Article August 21, 1902 Issue

Asking Amiss

M. E. COX.

One day I was giving my little niece some instructions on "emphasis." We were using a sentence which could be made to require five different answers by changing the emphasis each time.

After a few moments explanation she thought she understood sufficiently to make the trial. She then said, "Now, auntie, I will ask you the questions and see if you can answer correctly." The trial was made but, to her surprise, I did not give the expected answer. "Oh, you are wrong," said she, "1 did not ask that question."

Then she would repeat again and again, thinking all the time she was asking the question aright, and that it was strange I could not answer correctly. Finally she saw that she received just what she brought out, and that the failure was on her part, not mine.

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