The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-03
A CHlLD'S SAYINGS.
Some Records From Life of the Ex-
pandIna Mind.

| some RECORDS from LIE or the Ex-
banding Mind.
A child was in church with his
mother. very young child, but one
who spoke easily and fluently at three
years old. The clergyman mounted the
pulpit steps amid hushed congrega-
ton. And the child in a whisper: us
he Jesus? No" Then Is he Punch %
There was nothing irreverent In
| this. 1t is one of those acute alterna-
tlves that can only spring in a child's
mind. Children are the sure purveyors
of the unexpected. What could be bet
ter than the choice of words in this
warm evidence of love to his mother?
She had tucked him up and put the
light out. and told him he was all the
world TO her. And you're heaven and
the north pole to me-"
words were always very readily
shah see Mamie. so glad to see MS MS
standing at the door. with her Hippo
drome grin on" And on another occa-
sion: Il took off the top. and I only
just put in the spoon, and all the egg
see friend with his mother, and this
friend in her expression of welcome
made the mistake Of talking enthusi-
! asdcally about him to his face, COM
menting on how he had grown, and
saying to him many things TO which
direct reply was impossible. Per-
sonal remarks are always embar-
RAISING, but he was not with
he said pleasantly, and off he
went down the passage. his head al
most under his arm like a football, and
rcle-describing heels. He had a cold
commencing. I've got a sort of feel
ing in my throat as If the moon were
there, the pointed moon, scratching it.
or the sun sticking his beams into it,"
A red china fish the children used TO
y Wi VIC eff mt .xrr mile fa1r
side their little gardens, within a few
feet of stream. 1t was found In the
morning amid cries. oh it says,
look at me here, parching all night,
looking wonderously at the water"
One morning his father said. Go TO
the window and tell me what sort of a
day Ii is" And his reply came, with a
note of ecstacy in it: AS shiny as
just little foggier than silver" An
other time. Daddy. l want you to be
always with me, always, always, till
I'm a hobbling old man"
His sister one day was mourning the
breakage of her doll that she was fond
Of. BLACK Marq's broken: yes, she's
broken" voice expressing immense de-
sorry: how did it happen?' Well. it
happened this morning; it happened
when l was very quietly breaking her
in bed. A voice to itself playing on
the window sill with coins, some bear
ing the stamp of Queen Victoria: -Four
Alexandras and two olds." Again,
looking at a box of caterpillars in CO.
coOns: And about what time will they
be flyabie?" This picture really is
too beautiful for speaking" It was a
large and highly colored design. the
cover of seedmans catalogue.
Two Sisters OF Mercy called for aims.
He wished to know about them, so his
mother told him they asked for money
] order he Dat
they must be very rich" NO, they
have nothing OF their own what they
gather they share with the poor" ST.
lence, and an unconvinced expression
WHAT makes you think they must be
rich?" Because they have such grand. |
such very beautiful clothes" May he |
always think simplicity as beautiful.
He was looking one day at pfo-