THE FAMILY CIRCLE

New Zealand Tablet, 25 February 1915, Page 62

THE FAMILY CIRCLE

MOTHER’S HELPERS. — /• When mother’s head is aching. And she’s tired as she can be With washing, scrubbing, baking, Her girls come home to tea. • Then Dorothy and Mabel Try who can help her most; One neatly sets the table, The other makes the toast. Madge takes her baby brother, And whispers with a smile, , ‘ You’ve worked all day, dear mother ! Now you must rest awhile.’ And mother’s tired eyes brighten, Her headache flies away, As loving hands thus lighten Her toil at close of day. THE DISTURBING GEYSER. The teacher was giving a geography lesson, and the class, having travelled from London to Labrador, and from Thessaly to Timbuctoo, was thoroughly worn out. And now,’ said the teacher, we come to Germany, that country governed by the Kaiser. Tommy Jones, what is a Kaiser?’ . ‘ Please ’m,’ yawned Tommy Jones,, ‘ a stream of hot water spring!n’ up an’ disturbin’ the earth !’ . SO IT IS. ‘ Now, boys,’ said the schoolmaster, ‘ I want you to bear in mind that the word “stan” at the end of, a word means “the place of.” Thus we have Afghanistan —the place of the Afghans; also Hindustan place of the Hindus. Can anyone give another example?’ Nobody appeared very anxious to do so, until little Johnny Snaggs, the joy of his mother and the terror of the cats, said proudly : ‘ Yes, sir, I can. Umbrellastan—the place for umbrellas.’ ' HAPPY HILDA. A little girl named Hilda and her mother stood one cold winter morning looking out upon the landscape, in which everything was covered with icy armor that sparkled with glittering beauty in the sunshine. ‘ O, how beautiful !’ exclaimed Hilda. * Yes,’ answered her mother, ‘ but it will be all gone before noon time.’ *• ✓ The little girl was quiet for a* moment as she gazed upon the fairy-like scene that lay stretched out before her. Then she looked up and said brightly, ‘Never mind, mother; there’ll be something else beautiful to-morrow.’