Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1884 — The Cherubs. [ARTICLE]

The Cherubs.

“You did not pay very close attention to the sermon, I fear, this morning.”, “Oh, yes, I did, mamma.” “Well, what did the minister say?” “He said that the picnic would start at ID o’clock Thursday morning—and; oh! ma, can I go?”— New Orleans Times-Deniocrat. “Pa, what is it you’ve got?” “That is a peach basket, my daughter. ” “Ain’t it cunning? Will you give it to me when you get through with it?” “What do you want to do with it, my dear?” ’4s " ’ “I want to use it for a thimble-case for my little doll.”—New Fork Graphic. Mamma—“Johnny, what is the baby up to?” Johnny—“ He’s up to the jelly shelf.” —Philadelphia Call. “Oh, ma!” exclaimed a little girl, running breathlessly into the house from the garden; “you know my beans that I planted, don’t you?” “Yes, dear.” “Well, there’s peas on ’em.”—Somerville Journal ■