[To THZ EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR-1
Sut,—Will you allow me to add a few more anecdotes to the interesting collection of children's sayings lately appearing in the Spectator? A little grandson of mine, living in Cape Town, when about three years old was taken to church, and the Bishop—now the Archbishop—was preaching. Growing tired, he said out aloud : "Mother, I wishes Bishop would go back to heaven ; I wants to go home." Meeting his Lordship some time afterwards, I told him this story, adding that I thought the child had paid him a very delicate compliment. The same boy had a little garden of his own, which was much ravaged by neighbouring cats, large and fierce, of which Phil stood in great fear. So one night he added this petition to his usual prayers : "Please, God, send an angel to take care of my garden, and it had better be one that's not afraid of Tom cats." Two years later the boy, having picked up a good deal of miscellaneous knowledge, went into a confectioner's and asked for a scone. A square one was handed him. He looked at it and remarked : "Not this kind ; I want one shaped like an isosceles triangle." The woman behind the counter, greatly puzzled, turned to Phil's mother and said : "Does he mean
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