fat
tenng from Birdie.'
The sensation of homcsiekness, has been vari-
ously described. but never moro graphically than
by little girl, who miles away from home and
mammal sat heavy-cyed and silent al a hotel table.
Aren't you hungry, dear.' asked her aunt,
with whom she was travelling
No
Doesn't your head ache.'
No"
What is the mattcr!"
to grieve the heart:
I'm seasick for home
1t was at one of the west side schools the other
day that the word catch up III lesson: The
little girl that was recting did not recognize the
word, and another small damsel was asked to de-
fine it.
"Catch." she said. why, catch means just to
ketch"
Papa" said little Tom day when he came
home from school, teacher says you must have me
Fascinated"
"Assassinated!'
yes, sir. She says every child must be SASH
mated before he comes back to school, because
smallpox is in town."
'Oh, vaccinated"'
Yes, sir; that's it"
Willie-Mamma says mustn't play marbles for
keeps
Chimmie-Oh, well, We'll fight for em den, if
she thinks you'd have easier graft dat way.
A little girl, before going out TO tea party
was couched in conduct by fond mamma. You
may take cake twice if it is offered you, but if you
asked third time you must say, with all pos
sible politeness No, thank you! " On her return
home she gave assurance she had remembered and
followed the maternal instructions, but she add
ed, "the servant brought the cake to me a fourth
time
"Oh," was the startling rejoinder, 'then L thought
of what papa does sometimes, and | said; Take it
away and don't bother"
4 minister had been suffering from severe at
tack of sciatica which had worked upon his nerves.
making him somewhat impatient and fretfuI. What
makes papa cross" wonderingly inquired his
little daugher. Her mother explained the cause
of the trouble. adding: "We must be very patient
and kind with poor papa, He is suffering very
much with that sciatic nerve" The little one was
thoughtful for moment, then she solemnly re-
marked: Mamma when | grow up l will never
NARY with sciatic nerve"
Johns mother dressing to go out, and John
was helping her. 4 do not like that dress mother .
he said, after looking critically at her. Why dom
you wear the one with the seldom spots?" And
to please him she wore the dress with polka dots
Sixteen boys went to the canal on summer $
afternoon to SWIM said the teacher but FIVE we're
told not TO bsthe. How many went in.
Sixteen" said Sam.
Little Evelyn who wished to take walk with
one of her friends, told she must remain at
home TO take of her little sister. She replied
Mamma You say God takes care Of me: let Him