The Bossier banner., 1881-06-09
white dress and pink sash tochpre,, :.

white lite dress and pink sash tochurcb : ;
She didn't mind the disanno;..
but Tommy felt SO badly about s,.,'eai s.a.:
at home, it was decided to trnS. s,aylls a!s
alone in the bigpew, for Tommv'ss ss IN ala
was the preacher. s'alne,
When he was dressed in hi.
white braided suit, feeling very n new
with his button hole BOUQUET of I;,;n manly
the-valley, and waiting for his fa.ha-0t fss,0t
come out from the study, Tom Tomnas =
thought of that tatfy, and what o',,'al hal
and comfort it would be to him tbrau1f ,'sf
the long sermon. ouga
81 won't go and ask ma about h /.
cause she has such a headache # na.', y,
be awful cruel, said Tommy to Iaa NV
self, " and pa don't like to he liil' ~
turoed; besides, ma always eiyes N.Y. ~
peppermints and lozenges to Keen so y, -
awake. " --.~~ss--... Ms
So, although he knew neitherof H..
would let him touch the taffv h. u ~
time he had slipped silly out to the ~ ~
house, wrapped aleteof it in his hanS ~
kerchief, licked oil his fingers and ,u. ~,
on his gloves, he had persuaded bimap"l. y.
that Tommy Ray was a very SsI gooa
thoughtful boy toprovide sometime [ :
help him behave we'll in church ssnS !
not trouble anybody else about II. snS
yet he tried TO stand so that his fatba.
would not notice that stuffed. ~,
pocket. Iof Ene} 81 lis' A'Va'
But he forgot all about it as he nro,a
ly marched up the aisle after Ills faths.. .
and the novelty of being alone in ~
oig pew with 50 -fnany prayer-booIs '
hassocks and footstools at his serv;ea
the singing, floral decorations and oths,
unusual things drove the candy entiraI.
out of his mind till his father besan 4, T.
preach. --sss -,ss.-- - y
Then he slid down on one of the foot
stools and drew it out of his pocket
1T stuck to his handkerchief, and i
stuck to his gloves, and before he was
satisfied it was all over his face: it Wa
not all eaten by The time he felt sleepv
so he slid along his footstool to the rec. 60.
ister in the end OF the pew. opened e
and with the rest of the candy in III
hands, lay his head on a hassock he had
put up on the cushions on the seat and
went to Sleep 1855 s4agt
HIS father was preaching an Easter
sermon on thelresurreetion, and. speak.
ing of the faithlessness of Thomas. who
would not believe the Lord had risen
till he should see in His hands and put
his finger in the'~print of the nails, he
cried out in an impassioned, reproachEul
tone, go Thomas, Thomas, wherefore
didst thou doubtp' s'9s l.''7
IN ow this sleepingssticky little Tom.
my. was accustomed to being called
Thomas BY his father when he had done
something needing reproof, and the
words wakened~him,asso starting sud.
denly up.s his molassescovered hand
kerchief sticking to his curls, he looked
wildly around and then towards the
pulpit with a, loud sgsSir?p a
There was not little confusion in the
church at the funny sight, and seeing
smiles ON all the faces around him, and
his father S look of .dismay. he whined
put most pitiful .r.-H4at do you uaM
od? and then sank down out OF sight
n a tempestaofsobs and tears, mingled
with molasses. . - ,..Fa
Tommy has not yet forgotten that
occasion, and he hopes that. as his ia
her says, lit will not be likely to hap
pen again in his whole life - Iouth's
Conpassto7a. 5t!3 gi8 HER a8f