Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1894 — In the City of Churches. [ARTICLE]

In the City of Churches.

New york Tribune. A little Brooklyn girl astonished her mother the other day by her proficiency in philological pursuits. “Mamma,” said she, “there are three kinds of ‘by’s,’ aren't there?” “What do vou mean, my dear?” responded the mother in surprise. “Well," sweetly l,isned the little one, “there’s one ‘by’ when you go by some one on the side-walk, and there’s another when you go to the store to buy something, and then there's by gosh!” The mother was pot long'in reaching the conclusion that her daughter needed a little careful Instruction in the minor morals.