Show SAYINGS OF A AS S SMALL lALL LL LLIn CHILD CHILD In a great big house uptown there lives a tiny little girl She is the sparkling sparkling sparkling spark spark- ling little star in whom all the interest of the family centers Wee Child she Is often oCten called by a beautiful and devoted devoted devoted de de- de- de voted young aunt Wee Nee Child is about the brightest tot of her age to be found anywhere And like the story that is often orten told her father tather In making the assertion assertion assertion as as- that she is the cleverest and most beautiful girl-child girl In the world does not base his claim on his own prejudiced opinion opinion his his wife ife thinks so too However in this case there are many others who agree with the fond parents and the stories of Wee Vee Childs Child's doings and sayings are always delightedly delightedly delightedly delight delight- edly discussed and told and retold in a avery avery avery very wide circle of friends Wee Childs Child's grandfather is a a. naval officer who has roamed the briny deep for many a cruise On board ship he fell into the habit of ejaculating w h h Isky when sneezing Not that he meant for the steward to bring him a drink at that crucial moment but simply simply simply sim sim- ply for something to occupy his thoughts In that distressing second prior to the emanation of the tle full- full grown sneeze that everybody has felt To say whisky in s sneezing 1 Is a wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- consolation to the stricken soul the sailor man declares The other day the sailor man came home He and Wee Child are ate the fastest of friends and when he is in the house she Is constantly constant constant- ly near him On this particular occasion occasion occasion occa occa- sion the seaman took Wee Vee Child on his knee and was about to spin her a yarn yan of the wonderful deep when he was seized by a horrible desire to sneeze He left off oft the story abruptly and in a moment moment moment mo mo- ment was in the throes of a mighty mIzzenmast sneeze Wh s it finally came Then whisky once more Wee Nee Child wondered at first why the story had been stopped so suddenly and then was startled by the sneeze e. e She looked up at her grandfather with concern and inquiry on her face s ky came the roaring sneeze the third time Wee ee Child could restrain the question no no longer What did you drink It for for grandfather grandfather grandfather grand grand- father she queried In her serious little little little lit lit- tle W way I. I She didn't understand at all the grandfathers grandfather's peals of laughter that followed what was to her a most important important important im im- question Wee Vee Child who by the way is just a trifle more than 3 years old recently fell violently In love with a tittle boy who lived next door He was Just out of kilts and the proudest youngster in all the capital city He bears the heroic name of Paul Jones Wee Child could stand in the bay window of her house and gaze upon Paul Jones in th the bay window of his pis home Thus the acquaintance acquaintance acquaintance ac ac- ac- ac ripened through the winter season and when it t ame time to play in the parks with nurse the tots were constantly together and both declared that when they grew up they were going going going go go- ing to run away and be married One day the Hie family was trying g to tease Wee Child about her sweetheart but she was more than holding her own against the combined assault of relations and visiting visiting visiting visit visit- ing friends Finally she broke up all further argument I by declaring I love Paul Jones I 1 wish I had nine or ten Paul Jones One day Wee Child came up the steps from the basement and ran to her mother crying as If her little heart would break The tears were rolling roning down her big eyes and coursing two chubby cheeks It was easily to be seen that some terrible child tragedy had occurred She had been down stairs with her young uncle a lad of 11 the age when the boy thinks it far beneath his dignity as a man to play any longer longel with the little children Wee Child came running from him and it was plain that her feelings had been deeply wounded It was a long time before before before be be- fore she che could be comforted and before the sobs would allow her to speak What is the matter asked her mother With Something of alarm Then came this t tearful reply Uncle wo wont won't t age or groceries groceries groce- groce ries lies or anything with me me Wont play wh what t her mother asked again turned to amusement Wont play garbage or anything again declared Wee Vee Child When th the broken heart had begun to p mend end Wee Child was asked to explain the game game of garbage Her mother had played groceries and store long year ago herself hersel but had never Indulged in the game game- of garbage Wee YeE Child said that garbage was played with a long box She was to pull the long b box x around on a string and toot toot toot The Inquiry thus developed the fact that the ten children of the city have Invented a new game by watching the garbage man as he goes his daily rounds f f fWee through the city r Wee Child was busy theo theother her afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon in the kitchen with the servants She had her wash tub and scrubbing board out and was doing her dolls doll's family wash while while- the the- servants servants' were engaged in the real laundry work of the household Wee Child Was vas as in th the washroom when her grandfather came home and it was there he fo found rid her af aftel after af ter tel quite a long se search rG Look here a youngster he c called lIed out dont you know you will self all wet Tr r t I How can I when Ive I've got goton goton goton on neck low-neck sleeves Washington sleeves Washington Star i 7 |