For The Children

Not long since a correspondent geul to a provincial paper au anecdote of which his six-year-old boy was the hero. He says; "I keep a shop and sell fancy goods. A gentleman came in to buy something. It was early, and my little boy and I were alone in the house at the time. The gentleman gave me a sovereign, and I had to go up stairs to my oash-box. Before doing so, I went into the little room next to the shop and said to the boy: 'Watch the gentleman, that he don't steal anything;' and I put him on the counter, As sooii as 1 returned, he sang out: 'Pa, he didn't steal auything - I watched liini.' You ïnay imagine what a position I was in." Children's questions are often no less embarrassing that they are amusing, as may be instanced in the story of the mercenary little boy who overheard a conversa tion respeeting a wedding that was soon to take place. At breakfast the next morning he recalled the subject by asking the following question: 'Papa, what do they want to give the bride away for? Can't they sell her?" At a whale exhibition, a youngster is said to have asked his mamma if the whale that swallowed Jonali had as large a mouth as the one before them, . why didn't Jonah walk out at one corner. "You must thlnk Jonah was a fooi; he didn't want to walk out and get drowned," was the quick reply of ;t younger brother, before the mother could answer. It is related of anothei infant inquirer who was lookiug witli great interest at a foaniing pan oñ milk, that he suddenly exclaimed: "Mamuia, where do the cows get the ui Ik f rom?" "Where do you get your team?" was the answer. After a thouglitful silence, in which the rnention of tears had evidently recalled certain associations, he again broke out: "Mamma, do the cows have to ten spanked ?" On seeing a house being whitewashed, a small boy of three wantgd to know if the house was going to be sbaved. A lady, when admiring the stars on a bright night in a tropical climale, was suddenly asked in tho most innocent way by lier little son of flve years old if thop were the nailsthatheld up heaven. A boy who had al way 5 ïefused to eat oatmeal, in spite of his mother's urgings that it was a strengthening diet, suddenly snrprised her one morning by eatiug a liberal plateful and calling for more. Upon his niother asking for an explanatiou, he replied: "I am bound to eaL oatmeal till I am strong enough to whip Johnny Scott." Little Freddie, when visiting a neighbor's house, was uffered a piece of bread and butler, which he accepted, but without any show ui gratitude. "What do you say, "Thank you." "I say it ain't cake," was the impolite response. The father of a family, after reading from the morning paper that the cold the night before was intense, the thermometer registeilng many degrees below freeznig-point, said: "Now children, I suppose you are taught all about that at school. Which of you can teil me what the freezingpoint is?" "The point of my nose, papa," was the prompt reply from. one of the youngsters. A gentleman somewhat ad vaneed in life, and who was never remarkable for his good looks, asked his grandchild what he thought of Min. The boy 's parents were present. The youngster madeno reply. "Well, why won't. you teil me what you think of me ?" "'Cause I don't want to get licked," was the answer. A mother once showed her. ylilfj a U7 " ?, t"' yr fine make and color, beo. shö -sakl .iJ)e has been veryguod: ui ;ieaven always re. titui aix saidtkechild, liftiiigits ;'U ??, 'clen'tbeüeve that, mamma. J.i;tleSfc Johh looks verymeek bei ctse be's all glued tip; but if he could only move, you'd see!" The iollowiug remark of a little gul Bhawsan opinión of her elders the reverse of fiattering, ü dear!" she exclaimcd to her dolí, "Ido wish you would sit still. I never saw such au imeasy thing in all ray life. Why don't you act like grown folks and be