Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-21
LITTLE. AMERICANS.
Some Good Little Stories Of the Little
Folk.

Some Good Little Stories OF the Little
Folk.
Little Harold was taken to oburc,, fnr
the first time. The choir loft was above,
the pulpit On the return hcme Harold
sprung the following query upon his
mother: Why do all those folks Sit
Little Rollie, 4 years old, came to the
table, where we had tomato soup. Of
which hefis very fond. Being very
hungry, he could not wait forsit 10 cool
but hastily ate two or three spoonfuis;
then, laying down his spoon, he en-
claimed: My goodness, that soup is so
hot 1t makes sparks all down me-
One Sunday morning minister's wife
saw her son chasing the hens with a
stick. She went to the door to inyesti-
gate, and heard him say. I'll teach you
to lay eggs in 4 minister's family on
Sunday morning!'
Little Edna, who was taught to he
strictly honest in the smallest details
on seeing a family of gt.osyB .moyers .
ragged and unkempt. housed in one can
Sas-covered wagon. and drawn by the
leansst of horses, remarked;
II | we're as poor as they. I'd borrow
a. gun, go out into the woods and shoot
myself-but who'd bring the gun back %
Little Wilbur was eating luncheon
With his mother, Presently she noticed
that he was eating his jelly with his
spoon. HlG
Wilbur. dear, she said to him. ..you
must not eat your jelly with your
spoon s7&
y have TO- mother" he replied.
No. dear. YOU don't have to- Put your
jelly on your bread -
Il did put ii on my bread. mother,''
said Wilbur, but it wouldn't stay there;
It's too nervous 4
{ h
Here is one from a family where the
father and mother argue very much Oh
such al, occasion one of the children
stopped suuarelY in front of his father
and said. II you had not got into our
family, things would be different.''
Master Walter. aged ., had eaten the
soft portions Of his toast at break fast
and piled the crustss on his plate. when
I was a little boy remarked his faith
er, 4 always ale the crusts Of my
Did you like shem??n asked the little
fellow, cheerfully
Yes replied the parent
You may have these replied Mas
ter Walter, pushing his plate across the
table.
Where do you get egss2. inquired
You don't get 'em-hens lay EN-, re-
piled his sister, a year and half Older.
They don't neither: they grow cause
the seed catalogue says egg plant, so
now."ss
Little Billie, who is quite fond of his
grandfather. has learned some of his
bad habits One day he said a bad word
His mother, quite surprised, said seri-
ousy: Why Billie! Edna, Edith. little
Jay. papa and mamma win all go to
heaven. and we Will reei 80 badly be-
cause little Billie won't be there. =
"Oli, we'll I'll be wis drampa," said
Billie. quite Independently.
This little 3-sear-old hungry Ameri-5
can was with his mother at the home
| of a neighbor. The neishbor,s little boy
was eating a piece of chicken. Hubert
wanted a piece, but 1t was all they had.
He then asked for a bite. but the other
little fellow objected The Two moth
ers then took hand, and amidst many
.'yes's'' and "nots' on thei, part Hubert
sileneed the whole business by saying:
We'll, just let me smell the bone = The
bone was handed to him. and he very
Issoherly took a long. delicious smell and
handed ii back.-Del iHeutor.