THE BABY'S ADVICE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume V, Issue 49, 6 December 1890, Page 20

THE BABY'S ADVICE.

‘Yovxg people are terrors.' This concise statement at least is made by a certain member of Parliament who invited to bis bouse a gentleman whose separation from the ‘ partner of bis joys and sorrows ’ had but recently ceased to be the talk of the town. Immediately, on being seated in the drawing-room, the gentleman was approached by the little daughter of the host with : * Where is your wife f Somewhat amaze'l and decidedly embarrassed, the gentleman stammered forth: ‘ I don't know. ’ * Don’t know.' persisted the infant terrible; ‘ why don't you know f Finding that the child kept on asking troublesome questions despite the mild reproof of her parents, he concluded to make a clean breast ot the matter, and have it over at once. So he said with apparent calmness : * Well, we don’t live together; we think, as we can’t agree, we’d better not.' He stifled a groan as the child l>egan again, and darted an exasperated look at her parents. But the precocious youngster would not be quieted, and at last she exclaimed : * Can't agree ? Then why don't you fight it out as pa and ma do ?’