The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-08-30

One little boy read that Long1ellOW
received eighty requests for his auto
graph in one day.
the in Word 1gd' Autograph" One little
girl said it meant his picture.
NO said Miss c..
Il know" shouted little Donald,
sit means the picture OF his auto.
Little James father had been tell
ing him about the composition OF the
food he ate A few days later the
child was asked what he would IKE
on his bread.
.I'd like some cow-butter and some
honey-bee," replied the little boy.
Little June came running down the
sidewalk screaming at the top OF her
voice: "Oh, mamma, / swallowed
swallowed" Neighbors rushed TO
their front doors. Several followed
the child home to find the terrorl H
what WHAT'S shall / do? She is always put
woman Won was beating the little girl in
the back, another was phoning for a
doctor. At this juncture the mail
carrier ran up the steps. Swinging
the child up in his arm, ne SAID;
"Here, kid, cheese this racket and
tell me what you swallowed! -,
81 swall-I swallowed my gum!
Margaret Louise was having
merry time with her blocks and toys
scattered over the kitchen floor when
her mother said impatiently: Mar
garet put away your playthlngs. m
tired stumbling over all this junk.
Looking up with an injured air the
little girl replied
Mamma, guess you don't 'precl-
ate me?"
Three year old Conrey, though
Irish-American, appears to favor the
Chinese language, the following be-
ing one of his favorite speeches:
When l goee upee heben,
To joinee angel bans,
hopee no one shay to me
Go washee duty hans.
-Four year old Dorothy was giving
her first party. After the games and
refreshments were over, forty chill
dren gatheren on the porch at the
call of the kodak man. Soon after,
the happy little people started home:
With an appealing expression anu
outstretched arms the little girl cried:
"Oh, mamma, don't let Dodo's PATTY
doe home!'
Little Madge's teacher found it
difficult to correct the child's Ian
guage as we'll as her mania for bit
ing other children. One morning
after her return from kindergarten
her mother asked: Daughter, what
did you do at school today?'
"Firs' l flied like little bird, then
Gated my nano,' then / bited Nellie
navic then I coined hnmR'
playing in the rain. Several times
their mother told them to come in.
Presently loud clap of thunder sent
them scurrying into the kitchen.
Billy, out Of breath, asked what
that big noise was. His mother re-
piled: "Perhaps, that was the voice
of the Good Father telling you to
obey your mother" Well" said Billy,
she sure made me hike
Lew ]. was the pugilist in his
room. One day his teacher accom-
panied him home hoping to convince
the lad that war was wrong. Just as
she though she was making good
impression the boy suddenly stopped
and said: "Scuse me, teacher, TIL 1
knock the stuffin out OF DICK L.
he's maxim faces at yer!
One morning little Raymond went
with is father to the barn to milk the
COW. On the way the little boy stop
ped to see the little pigs getting their
breakfast. Finally, having finished
their meal, all the pigs, with one ex-
ception, wandered away from the
mother Raymond watched it fol-
several minutes then called: Say,
papa, what makes this little pig
change bottles so often"