The Minneapolis journal., 1906-02-19

Oddities Of Youthful Thought
selection Of examples of humor from the school
room has been collected by DR.. Mcnamara to whom
the anecdotes by teachers in all parts Of the British
Isles Their authenticity guaranteed by their senders
The following atho from the schooroom delicious
its suggestion of reform:
Pleas sur Jonne KEEP home today have had twins.
It shant occur again. Yours, truly, Mrs Smith =
Il must have been Scotch boy who explained Davd's
preference be doorkeeper the house Of the Lord by
saying because he could walk about outside while the
sermon was being preached
Occasionally a word which the childish sounds
similar the proper gives humorous turn to
otherwise bald statement Of fact sThe marriage customs
of the ancient Greeks that man had only wife,
and it called monotony,' said child. sas5,
Thou shalt kick duckery 4year-old childs
version Of the seventh commandment
Now my dear children y said an archdeacon, II will
ask you few questions in your caechsm Which Of you
can tell me tie things necessary in baptism -
Little Boy-Water, sir. = z .8s fsz"] +..9 ~
"Qute right .Mater' Water is thing, and what is
the other7 What Can none you think what else is
necessary Well, little girl, what do you sayq' s =
Little Pease, sir a baby .
Teacher (after class had read PauTs adventures
among barbaras Of Melita What is abarbarian9
Pupil man who cuts hair, sir. ,s: ~5%@'" W
Surely was an Irish child who explained that under the
Sahc law womans could become king Another defn
tion which will not appeal to every poet is Poetry is
when every line begins with capital letter.
boy gives the following information about the pig: "A
pig when living has four legs but when kill the butch
Ell says it only o because calls the front legs shou
ders and back legs called hams Ham tastes nce
they boil it to eat at wedding. The mssus sprnles
little bits Of toast it to make it look pretty"
The hare is dealt with by youthful author in the fol-
lowing manner Young hairs called leveretts Hairs
sleep much They always sleep with their eyes open Hairs
have eyahes Their four legs are shorter than their
hind legs Their earring remarkably good Hairs pass
their lives in soleude and sents They often hunted
on horseback and by hownds. 7" =" -. .-.< =.
natural history tyro has quaint ideas about the camel
''Its est he says is very one, made OF twlgs
leaves ETC. large body and it's able to full
of water It humps Of fat it's back which is
able feed when is hungry It's feet webbed in which
is able o It's hair used to make brushes
worms.'' 5<#" \ 9~.E..
The following answer to physiology question writ
ten by boy evidently tried to make the most of it.
@, What are the ungs7 Where are they placed What
| are the8 used forq >. -. S=s - Z
* The rngs are too in number they Origins Of the
body they in shape; they situated in
the abdomen and are used for thinking purposes ::
The ubiquity Of Bill Bailey is shown by the following
| version of Colin Sterne's verse: $~
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| 80 Hark to the smith with his clang; cang, clang, II
< In his forge he's working daily; - - $500.
For his arm is strong, and he sings song, .s~
- AS he strikes his An Bill Bailey =" #%~-%> T. -:
The teacher had been talking about hen setting
and with the incubator in his mind asked if could be
Matched in any other way Yes; put 'em under duck
| was the response. . -. -..s- ~ 49, . ." =.
'Please little Mary from attending school this
afternoon she has illustrated throat with GLACIERS
both sides, sent to ateacherIondon School
| master - z*%.=t a'' -~@-:
i -. = SHOPPING IN SHANGHAI
TT MUST be lots of fun to go shopping in China Here
u the Shanghai Tmes for example with dry goods adver
tsenent that is well calculated to make frequener
the bargaineounter wild to rush into action It tells hov
various of goods going be sold at sacrifice prices
You can understand minute that this particular stor
been swamped with custom when the Chimes
bargain read about the things that marke
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