FOR YOUNG FOLKS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 451, 25 July 1919, Page 2 (Supplement)

FOR YOUNG FOLKS.

VERY USEFUL. A teacher in a lower grade was t»itructing her pupils in the use of th« hyphen. Among the examples gire» by the children was "bind-cage." ,! That's right," encouragingly remarked the teacher. "Now, Paul, tell me why we put a hyphen in 'birdcage.' " "It's for the bird to sit on," W*s the startling rejoinder of the youag« 6ter. A NOVEL READING. To shorten a long Sunday afternoon for Fred. awJ eight, his mother told hint that he might illustrate the twenty-third Psalm in any way he

chose. Quiet reigned for a time, as Fred, busy with pencil and pad. drew "shepherd" and "green pasture,' and "rod and staff." Then n silence ensued, followed by a noisy clatter which brought his mother to the room. Fred was busily arranging ft train of cars, a toy g u 11, marbles, etc., od the table. "What are you doing, Fred?" "Why," he answered, "these are the presents of my enemies." ALPHABET RACE. Alphabet Race is rather a wild game, but helps to break the ice at the beginning of a party. Boys and girls must choose partners, and six boys at a time are provided with slate pencil-: and six girls with slates. Boys and girls are rained at opposite ends of the room.

At a given signal each boy must run to his partner v rite the al» ph.'!hot as quickly as he fan on a slate which she will hold out for him. When all the letters are down both run back again, and the couple which came in first with a correctly finished alphabet are declared winners, A JOLLY OLD KING. There was once a jolly old king who lived in a beautiful land just across the silver rea. He was such a jolly old king t':iat I really think that even King Cole could not have been more jolly. Now, this jolly old king used to play all kinds of jokes, and when he had done them he would laugh as loud as anyone possibly could laugh. One day a man, who was called an envoy, gave to the jolly old kins a message which lie had brought from another king. And as he had to carry hack an answer he waited lor tlie jolly <;UI king to write one out. Hut lh< ,i"Hy old king was in no hurry, and instead of writing out the letter for 11>" envoy to take back he began to ask him droll questions. lie noticed that the envoy had a head of hair which was quite grey, though the whiskers on his tace were as black as ever they had been. So the jolly old king said to the envoy: "I suppose this letter can wait until you have told us how it is that your wiskers are black while the hair on your 'lead is grey?" The envoy must have been a very clever man, 1 think, for he was not long in answeria ; 1 ueh a hard ques-

tion. "Your Majesty." ?nid the envoy, and he bowed to the jolly old king, "my whiskers are niueli younger than the hair c:< :iy head, and that jc why my hair has turned grey sooner than my whiskers! Of course, as you know, a man has hair on his head long before he has whiskers. The jolly oid king roared with laughter when he heard this, and then answered the letter, LOOK AFTER LITTLE THINGS. Some time ago. a gentleman advertised for an office boy, and he interviewed about fifty applicants for the post before making his selection. A friend happened to be in the office at the time, and when he saw the boy whom the gentlemen had chosen for the position he said that he failed to see what there was about the boy to recommend him. -He wiped his feet when he came

In," came the reply, "and be closed the door after him, showing that he was careful, not like some of the boys, who didn't trouble to do eithei. Then, while he v. as waiting, perhaps you didn't notice llr.it a ladv came in, and the boy instantly offered her his seat, which showed that he was gentlemanly." "Again, he picked up a hook that 1 had purposely left lying on the lloor and replai-d it upon the tnhle. ,n addition, b<- vaifd patiently I°'" hl * time to be inl-ivi-vv.Ml, instead of pushing and c„. ,iinJ like some of the lads, sii ll i■ ig ' hat he was quiet and ord<; ly. ••\\her 1 tail" l- him. I noticed that his :'••• '•- «orn. were . „ i ..." ' in • haii - tidy, neat and « m ■ • and his ban A " tliese thin: - "" ; at deal more ... . i . .I*ll*'* <f ' t*'StiWltll tie' <••• i ..,.,i . a rii-ontineuda-nmnial. <mi>i 1 tion. a b'.y i ' -I'll. P»liU\ orderly (juiK. a: •: i; aI" ale in his personal ai■, <*a, . ■ ■ .hota heing danditied, lia ' ••' VVOa * WiUl him." y 0 , t . ; iii ;ii ain In-r this true gtoi y. I . u!0 8 sta)l in thi' world. Little things show character, and often UetcrmiM a boys >,iiole career.