Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-12
Establlshing the Plural.

Establishing the Plural.
Fred, who was four years old, Wis
tied his uncle on the farm. When
he came home, his father asked him
what had pleased him the most.
ooh, l liked the geese. had such
fun chasing them, and we had
great big goose for dinner one day!"
I "Well," said his father, "how can
you tell the difference between a
goose and geese?"
Jaw, that's easy" said Fred. zone
geese is a goose and two gooses is
geese"
Glad He Stopped Praying.
Little Bob, who for some months
had invariably ended his evening
prayer with please send me a baby
brother" announced to his mother
that he was tired of praying for what
he did not get, and that he did not
believe God had any more little boys
to send.
Not long afterward he was car
ried into his mothers room very ear
ly in the morning to see twin boys,
who had arrived during the night.
Bob looked at the two babies criti-
cally, and then remarked, TITS
good thing I stopped praying, or
there'd been three of them"
Times Had Changed.
jamie was begging his father for a
second helping of preserve. When
l was a boy" said his papa, my
father only allowed me to have one
helping"
Jamie was silent for minute, and
then asked, Aren't you glad you
live with us now, Daddy?"
Eddie Wanted Fan.
Eddie, not quite three, wanted to
ask his mother for fan one warm
day. To think of the word "fan"
was too much for his little brain, so
with his little hands he want through
the motion of tanning himself and
said:
"Mumsy, tin Eddie have one of
them things to brush the warm off
with?"
A Polite Doctor.
When the baby came to Mary's
home she was told that the doctor
brought it. She thought he kept an
unlimited supply. Mary had been
taught that politeness was one of the
greatest charms person could pos
sess.
One day the doctor called, and
said, MARY, we have new baby at
our home; would you like to go with
me to see it?"
Mary was delighted. The baby
was very tiny, only weighing three
and one half pounds. When Mary
saw this frail bit of humanity she
turned her face to the doctor, and
said:
Il think you are very peelite, to
take the smallest for yourself"
He'd Be Half Asleep.
Five-year-old James was temper
arily deprived of the use of one eye
by painful sty. AS night ap-
preached, he said to his mother,
Mamma, I'll have to go to bed early
tonight, because I haven't got but
one eye to sleep with"
CARTS Aspirations.
Little Carl, six years old, had been
leased a great deal by his uncle
about the vocation he would choose
when he became man. One day he
overheard his mother and caller
talking about a certain gentleman
being a bachelor. I
When the caller left, his mother
noticed that he was unusually quiet
and seemed to be in deep study.
Finally he said to her, Mamma, is
bachelor a good trader"
What Hilda Liked.
A friend asked little Hilda how she
liked going to school. Il like the 60
ing and the coming" she replied,
"but don't like the staying"
Teacher Didn't Know.
dear?" little Mary was asked, after
her first day at school. II like her
real WE'LL" said Mary, "but 1 don't
thinks she knows much, for she just
keeps asking questions all the time"
He Wasn't Afraid.
One morning last spring, little
Ruth, aged seven, was watching a
meadow lark in the adjoining field,
and listening to his song. In little
while she came running into the
house to her mother and said, Moth
err, he wasn't a bit afraid! He
looked at me and then turneo round
and sang another verse;"
Mary and the Kitten.
Little Mary was playing with her
pet kitten. The kitten scratched
her, and she exclaimed, you is a
darned old kitty"
Her mother told her must never
utter such naughty word again;
and to be sure to impress it on her
mind, washed her mouth out with
soap and water.
The next day Mary was again play
ing with the kitty, and again trouble
arose, when she was heard to re-
mark
You is just the same kind of "a
kitten you was yesterday"
A Fine Dodger.
Carols father had served in the
Civil War, and Carol liked to hear
of the many battles in which he had
fought. One day, after listening to
the vivid recital of many heroic
deeds, Carol said:
Father, you went through all
those battles?"
Yes"
"And the shot and shell fell all