The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02
(For the Chisr)
Pafch.work-AB Biistcrinx Story.

What blessing tits for youn. to have mother.
aud how pry him who has had one-he Is in q
condition than the who had
father-in fact it is such deporable thing that the Gods
seldom permitted 1t Mothers useful insti
tuition in family; like Mrs. wiusows Soothing Syrup
you can't rear much of family without you supplied
with the articles aud like other animals-no refec
tnn this for both Darwin and the Bible alike agree that
sumas-thrre several kinds, good. bad, and
baky. am king of good mothers A. Granger. Jr
has mean young Alec. Granger" who lives in
Wayne Township DOWN Geary. His mother is good
kind and consderae-very considerate. She has bren
heard to say that Alec want account. how and
he has been laying around home fer year past. doing
nothing except cnurting oil farmer Alc"rns daughter
she will he wuIth thousand dollars when the old
kicks the bucket-yetsh is kind him is Alecs moth
er and very consderae when he feels IL he would
like to SEE Polly Allcmn-which is about three times
wceS-she gets him clean shirt hunts nP his Sunday
cthes and places them the hack nf chair before the
Ere to warm, and where they will te handy to slip
In the performance of this therly work tie ether
ing just the sun scing down. she noticed ;hat
Alec pantaoGns g.tting tty thin at the base
tAlrcs Prdrd himself his horsemaisp.l and then she
sid tn herself: Now. this all Of his ridH DER
the prairie Polly Allcorn three nights in week.
and sttendin nf them air Granr'r meetins the tihcr
three we'll he is going Ia marry Polly and must put up
with such dcins; but that air won't stand another ride
without backin, Ill put patch IA Alec. iroat
notice It, and that kinder pgernsd tailed enst of his will
hide it. and will be the wiser As this Is history
will rec,rd here that Al did notice T. In pnttng
the pach the old lady eyesish being the best she
had mstakFn its quality and had very smnoth
and soft fy blister which happ-pe-as such articles will
to be in her work basket Alec started his trweek
ly trip Polly; hut he had been in the saddle
half hour until be imagined something the matter
with him; he could not sit easy In his usual graceful
attitude. "Drat it. said he, must have swap
red saddles with me- mine felt this way befar.
II grow ing dark. and matters getting worse
when he ,aned forward IL seemed as If snmsthng was
drawing him back and when be encouraged the thought
and leaned that way he Immediately became aware tina,
he had made painful mistake. He felt awkward as well
uncomfortable when he reflected what Polly AIcorn
would say she should him riding in that siyle-the
thought Of it made him blurh 81 he down and walk
ed leading his favorte see6 through the mud but be
did walk far; IL and He hunted in
the dark for stump in vain but found rock and quick
ly sat him down upon IT. and quickly be up
standing and threw his about his horses neck and
wept upon his and tried to li himself Of troub
lie; hut it At last he reached old Allcorbs
house. and put Immediately TO bed because he eould
not sit up DOWN In bed he lay the wrong way hi.
hands upon his chin and his elbows the pillow;
for three days he coud not get Of bed Polly nursing
him the while His mother sent far and when she
she said to Poy when heard nf his being tax
sndden like thought It his chest sxan-he Is
troubled this way mueh-and ! hunted all the
house. high and low for a blister for him. but could
End IL. and know Il In my vork.basket the
evening he here" Then the young man said
oh mother. lock here and what You have doner
10. KERR