Show Slightly Mixed Little Oliver six years old had learned the song In which Is oft re panted the refrain Glory glory hallelujah hal-lelujah and for some tlmo he had been singing It with great enthusiasm and vigor Finally he became silent and after a brief period of cogitation he said Mamma what docs hallelujah mean As simply as she could his mother explained that it was a religious exclamation ex-clamation meaning praise the Lord He seemed rather surprised at the information but his next question offered of-fered ample explanntlon of why ho had thrown so much vigor Into his singing If thats what It means he said why do they throw corn and havo Jack lanterns on hallelujah night |