The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-10
THE STORY OF 4 SAT- sDtf.

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THE STORY o. 4 >trt spat.
TuH place wh~rc 49, nTs' met oaf
hero j. pat sbsas iseniy lees
.4rarr. ts,uirrr,l on oae ssds - a harm
So WrathtrbrAien that q lonks h4AcAs
GA another bS the c~losho~linH. an3 90
The third by a path The fosfth siiT
Ma hl!ci up hy a pile II aPP'r-'TUt
wool rpoa = large iimh. guasi~i and
,Wt,iei, aad Ulsh died leaves and The
rrmain, e slzi had uncc been PinN.
tinted apple blossoms. sat 1eaSfA'
Scott .
A queer position for the renowned
milltsu individual. did you say Wen.
uss General Wa y little tsu-y sar"d
tut named Srug by his grandfsthsf. an
admsgyr Il the original Wlnhrid Tho
ret II the family had. b. common GA
sent. dubbed him The General
laid he Wa at.csl; ten years ODD
lidn'tIg lc@ Well. imagine a b"t
OF that arc. with black eyes. nai-eru~n
complexion. undi, cheeks. and With
head closely cropped. after The manner
of the Lads II the dAy 10 say nothing
of State Prison ConytCis ~ N"a ha'r
mS hero. Ills uniform WAS not much
20 speak 81. IL consisted oi n blue
checked shirt, n psir IL brown irou~rrs.
Worn Ia a light snui-color about ih"
knees, and a hat which hal littlr cTosu
and less brim. The only things war.
like IN the surroundings were the little
~ leaning against the chopPing stump.
and the pair oi red flannel und"riTA"-
crs dangling from the cloihes-ligc with
IA .lag-of-detlancc air
A. for the General. AT the time 81
which | speak he Was deeply engaged
in TIE soul-ahsorhing labor of taking -
chip between bis toes and layiug IL
upon the chopping-block- SrSerd
time, he had tried this. bat With no sac
cess. At last the gumy toes deposited
the chip upon the block. aud the brown
les crossed themselves complacrutly
Their owner then drew from out his
pocket u bit Of maple sugar. which he
began To MUNICH with grca, gusto. just
then u voice from the n~righbouns white
house called out. So0tfF' The maple
sugar. nov reduced la n mass of sticki-
hess. VA. hastily tucked into one side
oi his mouth. and. In u voice exceed
in.ly liquid. the General replied.
..Ma'amt''
Have YOU split any 81 the wood
yct?' and the qucsiioner. n small.
Sigh, woman. with snowy hair and
gentle. brown ewes. came down the
path and paused by the chopping-block.
why are you not working coutln-
ucd the little uman You've been
out here IA quarter Of An hour, and no;
"A blow have heard YOU strike
The Generals black brows contract
ed. II don't care he said. angrily.
Il a aereT get this hateful pile split
it's no use irving
You might have had il done long
ago had YOU not played with the boys
So much"
We'll. Jack Hazard and Billy Nc.
Evoy don't have to split wooi-not even
kindlings'' in injured tones.
The wood j. not hard Ia chop. AMI
| think il much better for n boy to have
a little employment than To idle away
his time
I'm sure ! go 10 school. grandma
"Yes. but surely one hours work ON
Saturday will not injurc you. AMI that
Is all the work you have 10 do that
day said the old lady. kindly. Then.
a. the Generals face still looked %sullen.
She continued: My dear. 10 YOU think
that YOU would be perfectly happy II
you had "a Saturday all To yourself
without doing a single choreg"
Rather guess ] wouldr' cmphati-
cally.
.sTk., ,.tu ,;,. ,,,.x S.,,,I...
upon one condition that. ~ YOU are to-
do nothing for any one. no oae j. to do
anything tor YOU. Do Won agree
"Of course. But can | really do Just
what ! want. aud go where ! plsase2'
Yes. provided you do nothing ab.o-
lutely rash"
"Goody"' And the General turned
n somcrsault and uttered a war-whoop
that made his grandrBa's ears ring.
The mex saturday dawned bright and
clear. But Scott didn't rise very early.
He lay a long time in his little wh,ie
bed. making plans for the days enjoy
ment
Grandma said ] might do just a. |
please. SO I'm a-goipg tn sta ia bed az
long as ] want 10. How jolly. not Ia
hear Hannah yell out. scott, get
up,'"
After awhile. however. the ynaw.
ings Of hunger began to be felt. and
ne arose aud dressed himself.
I'VE most always have mullins. ham
and eggs on Saturday" he said. "a he
went downstairs. smaciiD. hi. lips IN
anticipation Entering the dIniDg-rOOm.
what was his surprise 10 Ind the
breakfast thing. cleared AVA. AMI the
table covered with Il. customary Turkey
rcd syreah. Going out on the porch. he
found MS grandmother sewing.
'GOod-m0rning' she said. pleasant
~.
'Good-mornin'. Where's breakfast.
grandma9'
breakfast? o. we h.1 tina, long
ago"
But il il all cleared axay7''
Il presume ~. | heard Hannah
washing the dishes a little while ago"
quietly.
But can't I have anything 10 eaiT'
in aggrieved tones.
Yes
Then III have Hannah Fl. me some
thing on the kitchen table-nO. III
have her bring it out on the piazza.
it'll ne = much more pleasant said
the General. starting for the kitchen.
But MS grandmother called him back
saving:
NO. you must remember thu; you re
not To AK any one 10 do anything for
you to-day"
The little lad looked crestfallen.
We'll" he said. striving { o speak
unconcernedly. 20, that's so. Bu,
then 1 can tx something for ny self ea.y
enough" and he departed for the
kitchen. bordering the question Is TO
what be should prepare for breakfast
Nov. his greztgrandmother was a
French lady, and perhaps il Was from
her that be inherited the taste for osas-
khs- And on this particular morning
he determined 70 regal himself with
iha, dish But bow 20 make II. he
didn't know. He had always seen
them come on the table Ugh, and faky,
and tinted q delicious gol~den-bro~n.
he studied the receipt-book. and. when
confident that he had mastered is
mysteries, he marshaled the -four.