The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1888-11-17
THE BOY CHOIR.
MT X. Roon


The white-robed little boys In the
chancel had Just chanted In the sweet
tones OF youth the impressive 'sGlo-
ria," and for q few moments the fair.
haired little heads had been reverently
bowed, and the first solemn lines OF
the occasional were being sung, when
Mira Churchworker leaned toward
Mrs. Dorcas and remarked:
"Oh, Mrs. Dofcas, what dear little
cherubs they Arel They look 90 an
gelic in the chancel, that sometimes
almost expect 10 see them float up
ward on come Of their own sweet
tonea.s
AYES, indeed" answered Mrs. Dor
cas-; II was just thinking Of the same
thing myself. wonder where dear
Mr.. Preachly picks them up; we
never see any Of them during the
week. They are % much better be-
haved even than some of our own lit
tie fellows. The service Of the church
seems to impress them 20, I presume
every one of them is looking forward
to some time being one Of the cloth
himself"
"Ths dear little thingsl"
"po You think we ought to look
after the little fellows some ourselves,
as no. one seems to know anything
about them1"
"Oh, no; the precious little crea-
lures! would be almost afraid that
my sweet thoughts Of them might be
disturbed"
t.The little cherubs!"
"Our service Ia given 90 much better
than at the Church Of the Golden
Grail"
Eyes, indeed"
al suppose we ought to be doizy Q
little moro for foreign missions than
we are"
"Oh, yes, indeed. The home work
seems to be looked after 80 closely.
Come home to lunch with me, and we
will talk 1t all over"
The robing- room curtain fell lust
then behind the last little chorister !;
the last choral "Amen" sounded sol
emnly through the church, and II Mrs.
d. and Mrs. c. could have been behind
the curtain, they would have heard
the following conversation among the
cherubic little creatures:
eyer tink yer mighty smart, don't
yer, Gully, cause yer singed der Ofier-
tory solo? II yer cud a. heard yerself,
yer'd wanted ter drop of de bridge y
"Oh, come of, Swipesy yer
couldn't dun 1t yerself, and besides,
II yer don't like 1t, jest git yer crowd
around by der dock dis afternoon, n
we'll scrap wild yer little"
"Do we git 'scursion dis year, or
don't WEI"
"Pd like ter know wedder we're
goin' to git raise ter fifteen cents q
service, or wedder we've got ter order
der boys out"
"Der boss got onto yer dis mornin',
Colby, wen yer tuck dat guild o. ter
hacker out o. yer mout an put Il In
der prayer-book, an II yer don't git
fined Pm q goat"
"Do yer shine hoofs dis afternoon,
Nibsy2"
NAV; Pve got COB slingin' hop
yoAOS uoWu W SOucy' Teo rue DOUo
ways. s'pose I kin git back in time
ter MARBLE In der gloamin'?"
"Sure. Where yer goin' to pass der
blessed hours, Cobby?"
ppm goin' ter take in der ball game
fur nuthin', and git a half case ter
boot fur peddlin' red lemonade on der
seats, an II don't knock down case
and half Pm -"
"Look out, you fellers; here comes
der pursenter."
And Mr.. Tempo came into the room
30 quietly that you could have heard
Q gum drop; he frowned darkly and
ominously all around, and the little
actors filed out into the street a.
quietly ~ mice, and the humble imi-
tation Of the spectacular was over, and
Mrs. d. and Mrs. C. really forgot,
over lunch, all about the sweet little
cherubs Of the chancel, - they planned
fresh surprises for the heather of Sen
oOn m hsa = DT0 kets Aronzin.