CHILDREN’S SAYINGS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume VI, Issue 25, 21 June 1890, Page 19

CHILDREN’S SAYINGS.

Ellie was examining very attentively the large spurs of the Leghorn rooster, when papa came into the poultry-yard with a measure of corn for the fowls. ‘ Papa,’ said Ellie. * I know why these chickens are called “Leghorns.” It s because they have sneh big horns on their legs !’ t fur little neighbour, Bert Spaulding, came running into our house upon the morning of his fifth birthday with great eagerness. He was followed breathlessly by his sister Addie, three years of age, who always tried to do just as Bert diil, and a little more. ‘ I'm five ! I’m five !’ shouted Bert, bursting into the sit-ting-room. Addie elbowed her way to the front and looking into our faces as if for sympathy, panted forth : ‘ I'm fiver'll t'.ert is ! Teddy is a little city boy who, last summer, paid a long visit to his grandpa's farm. He stayed until harvest time, and was, of course, very much interested in everything he saw. One day grandpa was husking corn. Teddy wanted to help, but he wasn't quite sure how to ask about it. Pretty soon, however, he burst forth, eagerly: ‘Giam'pa, mav—may I help you undress that corn ?' Ned and Fred were returning from town with papa, and Ned, seeing a goat by the roadside, said : ‘ Papa, there is a Billy-goat.' 'No, son.' said Papa, that's a Nanny-goat.’ ‘ Papa,' said Freddie, thoughtfully, ‘ why do goats always name their children Billy and Nannie?' A little neighliour, cousin to Dr. Ambler, of Arctic-Explo-ration fame, was playing with a small coloured companion, just after the results of that ill-fated expedition were Know n. Said the voting Virginian : ‘ Tol»e, w hat w ill they do with the North Pole when they find it ?' ‘ Frash chestnuts with it,' was the prompt and emphatic reply. A little sixpenny watch delighted Raymond greatly, and he said to me as I was undressing him : * A lady did say to me on ls>at, “ What time is it by your watch ?” and I diil sav to lady, “ My watch didn't went.” Ethel, four years old, went out in the evening with her mother to see the cows milked, and while watching them suddenly exclaimed, ‘<» mamma! the cows are chewing gum.'