Little People.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1567, 24 December 1883, Page 1 (Supplement)

Little People.

Whon Clfeely Went to the wedding, sho gazed at the gifts long and earnestly, and finally electrified the company by asking, "Mania,.and are .they roai poor? I'm so glad: thoyv'e had so many nice thiuffs given to :; A Sunday school.teacher road to his class that the Ethiopian eunuch went on his way rejoicing after Pliillip had'talked with liiin, and tlion asked; , ",Why did he rejoice ?". A hoy answered : '"Because Philip was done a-leachin him." v " i , 1 School Mistress—'' What was the fate of Abel V' Boy-" Killed by Cainlnaclub." School Mistress—"No ; with a club.. Do you know what a club is? Boy—" Yes, mum; sortor 'free,and;easy,' like father goes, to o 1 nights." , A little,girl of soven; exhibited much disquiet i at,hearing of a,'new exploring expedition. Whon she was askedwhy she should Caro about it, she said: '"lf they discover any countries, that will add to tho geography I liavo to "study, There aro countries enough in it now," : "How came tlioso holes in your elbows?" ■said a widowed inothor to her only son. "Oh. 'mother, I hid behind tho sofa when Colonel Gooler was saying to Maria that he'd take her. ■ even if you had to bo thrown in ; and so I held my tongue and laughed till I hiist 'em.' 1 , . A . promising youth recently,,surprised his father by, asking: 11 Father, do ( you like mother? 1 ' " Why, yes, of course?'And'slie likes you?" "Ofcouno she does." "Did she ever say sol" Many a time, my son," ''Did she marry you because she loved you V' " Certainly she did," The boy carefully scrutinized his parent, and, after a ; long pause, asked: Well, was sho,as near-sighted tlien' as she is now?" ■ ■:, ■ ■ ; : . A little girl was.invited, not long, since, with .other.children,,to visit a lady, who had the misfortune to be a deaf mute. She entertained the ch|ldren in her own .way, and made the time pass, very pleasantly. Whon they returned to tlieir liome, the mother of the fair, blue-eyod four] year-old asked lier what tho lady said to her. The little fairy replied, " Why, mamma, ■she did . not say .anything-sho' had a lama mouth."';

Origin op 0 K.—The cabalistic 0 K was first officially used by, Old Keokuk, the paoiiio chief of the Sacs and Foxes, When lie sold_ lowa to Uncle Sam he, signed, the deed with his initials OK. - His co-chief, the fiery B K (Blaok Hawk), refused to sell or sign away the rights of his people to this land, and hence the-".Black Hawk war."; Old Keokuk years .a ;go passed on to the happy hunting grounds of the- Great Beyond; but' his -sign continues to'supply a long-felt want in the! English language,— Memphis Avalanche, ••