THAT BOY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XII, Issue 10, 27 June 1884, Page 17

THAT BOY.

Almost every father knows about the inquisitive boy, and frequently has occasions to wish his boys were girls. A North Hill farmer began shaving himself in the presence of his four-year old hopeful. The boy commenced and kept on with a result somewhat as follows : — " What are you doing, papa 1 " " Shaving." " What are you shaving for ? " "T<s get my face clean." " Why don't you wash your face to get it clean 1 'At's the way I do." " I shave to get the hair off." "What hair?" " The hair that grows on my face." " What hair that grows on your face 1 " " My whiskers." " What are whiskers, papa ? ", " Hair that grows on the face." " What does the whisker hair grow on the face for 1 " " I don't know." '•Why don't you know why whisker hairs grow on the face ? " " Because •" The interview came to a sudden termination. A long gash and flowing blood .was the cause, with the sudden departure of Young America in his mother's arms as an incident.— PhiladelpJua Call.

Rome, April 13. — The missionaries Gelot, Seguret, Autoioc, t Rival, Manissol, and thirty lay coadjutors have been murdered in Tonquin. The news arrived at Propagan ia by letter from the Rev. F. Pinabel, who escaped death. This shows how Propaganda has been paralysed by the Italian courts. Bums of money are needed for therelief of that mission, but they cannot be voted without permision from the Italian Government. It may be granted next year, when it will be too late.