CHILDREN’S SAYINGS.
A school-teacher asked a newly arrived Irish laiy to describe an island. ‘ Shure, ma'am, said Pat, ‘itis "a place that ye can’t lave (leave) widout (without) a Imat.’ Dwight, two years old, was very fond of strawberries, but knew nothing of other small fruits. Seeing a dish of blueberries, he exclaimed : ‘ Please give me some of those bootbutton strawberries.’ ‘ Oh, mamma !’ cried Eddy, rushingin from scho.tl, ‘ there was two little girls at school to day, and they ls>th had on the same dress.’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume VI, Issue 23, 7 June 1890, Page 19
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85CHILDREN’S SAYINGS. New Zealand Graphic, Volume VI, Issue 23, 7 June 1890, Page 19
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