The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-04-18
HOW BABY BUN WENT TO
CHURCH.

LII was Dr1gnt, OeauLlIul morning,
and mamma was putting on her gloves,
when too little hands we're extended to
her face in beseeching way, and baby
voice said sweetly, Want to go to
church wiz zoo." She found it hard to
say NO" but pressing a kiss on the
sweet rosebud lips, added, Perhaps l
will take you next Sabbath"
After she had gone Baby Bun did not
forget his wish to go with her, but said
to his papa frequently, Il want to go to
church" So papa took him out in the
yard to amuse him, and they found
funny little treetoad hopping about on
the ground. 1t crawled on to stick,
and papa brought the stick up on the
porch and let the toad hop about there.
Then he left the Baby very much inter-
ested in watching it while he went into
the house.
But the toadie soon hoped away out
of Baby's sight, and he was left all alone.
Sister did not come from Sabbath school
as usual, as she had been given the priv
ilege Of staying to service that morning,
and SO Baby Bun grew very lonely. Be-
sides, he had not forgotten his great de-
sire to go to church with his mamma.
He wandered slowly around to the front
gate. stood thinking awhile, and then
cautiously unattached it and stepped
gently out.
He was only twoyear old baby and
had never been even to the nearest
neighbours house alone. Bnt he knew
the direction his parents always took
when they went to church, and once
outside it was very easy to walk along
on the smooth pavement; so his little
feet moved faster and faster. and he was
away off down the street before his papa
missed the sound of his voice from the
porch. No one saw him to interfere, so
he trudged boldly on, block after block,
down nearly to Main street, when hap
pening to turn a corner, another block
brought him to the door of the Episco-
pal church. and he quietly walked in,
although he had never been there be-
fore.
The rector was startled in the midst
of his prayer by baby voice calling,
Mamma And those who were impo-
lite enough to look around saw two big
tears in pair of blue eyes that looked
out longingly from under mass Of tan
gled golden curls, in earnest search for
the mamma" who was away off in dis
TAFT part of the city, quietly listening to
sermon, all unconscious that her baby
boy had wandered nearly mile from
home in trying to find her.
The people were all strangers. and poor
Baby Bun was very much frightened.
Two young ladies happened to be there.
however, who knew the little boy and
were very sure his mother did not send
him to church alone with his cap on
wrong and his curls in such tangle, 80
they thought best to take him home.
But baby didn't want to go. He had
found church and now all he wanted
was his mamma; and it was not until
they promised to find her for him that
he consented to be led away. He was a
very tired little boy when he reached his
own home and sat down on the front
steps. looking very grave and sober. And
it was here that his loving parents found
him shortly after, but not until his papa
had hurriedly walked many, many blocks
in anxious search for the little truaLt,
and given mamma terrible fright by
calling her out of church and telling b, r
that Baby Bun was lost and he couldn't
| find him.
She was nearly frantic until 81 e
learned soon after that he had been Ia
ken safely home.
Papa said he would have to be pun
ished if he ever did such thing again.
But his mother gave him some bread ar
milk and put him to sleep. Then 81 e
kissed him, and told papa that if Baby
Bun was so determined to go to church
she would have to let him go with her
in future. And she did, Christian
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