The Red Cloud chief., 1880-05-27

ash . fellow tor \ bisc gu iStAe" W
pie. which Is the potter Nay to give u
IL \ fcllos to bite III \ piece your
self. or let n fellow bate fog hiulseifF
w.rr debated with much mu~s GRAVITY
and real fun.
He hooked with horror on all Kinds
81 fighting. hal no admiration for
great Generals; ihoaghI war shoald be
abolished. .huiirrcd AZ tale. If cruelty
and suffering, was cnusii;utsonaily
timid and extremely crcduious; haied
thunder and lightning, liked birds.
flowers. pretty verses and fair tales
believed In ghosts and supernatural
beings. was yrTY fsiT-hairri. Vcrt blue.
eyed. tall. slender. and vas named
Harold Lord But after the hrst week
or two of his attendance nj school he
was a day scholar hts real name was
never heard. for his school mates.
quickly finding out his peculiar char
acteristics. skillfully turned IL into
LADY Harriet" and Lady Harriet b.
remained for many a long year. OF
course. being So girli,h in his appear
ancc. WAYS aud tastes. and IL 80 re-
served and gentle = disposition. the
other boys rather locked down upon
l llit. hiii. ailft W hlttltsft VI btNNs
made him the subject of much chat
and many practical jokes; and 81 IL
came about when Charley Bennett and
Ned Morningstar and Hen Rowe began
on die afternoon II The 3lst of March
Ia talk about the Is, of April. they hit
upon Lady Harriet a. n boy who would
make n capital ''April-fool."
I'VE can have no end Of fun with
him." said Charley. You know he
lives all alone with his grandmother
A Little Red Ridinghood." inter
rupted Hen Rowe.
down by the cedar woods" con
tinucd Bonnet. but the question
now in order i. what kind Of fun shall
il be?'
Dress up like Indians. and pretend
you're goin' tn scalp him. proposed
little Al Smith. who had joined the
party-a thing no other small boy in
that establishment would nave dared Ia
do; but then Alfred. as his aunt called
him and q very cross old aunt she
was. too-had no father nor mother.
and was such n good naturcd. willing.
reliable young chap that his older
school mates made quite n pet 81 him.
Wv WV Hitu DitlN tfDtIAttN lnfN
would have allowed 20 no one else In his
class.
Nonsense. ~Smithcy." said Hen
Rowe. Ghosts Is the thing" and strik-
ing an attitude. he quoted;
"'I am thy fathers spirit:
Doomed for q certain term Co wals the nisht;
And. for the day, confined To- fac, ia nr-- Id.
! could a tale unfold. whose iigbte., word
Would hsrruw up thy soul. frcsee-ze thy
young blood;
Make thy"
That's quite enough Of that. Rowe
said Bennett. "A band II young des-
peradoes Is my idea The papers are
full Of EN- Just now-fellows living in
caves and other queer places. and rob
bling right and left (result of reading
too many dime novels. heard the Pro
lessor say SO this morning). Been
round here. too; stole Uncle Jefrs cali
day before yesterday; and his grand
mother goes to sewing society to NOR
row night"
The calls grandmother asked
Hen Rowe.
"Didn', know you had any grand
mother" said Bennett.
"Charlcy's hit on the very thing"
declared Ned Morningstar. Wen let
three or four other fellows iuio,he Joke.
and I'll be Captain. and wen wear
masks. and all the old clothes we can
beg, borrow. on take. and get otr<elyc.
up prime n n No. ! band of regular
young villains. Aha. your money or
your life making n lunge nj small Al
But you won't really hurt Lady
HarTietP' said the little fellow, an
anxious look coming into his soft brown
eyes Hes good To me. and gives
me candy. and took me fsbin' once"
Took you iishin'r' repeated Char.
ley Bennett. counterfeiting the greatest
astonishment. "n he did. I'll bet he
never let you catch = fish. He'd
a-fainted when he Jaw il a-wriggIinz on
the hook" ].
"He did. too" answered Al. stout :
ly. II caught four. and SIX crabs. and
he got eight" adding. frankly. .bu;
he said he didn't like to catch them.
only his grandmother said he must :
VERY reprehensible old lady" said !
Hen Rowe, gravsly. Ito allow her :
for fish To trample on the :
softest feelings Of her gran1Son'. head :
mean heart But don't be afraid. !
SmailbOnes'-stroking AIS dark curls /.
1--WE won't hurt him. no; n bit; make !
your mind easy about that. He shall :
live to take you a-hshin' again" !
1T does him good 90 wake him up !
once in awhile" added Ned Morning :
star. "he's such n turtle. think I see
his face when We all shou, April
Al dusk the next evening. after Z
Lord had gone To the
sewing society, SIX or seven dread i
Unlocking objects came splashiny (,
through the mud up the r1ad 4
which led TO her cottage. They were (.
in uncouth garments Of all size. a.
eolors- Hats. brimie.-. or with =
brims very mnch turned up or very 4
much turned down. two flaming red .
turbans. and . round. handIese-s basket. n
through the open wicker-uorx Of .
which the hair Of the wearer ssrayzled O
the mos; ~oufiandish and porcupini.h D
manner. constituted their head.gear. |.
The leader carried . gun The others q
we're armed with ha:chets. knives and II
clubs All thsir faces were hidden by {
paper masks painted in various eolors. C
. This Is the house" sa;d one Of them. I
q . voice that seemed TO come CO, Of a
be grouad beneath his fest. rs they .
rsnzed themselves On the frons porch. /,
he rspped sharply On the door with q
he stick he carried. II opened, and a
here stood Lady Harriet. gazing out o
With -horor-strieken eyes upon the n
gang. your money or your a
ife'' demanded he Of the gun. AZ the l.
m time pointing the Weapon a The q
trembling boy. .,
Lady Harriet turned pale. aud shrank n
'eck- 81 have no money" he said, in o
~faliering voice. .,
Then We mnss have your lffe." was =
gTuf reply. unless you consen. 10 ii
'eeome one OF u q Seize him and search (.
=
Do 20 away, and leave me Alone +
mpsoFed the boy. falling upon his knees n,