248 MORE POT-POURRI 



It doesn't matter what the game, 

 Whether it's Indians, trains, or ball; 



I always know I am to blame, 

 If I amuse myself at all. 



I said one day, on mother's knee : 

 ' If you would send us right away 

 To foreign lands across the sea, 

 You wouldn't see us every day. 



'We shouldn't worry any more 



In those strange lands with queer new toys ; 



But here we stamp, and play, and war, 

 And wear your life out with our noise. 



' The savages would never mind, 



And you'd be glad to have us go 

 There ; nobody would be unkind. 

 For you dislike your children so, ' 



Then mother turned and looked quite red, 

 I do not think she could have heard ; 



She put me off her knee instead 

 Of answering me a single word. 



She went, and did not even nod. 



What had I said that could annoy ? 

 Mothers are really very odd 



If you are bom a little boy. 



I coTild go on quoting for ever from Mr. Quick's 

 book, but why should I, when it is within reach of all ? 

 His last sentence is : ' The duty of each generation is 

 to gather up the inheritance from the past, and then 

 to serve the present and prepare better things for the 

 future.' How can there be a better motto for young 

 or old? 



The kindergarten system, when well carried out, 

 seems to be the best method of teaching children 

 under seven, and a kindergarten child has more 

 thoughtful independence than other children. I once 



