| Show HOW JACKY WENT TO CHURCH the jo oils chimes from the till gray steeple of christ church rang out carlat our lorl 1 rlyn to lir men 1 I eay and from nil alio church bells in the cita pealed lie chorus it had been a long cold winter aliis easter sunday was as sunny and warm as a day in june li atlo jacky dents mamma wa not going to church this morning for kaly alio llio nurse had asked permission to attend morning iniss at st johns and mamma biad said go if you want to katy and I 1 will take care of the babies so alic took jacky in glicr lip and whilo tho church bells were chiming ho birds singing and lie people going down linden street on way to church told him the old old tender story of christs death and resurrection told him too how all over alio world on this day the joyous bells were pealing christ is rison alleluia and in alt the churches tharo were blowers and sweet music and offerings to show the peoples joy just as alie last bells were ringing pretty aunt in a dainty dress and with her sweet face glancing from under alio gainsborough hat she wore came over the lawn followed by her dog pug and jacky ran out to meet her 0 jacky sho cried do keep aug fug for rue theres a dear until I 1 come from church ho lias followed me and if I 1 go back with him I 1 shall be lato for the service ill call on my way from church and take you and pug homo with mo for dinner so jacky alio adored his pretty young auntie promised to take good care of the barking terrier and be dressed to go with aunt prue at twelve mamma tied a stout boril to bugs pugs jeweled collar ho was a great dandy was pug and aunt aruo ministered to his vanity and told jacka lie might play with alie dog in the back yard while she bathed and dressed baby just as baby was in the bath a mingled howl and canio from the yard mamma dropped baby as if alic biad baru a hot potato and flew to the rescue it had occurred to jacky that pug needed a anth too so ith pains ho biad moved the cistern lid enough to admit bugs pugs little body anil had squeezed ii un through alio opening all the timo clinging tightly to the cord tied to bugs pugs collar tharo his hung halfway half way down the cistern nearly choked to death until his and jacks scream had brought mamma to ibo rescue now jacky dout do that again said mamma or you will drown poor pus and dont go out of the yard jacky promised to do as mamma said and indeed he meant to keep his promise he was the dearest little fellow in the world with deep clear cyas cousin dudu says lie lias avy baw eyes a mouth and yellow hair banged straight across liis forehead to liis mammas and s papas disgust papa john as aunt called him thought that when a boy was two and a half acara old liis hair ought to bo cut short and he bo put into boys clothes after mamma went into alie house jack had a lively timo wilh pug running biccs and playing hide and jcck until they bogli acro tired then lie threw himself down under alio peach tree and pug lay down by his side it was vary still the clerch balls biad ceased ringing even tho birds were silent and jacky began to think bout what mamma bad told him that morning I 1 believe ill go to church today to day he said to pug at last mamma says its almost liko heaven in church with and music and angels pug angels with white wings lining about lie added thoughtfully mamma did not really say anything about the angeli ang cli but if it is like heaven theio angels there of courso I 1 my brother philip is there pug ho died one time and mamma says ho is an angel I 1 bc giove mamma would bo glad if I 1 went to church and brought philip home with mo this easter day id say philip from the dead mamma and I 1 caught him and brought him to you and then she would never enany more when sho beside philips little bed avory night and pug 1 just bu cievo auntie aruo wants you wow finished jacky who knew well enough what a naughty thing it waa to go out of the yard without mammas permission but a baby conscience is not a very strict monitor and dragging reluctant pug after him by tho cord jacky started down alio street ho knew very well where aunt pnina church was for mamma had pointed it out to him when alicy were down linden street ho went and opening alio park gales passed into the pretty place it wad very still and pretty there with aliu tender green grass just coming up aud clothing tha kirth with a velvet anil alio llio unfolding jacky was hot dusty ciul fur pug had objected to going to church ami alic child had alio struggling barking liello dog in hii armi for e hie sweet biby faco waa willi alic licht and alio broad brimmed lial WAS far back sunny curls and pug ciul torn a big rent in alio sailor drcar in his lorl to escape so lio up in one of alic arn wooden ali under the blindow 0 a liaro bilili with pug in liis aam and would ahmo hmo fallen fast a if abc choir in alio jint ackois the street had not commenced to clirel tho 1 briwn carll h ith overy we must 0 o now an so alie chihil chilil slipped down nud talc ing an once more in his anni walked acro the park to aunt anica tho chapel doors in alie roar of alio chinch were open and in alicy went the people were and lexin comfortably to listen to alio easter aws and the in the ecat stained vin lowi and fal in af rol anil purple anil yellow hero on a new spring bonnet like a haaro on alic bloor ir dilo biad risen from his scat to announce alic ct c t when 1 smile a sound which bio intoci laugh broke out all over the for in the doorway of alio llio church facing all alio people flood Jacky willi pug in his arros 20 wonder cury ODO laughed straight into the church stepped alio little tad and wa i up on alic pulpit shaira any oro hail thou glit lo 10 stop him yes there waa the great cool shaded church uio music on the organ lie aluir and about the chancel bal tho angels with their white minga were they anil little brother philip was lie not in alii bic place jacky turned round on the pulpit anil gluc 3 sought aunt pruce gainsborough hat its nodding while plumes yes there sho sat with a face all doiy red at alie sight of her anil struggling dog ive brou glit you your aggy aunt anic he said in liis clear voice eliat rang through the arcelus of thu great church and oh aunt ame with a lip and alic big tears starting from alic blue eyes arc no angels here and I 1 cant lind brother philip for mamma papa john red and wrath ul started down tho aisle toward his young son but kind ajr dale leaving his pulpit took tho child by tho hand and giving him a little bunch of fragrant aca rosca from 1 vase near ly led him into thu vestry tacky went back through the park in papas arms and by alic toiuo ho homo waa fast asleep alio curly head nestled down alio llio irn clous hollow which gol every human llo mount tired hanl comfort liu libil aric awake |
