Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-04-06
How Iacky Went to Church on
Easter Sunday.

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Easter Sunday.
The joyous chimes from the tall gra!
sfeeple of Christ Church rang out:
"Christ our Lord is risen to-day.
Sons of men and angels say;
and from all the church bells In the city
eealed the chorus:
"Hallelujah! HallelujahI'
1t had been a long. cold winter, but
this Easter Sunday was as sunny and
warm as a day in June. Little Jacky
Dents mamma was not going to church
this morning, for Katy, the nurse. had
asked permission to attend morning
mass at st. Johns. and mamma had said
go if you want to. Katy, and win
take care of the babies"
So she took Jacky in her lap, and
while the church bells were Ginning
Tor birds singing4 fhe people going
d6wn Linden street on their way to
church, told him the old, old tender sto-
r. of Christ's death and resurrection ;
told him, too, how, all over the world, on
this day, the joyous, bells were pealing,
sChrist is risen; Alleluiai' and IN all the
churches there were flowers and sweet
nlusic and Easter offerings to show the
peoples joy. s1slf fi Tssrssf II y, 3assi.
{ Just as the, lost bells were ringing.
pretty aunt Prne. in dainty dress and
withlh her sweet face glancing from under
tie Gainsborough hat she, wore, came
oyer the lawn. followed by her dog,
Rag. and Jacky ran out to meet her.
f0 Jacky,"" she cried, ''d0 keep Pug
for me-there's s dear-until, l come
from church. He has followed me. and
iflI go back with him shall be too late
for the service. III call on my way from
church and take you and Pug home
With me for dinner = s,,.s,. X. I,
So Jacky, who adored his pretty young
anntie. promised to take, good care Of
TIE barking little terrier and be dressed
0go with aunt Prue at twelve O'clock.
Mamma tied stout cord to Pings jew
elied collar-he was great dandy, was
Pug, and aunt Prue mihistered to his
vanity land told Jacky he might play
with the dog in the back yard while she
bathed and dressed baby. ~.
Just as baby was splashing in the
bath, mingled howl and scream came
from the yard. Mamma dropped baby
as if she had been hot potato, and flew
to- the, rescue. - .ifs
It had occurred to Jacky that Pug
nefded bath too. So with infinite pains
be had moved the cistern lid enough to
admit Pug's little body, and had squeez-
ed him through the opening. all the time.
clinging tightly to the cord tied to Pngs
collar.
There his dogship hung, halfway
down the cistern. nearly choked to death
until his howl and Jacky's scream had
brought mamma to the rescue.
Nov. Jacky, don't do that again."
said mamma, "or you will drown poor
Pug. My head aches. dear, and 1 want
to sleep awhile with baby. Be good to
Pug. and don't 60 out of the yard"
,Facky promised to do as mamma said.
he meant to keep his prom :,
Ise. fIe wsis the dearest httiesfelioW m
the world, with deep, clear eyes cousin
Tude says he has 'navy-blue' eyes,, a
sweet mouth, and yellow hair "banged'
straight across his forehead, TO his ma
mas delight and papa's disgust. Papa
John" as aunt Prue called him, thought
that when boy was two and half
years old, his hair ought to be cut short
and he be put into boys clothes.
After mamma went into the house,
Jacky had a lively time with Pug, run
ming races and playing hide-and-seek un-
til they were both tired.
Then he threw himself down under
The peach tree, and Pug lay down by his
side. 1t was very STILL. The church
bells had ceased ringing, even the birds
we're silent; and Jacky began to think
about what mamma had told him that
al believe I'll go to church to-day" he
said to Pug at last. Mamma says it's
almost like heaven in church, with flow
srs everywhere and music and angels,
Pug, angels, with white wings flying
about" he added, thoughtfully. "Mam-
ma did not really say anything about
the angels, but if it's like heaven, there
must be angels there, of course. 1
spect my little brother Philip is there,
Pug. He died one time, and mamma
says he is an angel. believe mamma
would be glad if 1 went to church and
brought Philip home this Easter day.
I'd say, Philip wOse from the dead,
and caught him and brought
him to you;' and then she would never
cry any more when she prayed beside
Philips little bed every nignt-and Pug,
| just believe auntie Prue wants you
ao,o," finished Jacky, who knew well
enough what a naughty thing it was to
go out Of the yard without mamma's
permission.
But baby conscience is not a very
strict monitor, and, dragging reluctant
Pug after him by the cord, Jacky start
ed down the street.
He knew very well where aunt Prue's
church was. for mamma had often point
ed it out to him when they were out ri
ding. Down Linden street he went, and,
opening the park gates, passed into the
pretty place. 1t was very still and pref
ty there, with the tender green grass
just coming up and clothing the earth
with a velvet robe, and the leaves un-
folding.
Jacky was hot, dusty and tired. for
Pug had objected to going to chueh, and
the child had carried the struggling,
barking little dog in his arms for three
The sweet baby face was flush
ed with the heat and fatigue, the broad
brimmed hat was pushed far back over
the sunny curls, and Pug had torn big
rept in the sailor dress in his effort to
escape. So he climbed up on one of the
green wooden seats, under the shadow
of lilac bush, with Pug in his arms,
and would doubtless have fallen to sleep
if the choir in the church just across the
street had not commenced to sing:
"Christ the Lord is risen again,
Christ hath broken every chain"
ave must 60 now, Pug"
So the child slipped down, and, taking
Pug once more in his arms, walked
across the Park to aunt Prue's church.
The chapel doors in the rear of the
church were open, and in they went.
The people were seated, and fixing
themselves comfortably to listen to the
Easter Sermon. Fans and dresses rus
n