CHILDREN'S CORNER

Evening Star, Issue 11664, 26 September 1901, Page 2

CHILDREN'S CORNER

HIS NEW BROTHER. Yes, I've got.a little"brother, • I\ever asked for him from mother, But he's here j. But I s'poae they nought him, For last week the doctor brought him'; Ain't it queer? When I heard the news from Molly, Why, I thought at first 'twas jolly; .'Cause, you see, '• I just 'magined I could get him, And our dear mamma would let him Play with. me. But when once I had looked at him, I cried out: "Oh, dear! Is that him? Just that mite?'' They said i " Yes, you may kiss him 1" Well, I'm sure I'd.never miss him: He's a fright! He's so small, its just amazing, And you'd think' that he waß blazing, He's so red; And his nose is, like a barry, , And he's bald. as Uncle Jerry On his head. ' He's no kind of good whatever, And'he cries, as if* he'd-never, Never stop; ■ • Won't. sit. up—you can't arrange him; Oh, why doesn't father change him At the shop? v Now, we've got to dress, and feed him, And wo really didn't need him, Little frog! And I cannot think why father Should have bought him when I'd rather Have a dog! —London ' Daily Mail.' A NEW GEOGRAPHICAL DEFINITION. The teacher of a • geography class in King's Lynn was endeavoring to get a few good answers before closing the lesson.

Now, boys, the word 'stan* at the end of a word means 'place of.' Thus" we Lave Afghanistan, the place of the Afghans; also Hindoostan, the place of tho Hindoos. ** ovr > „ ca P anyone . give me another example?" " Yes, sir," said the smallest hoy, proudly, "I can. Umbrellostftti, the piace for umbrellas." •■'-.■ MAZZINI AS A CHILD. ( A beautiful incident occurred in the boyhood of Mazzini, the great Italian patriot. He was a very delicate child, and thus seldom,went outside.of the garden. . But ouo day his mother took him for a walk. They had not gone far when young Joseph stood stock Btill, gazing at a ragged, whitebearded beggar man, sitting on the steps of the church. Thinking he was frightened, his mother was about to carry him away, when the boy broke from her grasp, and, running up to the old man, threw his arms round his neck and kissed him again and again, saying the while: " Give him something, mother, give him something." The old beggar burst into tears, returned the lad's caresses, and handed him. back to his mother with the words : " Love him well, lady, he is one that will love the people" —a remarkable prophecy that was fulfilled to the very letter. A BRAVE GIRL. A daring burglary in Gallo-wgatt, Glasgow, was defeated by the presence of mind of a little girl. She observed the door of a neighbor's house standing open, and looking in saw three.men turning out drawers and boxes. She stole quietly downstairs, gave the alarm to the other neighbors, secured the assistance of her brother, and two housebreakers were caught. In addition to elaborately-finished burglar's tools found on them, there was also a large quantity of jewellery.