The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-09-16
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GLIMPSES INTO THE
MIND OF A CHILD.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.)
The only glimpses one gets into the
real mind Of the child is through the ex-
Dressions it uses. the questions asked,
and the suggestions made when it is
prompted through healthy curiosity or
through a sudden realization of the
meaning Of something. The distinction
must be made between these almost
unconscious outcToppings Of the mind
and the more frequent Questionings OF
the child when it wishes TO hear itself
talk. 10 attract attention, or TO act
smart in the presence OF company.
Ii is the mother, for she sees the
child the more constantly, and there
fore the more often. when its mind Is
absolutely free from outside sugges-
ton. who has the best opportunity TOR
looking at this mind through these
clearer windows of unconscious express
sion. Probably all small cnliuren
minds operate similarly, but It is rarely
that the mother is u clear enough STU
dent of the psychological to grasp the
meaning of these expressions, or me
thodical and thoughtful enough TO set
down a record of them. one motheF'
however. has done so. ana, although we
would call this particular child pre-
corfous, overweight and nervous we
VIII assume that his thoughts are the
thoughts OF CnllQuOOG liz -
and some Of these expressions from lil9
mothers diary which seem TO US prop
ABLY viii be the most common 10 az
chiidren although not spoken by many
who think them. are these:
I came into the world, mamma, be-
cause 7 loved you so much.
! wish I was your dress' IHeH OuiN
be always near you.
is the ceiling a floor turned upslue
7,--.o rc +I,a 1,ayernent the floor OF
out of doors? -
Won shouldn't spank little boys; it's
cruel; YOU should tell them not 10 40 II
again. but not spank them
When 1 fly ike a eira anu 70 a. 49, ~
Cod win there be another SKY theIe
and another God above that: II nol'
what will there be instead OF SKY
when I'm a bird q. e., an angelD VIII
psndeen Chis dog) be q bird, TOO VI
81 NOT how viii he get TO heaven Fa"s
don't fly. -,..,4 lot f,a
When I'm a bird ] shan let inc
Thunder come near you. ~.
Where does the rain come from l ne
o+ha7 side of the world? And does theT
rain come from mere Ia
viii the next row L make pc tHS olo
49, come back again or VIII II pc .
-,e1. ror? (Shouting) has that htue
row reached the other one yer: -
Shall I walk on the moon W-ien l III
in heaven? .o r,,..1-ilI
vTl,are is last summer gone = VI VIII
- 5,,r11oar be last summer come
What is that Dustman that throws
lee IN cbiidren's eyes? And what
does lac co with the other thl! I!5' -
ei5es dust. paper. and cats DINNERS
and other rubbish! 1900, g NO
He-How can We go TO heaiNe en- =
die on earth? +1,o+ ooes
10 heaven. It's your spirit 1ii'''
OF YOU that thinks.
He-Oh. I know, my brains.
Te cod making country when he -
l-,1oIr why ii would be wrong toI
lady 10 have two husbands 1t - ~
cause ii would be greedy a.
He (watching burnt papeIs -, - 81,
tho ct,irnnev)-Where do the papers ~
40 Nother-Into the air, suppose
Ta-Whv not to heaven? Or ISM lleiS
q heaven for papers? 10 ,q,+b-
tTa-Did God make the angels! Molh-
or-yes He-How was 1t tneE Nelo
singing when he was born?
He-I used TO wish to get p,s' pu1
now / don't Mother-Why not. n.
well II isn't very nice growing Que
49,, after year. Mother-Why not!
"a -1eecause / can never return to my
dear little ages. 90
.,,..a,,,iand9 Mother-Yes. Hollow is
h Won can see me asleep aIlllous 4
Tn, ia dreamland? or is it that-you only
see a part Of me! 40 what q
This is Gods house, isn't II Nhal d
LOT of people come to see nm!
t1T5iI Won be called Dearie or Darlng