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Show Tho Talk of Children. It has boon said thnt children speak tho best English in tho woild In that their Idea is expressed In tho fewest words and to tho point. Mr. Androw Slmonds, of Charleston, Is convinced that tholr powers of vomacular aro Buporlor to his talent for lntolllglblo description. Ho was one day trying to Interest his llttlo girl, nearly 3 years old, by tolling hor storlos of tho circus. Sho lovad horses and was particularly impressed by tho foaU of tho baro-back baro-back rldors, "Now," ho said, taking a chair by way of Illustration, "this Is a horso. A man comos In on him and rides him all round tho ring standing up without with-out any saddlo or brldlo. Thon directly di-rectly another horso comes in baro-back baro-back (putting another chair by tho first), and tho man rldos him, too, Just in tho samo way, until at last thoro aro four horses, and ho rides them all round tho ring at the samo tlmo. And a row of four chairs represent rep-resent tho four horses. Now, wasn't that flno?" Tho llttlo ono looked up, very grave, hor eyes full of the doubt nnd credulity that bo often puzzlo us "Yes ho had many logs that man." "And I had to go nil over that story again, said Mr. Slmonds. |