Bright Sayings Of Children

Boston Mamma - You mustn't spéak of your legs, Flossie, whon we have company. It isn't polite. Flossie- What should I say, mamma, drumstieks'í" - New York Sun. Father- Come, Bobby, you are all tired out ; so hurry off to bed. Bobby, with a slow and reluctant movement) - Pa, you oughtn't to tell a boy to hurry up when he's all tired out. - Philadelphia North American. When littlo Meg saw a picture of Cliristian, with thu burden on his back, she looked at it curiously for a minute and then asked: "Mamma, what makes the manny wear his bustlc so high up on his back." - Boston Transcript. A tiny nephew once heard his dearly beloved maiden aunt called an "oíd niaid." The child's eider brothers and sisters were telling "vvhat they were going to be" one day soon afterward, and little precoeity astonished everybody in the room by saying arnestly that he was going to be an "old maid like auntie, 'cause sise made everybody iood." - Kingston Freeman. A sturdy little chap, sonie 7 years old, had a tautrum one day last week, and his inother, in order to mark her displeasure and impresa it upon him, leLt him by himseli and wout to her own room. He followed her asfar as the door, md, iiiiri1 she bad passed in, closed it ' somewhat emphatieally. Then be sventtohis play. Half an liour later he returned, opened the door softly and looked in. His mother at his eye and could not represa a smile. "There," he said, "I knew you'd getover it. Now you aro niy own dear mamma again."- Boston Herald. Little Nellie, of West End, was in an ave une store yesterday with her móthér, andahe i-ed with the Chrisl mas Ëiray of dolls. "Mamma," she said, "I want a laby." "Very well, ITellie," replied the mother, "you shall have one," and Nellie soon had oue in her, anus, but she was not Batisfled and still hung aboutthedoll display. Finally, half in fear and half in hope, sho 5 whisperéd: ■■.Mamma, l'd liketo havo twius."