Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-14
THE STORY TELLER.
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES.

He was a bright and pretty seven-year-
old OF the never quiet" sort. and the at
tention his constant prattle drew from the
crowd in the subway car caused his moth
ers eyes to sparkle with joy. Following
an unusual pause the youngstcr, emery.
| ing from meditation. said:
Mamma. it's naughty to tell lie, isn't
lit?"
yves, Harold: I've told you 20 often
enough haven't 1?''
| IL know; and the Sunday school teach
er. and papa and sister say so. too.
"Of course they do pet. No nice person
ever tells lies"
Then Harold sat up and took notice.
"Wcll. mamma. why did you send word
to the school to-day that I was sick when
you were going to bring me downtown for
Il winter suite"
| just then mamma discovered that the
station was hers and postponed her reply
until she should bc out of sight of the
hoifid. grnning passengers.
FRESH AT THE BUSINESS
! man prominent in reform work re-.
counts the experience of q certain young
woman. new to the task, who set about
posting herself as to conditions in a neigh
borhood near Avenue A.
| The ambitious missionary had entered
The house of an Irishwoman, and had
made some preliminary inquiries, when
she was suddenly interrupted by the
woman, who said
say youse is fresh at dis business,
amt voose?"
| The amateur in mission work blushingly
admitted such to be the case, adding: 81
haze never visited you before. Mrs. Null
doom"
"'rhin." exclaimed the rshwoman, II
tell We what to do. Yc sit down in that
chair. ya read me a short psalm. ye give
me 30 cints, an thin we goes"
SENATOR KNON AND THE OFFICE
BOY.
Senator Knox Of Pennsylvania while en-
gagged in the practice of law in Pittsbuig
was much put oNt one day to find on his
arrival at his Office that everything was
,topsy-turvy and that the temperature of
his rooms was much too low for comfort.
Sunmoning his ofNDe boy IA lad but recent
~ entered in his employ, the lawyer asked
who had raised every window in the place
ON such cold morning.
mir. Muldoon. sir" was the answer.
'Who is Nh Muldoon?" asked the at
torncy.
''rhc iantor. sir"
'Who carried off my waste basket was
the next question.
MIR. Reilly sir
| And who is Mr. Eelly?'
| Hes the man that cleans the rooms"
Mr.. Knox looked sternly at the boy and
said See here. Richard. We call men by
their first names hero. We don't mister
them in this Office, DO YOU understand"
Yes. sir" And the hoy retired.
| In a few minutes he reappeared and in a
shrill. piping voice announced:
"Thcres a gentleman that wants to see
you, Ihlandcr."
BREAKING IT GENTLY.
lie is "A rather scrious-mnded boy, who
has more sense of responsibility than
many grown persons. So, when he was
sent to his grandinothcrs to break the
news OF her aged sisters death, he did so
with gravity and no little self-importance.
Now. Alfred his mother said, you
mustn't tell grandma suddenly, because 1t
might shock her even though she knew
Aunt Martha was i'll. Tell IL to her gent
| ~"
| IAN right" assentcd Alfred. starting
out on his mission with mingled solemn
| ity and cagerness.
| Arrived at his etandmothers house. he
greeted her with sober "Hello." and
then proceeded to break The news" by
saying.
Aunt Martha's dead. grandma. But
you mustn't feel bad. cause she vas pref
/ ty old, anyhow. You'll be the next one.
! ] spose.