Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1877 — Spunky. [ARTICLE]

Spunky.

A little girl in North Yarmouth, Me., aged about 3 years, was taught to pray by her mother, who, however, could not induce the child to kneel. The infant was willing to pray, but not to bow the knee. The other morning the family h<w4 #»« fftl “Flew®, <»©<t

send me down a white rabbit.” No an swer being heard, the child continued, “Did you hear wkat I said? Why don’t you answer ?” Another pause, when the child spoke up spunkily, “ Oh, I know what you want. You want me to get on my knees, but I won’t.”