Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-06-29
The Sunday School Picnic
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mot, by family persuasion. amembef
Of that denomination, but The
Schmits, next door, were. and by
the grace 81 Hen, your crony, you
were enabled 10 gain admittancc,
upon occasion, into the Baptist bus.
The bus was not scandalized.
You had been in II before. as Metho.
dist, Congregationalist, Unitarian
what not. So had Hen. Only few
little girls were shocked, and gazed
az you disdainfully.
You ain't q Raptistln shay &C..
cused.
"Neither's Blanche Davisl" you
retorted, carrying the debate into
the enemy's country. II guess
I've got as much right here as she
hasl''
II camc with Lucy Barrett, T" In.
formed Blanche primly.
San come with Hen Schmidt
His fathers q deacon, tool" you as.
serted.
"oh, he ain r. is he, Mr. Jones2
He amt Is hep appealed the little
girls shrilly.
Dir. Jones. beaming with long.
suffering, Sunday school supcrinten.
dent good humor, obligingly halted.
Henry Schmidt's father ain't q
deacon, Is her"
YES, believe SO, A" affirmed Mr..
Jones pleasantly.
Thus you yaliantly maintained
your position and Hens.
When you and Hen had pantInRly
larrived at The rendezvous you had
found yourselves 10 the midst Of
baskets and hustle, The baskets
gave forth fascinating, mysterious
clinks. liz your Individual capacity
OF guest you had brought 10 basket
Of your own, but you had helped
Hen carry down the Schmidt eontri.
button, aud you knew Of what Il
spake and smeiied. and you bad
peeked In underline cover. Besides.
! Hen had told you, ia detail.
Clad ID necessarily stout shoes
but quitcsupernuously clean waists.
you and he, with thc basket between.
had FASTENED 10 tho place 81 assem-
bly,.
Other boys appeared. Poor IN
deed was that wight who could not
rake upa Baptist friend particular.
" IL bis own church gave picnies.
Therefore, behold. as a. the millen.
mum, the croeds Of your world uni.
ted today under one flag which
happened TO be the Baptiss
snoopie Mitchell. Of course, WAS
there. SnoopIe usually went Dish
ing or skating on Sunday; but al
picnic.tlme and Christmas even he
did not deny the comforts Of the
church.
"Hellol" you said.
"HeIloI'' said Snoopie nonchalaut,
liy. Jaw, you kids are too latel'
Snoopie never was too late. He
had the instincts Of the ranging
shark, and moreover. perfect free
dom 70 obey them.
"Why2" demanded you and Der
breathlessly.
They took 1t away. Geel Tvs
freezers bigger n mel
More'n the Methodists had7'
2 you inquired eagerly.
"You beti" affirmed Snoopie.
You sighed-a happy, satisfied
sigh,
The passenger buses arrived
two OF them. They were greete'
with cheer. and scarcely had th'
gaunt, rusty, white horses " th'
4
! foremost one swung about to bacl
ere into II you all scrambled.
You and Hen promptly plumpe,
down at the end-end seats and th
seat with the driver being til
choice ones.
Children Cbildrenl BE careIull
appealed the superintendent mech
anically. Poor man, already he hai
done hard day 8 work.
AS we'll might be have cautione
river running down-hill Jostle
past you girls and boys, elbows !
: ribs, shoulder thrusting shoulder
in competition that recognized n
sex. Like Tightening the hack !
occupied to overlooking; packe
with two lines, facing each other
OF flushed, excited children, wit
here and there q flustered matror
you and Hen, as started, holdin
the end seats, Billy Lunt Che WASH
a Baptist, either) up with the driS