The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-12
LITTLE MOSES.
The Trouble Professor Had With a
Baby Found in a Church.

Baby Found in Church.
From the Leaksvile Gazette
One day last week there was an
episode in the Centre church neigh
borhood. 1t seems that a woman
from near Grogansyille passed by
that church on IA business visit to a
family residing this side. The woman
was loaded with severa. bundles and
an eight-months= old baby. When
she got to the old church the child
was sleeping soundly, and as the
tired mother had only half mile
further to go. she concluded to leave
the baby in the church, as she would
return before it awoke Finding a
safe and cosy place for it, she care
fully slowed it away, gently fastened
the door, and quickly sped on her
GRAND
A few minutes after she had disap-
peared, one of our popular citizens,
whom we will call Professor for short,
happened to pass that way in his
cart, and as he approached the
church he heard the plaintive vail of
an infant. He stopped to listen. The
wall grew in volume until it became
a lusty old-fashionedc country scream.
The Professor tied his horse to a
convenient limb and concluded to
investigate. With considerable trepi-
dation he cautiously approached the
church. Sure enough d baby was
there, and seemingly deserted. The
Professor strobe around the house a
few times, coughed occasionally, and
then whistled lively air, hoping to
attract the attention of some one
who might have the baby in charge
and still be near by. But no one
answered his whistle nor responded
to his cough, and SO at last the Pro-
lessor TREMENDOUSLY pushed open the
door an inch or two and eagerly
peeped inside. Sure enough, there
lay lay an indignant baby, making
the startled walls of the old church
ring with it's angry protests. To be
abandoned in that heartleSs way was
terrible. So thought the Professor.
1t was another "Bdbe in the Woods"
affair, or somebody's darling Lad
been stolen. The scene was indeed
pathetic, and naturally aroused the
sympathy of the Professor. Gently
he approached the little stranger,
! and by various winning arts acquired
only through experience soon coaxed
the baby into a quiet humOr. Then
the Professor lifted it tenderly from
| the floor, petted it called it little
Moses, tossed it about and won it's
confidence. Finally he took the
child out to his cart, and by much
perseverance succe.de IN holding on
to his treasure, unhitching his horse,
getting into his vehicle and making
| a start.
But it was at this point that the
! interest increased. Something con-
nected with it's surroundings dis
| pleased the baby, and it began to
yell in dead earnest and great shape.
! The Professor CT urned it up and
| down on his knee, broke pretty
| leaves for it, and exhausted his in
genuity in trying to quiet it. As a
last resort he began to sing to it
and such singing was never before
heard resounding through those old
woods. The baby sang high tenor
most of the time, and generally kept
in the lead. The Professor started
in on Happy Day." but soon con
cluded that wos in appropriated
He then switched off on "A charge to
keep / have, "but the baby grew des
perate and yelled founder than ever
Great puddles of anxiety stood out
on Professors forehead, and despair
ing of being able to bring the iratt
baby home in that frantic humor, ht
concluded to leave it Tor a time al
the first house he came to. Forum,
favored the Professor and the resi-
cence of Mr.. Jeff Roberts soon how,
in sight To that gentleman Pro
lessor explained the situation, Undue
ing him to take charge of the infan
until hecould return The professor
then resumed his journey.
And now comes the sequel. Scarce
ly had Professor got out of sight be
fore determined looking woman
put in her appearance at Mr.. Robert
house. She walked with a step tina
that meant business, and she was "a
mad as a wet hen. Hailing Roberts
she inquired: "Say, Mister, whar i
the blankety blank cuss whose car
made this track? He's stole M,
baby, and Pm bound to make tn
fur fly when light onto himP'
She soon found the child, but Pro
lessor may thank his guardian ange
that he had left Roberts gate befor
the mother arrived. There woul
have been circus exhibition G
emphatic merit, embracing NOR
thrilling scenes and novel featur.
than Bill Cody's Wild Western Show