The Red Cloud chief., 1879-07-24

rRxACurxG AND PRACTICE.


PREACHING AND PRACTICE
HOW ruH pgAcox COULDN'T Kyst.T n
ssppcrtoNs OIL rHE IECU.
va the day before the circus and
four lit,le boys -; on the back steps
dolefuIly discussing thu, longsd for bu;
una,,Ai. able pleasure. They had Asked,
teased. insisted and implorcd, bat The
powers that were had vetoed the ball
and the poor little fellows we're Amos:
heart-brokep.
81 wish We could do something 20
earn the money 10 &c, in" said Johnny
"we might drop potatoes for old
Smi.hy," suggested Davie. He and
Johnny were Of The same age snd al
ways agreed.
Pooh, lots o. money you'd GET"
sneered another, whom the boys. for
some reason known only 10 themselves,
called "Rabbiiy." His father Vas Choir
is,er in the church where Davies father
was Deacon. "Here It's after school,"
he continued, "snd the circu. comes of
tomorrow afternoon. You wouldn't
have time enough 10 get the money 10
pay my way in even"
"Ho, You're . healthy one, You
don't s'pose we'd pay more'n our own
fare, do your" cried Johnny and DAVE
together.
"You can pay y'own way" said lit
tie Ted, who always sided with his big
brother Johnny.
"Well," said Rsbbi,y. apologe,ically,
81 thought you meant, 10 get rich fore
morning an irea; all yer friends. But
then," he added, with much sancumo-
ny, al don't knows | care 10 20.
They're a low set TO a circus"
"Ysas," said Davie, sco~rnfully, aye
heard your father say that, so you think
it's smart"
"Bet you'd go quick's we would, only
give you the chance" and Johnny
knowingly nodded his closely sheared
head.
"Bet you'd go quick 'nough," echoed
Ted.
"Oh dear, l wish we could CO."
sighed Johnny, returning 10 the subject
in hand.
ats too dirt meant We can't"
Davie was very near crying.
"You see, times is so hard" said
Johnny, rehectively. "Our folks can't
a1Ord it for the two of US, an 'twouldn't
do to let m 60, cause t'other'd be
mad"
"You amt goin' 'thout me-" Ted de-
clared, settling his chin in the palm Of y
very dirty little hand.
swell, that's just what l said," scold-
ed Johnny. "You see if they'd only
give father bigger pay, why, we'd go"
"'Tain't that that keeps me-" said
Davie, mournfully. "If that was the
reason 'twouldn't be so hard; and he
swallowed his hsrdships in u big gulp.
"Why don't they let you go, then?"
asked Johnny, in Amusement.
"'Cause they're so mean they WON'T"
wont let you go when they got the
money!" Johnny stood right up on his
feet. "Well, l gummy!"
"No, they won't. faint refine or
suthin'. They think Ill get soft III
like it. I'll bet III ride some o. them
bosses yet, # they don't look out.
They'd better let me go while I'm little
an they can pay for it, an then maybe
when I'm a nan III be tired of it an
q v my money"
whats the eason you don't go,
Rabbity2" asked Johnny.
SWELL" said Rabbity, slowly, "my
father thinks they are half drunk, and
they cheat and lie, and if | go, III learn
it. He thinks faint proper, and l guess
he's bout right, so l don't want o GO"
"POoh! Guess you don't need TO
learn how to lie," muttered Johnny, un-
der his breath, at the anne time punch
ing Davie.
"S'pOsc you'd like to go and get
bad" returned Rabbity, who heard the
remark.
"IIl risk gettin' bad. Just gimme a
chance to 60 in, that's all l want"
"Here's something l picked up COM
ing home," called Davies Older brother,
as he approached the house with a pa
per in his hand. cit tells all about the
circus. There's Barnum himself, and
here's all his horses and things" and
he threw the paper at them, and went
in. 1t was like a match thrown into q
heap Of gunpowder. Andt exclama-
tons and elbow joggins that followed
would have driven any one but a boy
crazy. As long as they could see, they
poured over it, % admiring the ele-
plants, and then squealing in ecstasy
at the wonderful performances Of the
equestriennes. And when it vas too
dark to read any more, they discovered
that there was to be q street parade.
Then they went in search of Davies
father.
"Say, father, "cried Davie. won't
you taxe us up to the street parade to-
morrow morning? It's free, an We Al
see the chariot. An his horses cost no
end of money!"
After much entreaty, the boys were
told that if they would be good and ODE
dent they could 60 to the street parade,
and they promised unlimited wisdom
and discretion, and withdrew to the
road, where they 50; down in a row and
talked of the lions and elephants till
they hardly dared go home
The next morning Dsvie was up bright
and early. As soon IS breakfast was
over. his father said: Snow, il I am