Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1890 — A Four-Year-Old’s Threat. [ARTICLE]

A Four-Year-Old’s Threat.

Birdie Dougherty may be only a miss of four summers, but in repartee she does not propose to let even the principal of our school get the best of her. Miss Birdie was visiting Prof. Pattison’s school a few days ago, when the Piofessor, in a joking way, said: “Birdie, yon must be a good little g rlor I will send you home.” “If yon send me home,” replied Birdie, “when you come to see my sister I’ll send you home.” As a matter of course, after that Birdie remained. — Pun-rsutawney Spirit.