Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1892 — That Ended the Lesson. [ARTICLE]

That Ended the Lesson.

There is a charming young widow in South Minneapolis who retains a five-year-old girl as the only pledge of her dear departed, says a writer in the Tribune of that town. The little one has just begun to learn her alphabet. A, gentleman called upon the widow tlif. other evening. Of course the fond mother wanted to show ofl her child. Taking up a newspapei and pointing to the big letters in an advertisement the mother said: “What letter is that?” “A,” responded the child. ’’What comes after A?” “B.” “And what comes next?” “C,” lisped the little one. The inquiry was pursued still further, but along toward the end of the alphabet the littfe girl lost her bearings and never answered a question. Finally the gentleman thought he would put a few questions. He began with this one: “What comes after T?” The child looked him straight in the eyes as she answered: “A man to see mamma.* The lesson in English literature was not prolonged.