The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-28

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or oppose them. He loved a quiet life.
and knew its conditions which was
beyond the wisdom Of many whopassed
for more knowing g When 1.-The
brigadier. a. he ~facetiously styled her.
| planned a picnic. he groaned but he
was discreet enough To do il inwardiv.
| He knew what il involved. His wife
would name the day. the spot, route.
the hour 20 start and return. and the
character Of 1.-The spread" and packed
by proxy the launch basket for every
BODY who was TO 90. Ii was Of no
avail for him 10 tell her that IL
would rain a. il generally did: that
some other party would have the boats;
that the pickle. would be- forgotten, the
lam leaked out upon the sandwiches,
the dishes get broken, and the train be
late. Such things almost always hap
pcncd. and vet she had the pleasure Of
having out "a beautiful time. and
would iii on the style and continue to
smile amid the ruins of her pains, with
"A sweet serenity that an excursion into
the happy land could hardly have i'm
proved upon.
Where shall We 90 next ear, cap
tain?" her husband would enquire, up
on such occasions, with his most agra
waiting martvr-like air, a they sat wait
ing for a let-up in the shower.
..Nowhere-if We wait for YOU to
move. duckv," she would respond, that
was as invincible a her courage.
You eau laugh at my planning. Of
course: but everything that gces right
~. and that i guided by intclligemccs,
in this world moves upon a plan. DO
YOU suppose God started this world of
ours. that none of Us half apprcclteS.
without knowing whether il wa 10 be
round or sguarc-solid or liquid-bcau
,iful or ugly? When | get To heaven.
the first thing ! shall ask for Will be- a
copy Of the working plan OF the Archi-
tccr of the Universe.
Il don't doubt it, laughed Jane,
| ruefullv for my part, | shall look up
my friends and get "A good seat at the
symphony concert"
Not without me,-if ] have To carry
my plan under my ;rm. But there II
bc time enough for everything then.
eobcrly now-why not make plans for
"A daV. "A month. or a ycar as well IL a
plan for life? The man who starts on
the Journey Of life bound nowhere in
particular. generally brings up there"
..Ycs-and if he starts for somewhere
in particular doesn't. If he takes to
the river. there Is a cataraCt halfway
down. If he sails the sea, there are
head winds and rocks and iccbcrgs. If
h- trcadS the beaten path. pco pie io>tlc
,,-l r,,I .I.al ar tn - Ial,t hgsL lax
the weight on his cnat-tails and Mr..
Marlowc looked with an expression of
mingled fondncsS and Encouragement
AT his growing family of children. Man
proposes and woma dispOSeS, re-
marked he. aS Il final cOnclusion-"and
between uS. think they who drift get
about "a, much enjoyment, and make
Just "a much progress. a. we d" who
try to navigate. Take Your places a.
best YOU an. do the duty nearest YOU,
and live one day 1T Il time. Who ever
SAW to- morrow
Il should like I give you wen your
dinners on that plan. OF n" plan for n
week onlv,' said the wife, amid the
laughter of the company, who knew
quite well James fondncss for a good
dinner. For one She concluded,
rising and preparing to put into cNccu-
tion her plan of getting home, Il hold
that il * our duty To plan everything
la the best of our ability, and 10 do our
utmost To carry il out, and leave the
stars i'm their courses or other things
in theirs. 10 thwari l. if ii be so order
ed. Let those go il blind who have
no ewes TO see; and let people drift who
are either too ~unSkillful To sail or too
law To row" and with this scattering
shot she mar>halled the forlorn picnlck-
or, 10 the station. and busted herself on
:he WAY home in arranging a children :
birthday party. a round of calls, a char
ity concert. and the family meals for
the coming week.
OF course She came out strong on
HOLIDAYS and special occasions. \
Thanksgiving dinner was her delight.
Every dish. of course, and the people
who were TO eat it-where each n
was To sit. and what games they were
to play To settle their dinner-were all
clear TO her mind two months before
hand. Anything that interfered with
her plans. and came in the way of a
surprise. was accorded a grudging
welcome. Things that happened
She had no great opinion Of. rs she
rrew older. and her habits became
more fixed. And a a large share of
the good things of life come Ia Us 10y way
of what her husband called 'happenStac-
es." her philosophy had many severe
tests. To plan for pleasure only To
reap disappointment. and then To meet
happiness quite unexpectedly on the
road. had a tendency. she declared. To
helittle ones estimate of intellect.
Sometimes il was the unsyStematic
James who was tried-as when her
| plans to dove-tail on 10 his calculations,
or she carried the thing o far. as
he expressed it. On n occasion they
were to move: and As she had planned
to direct the whole work of packing up.
of course-such is life she was taken
sick. But her will knew no illness. and
from her bed she dictated the contents
of every box and barrel. until a terri
| BILE headache compelled her To leave to
| the rest the care of the odds and ends.
As she lay moaning involuntarily. with
| hot congresses on her head. and the
house was hushed to stiffness. her huS-
| band saw a light motion of her hands.
! and her parched lips whisper his name.
Bending dewn tenderly 10 catch her
words. and cea>ing his tanning for a
moment, he heard her say:
..I-was thinking-how we could
carry the-fi2t-ironS. Couldn YOU
This was too much. James rushed