The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-02

Ksx-s sasi IisidA ~rFe to MEG "a
~Ao lived on The edge a = ssvzt f
Their pzspats ser tcg P~ss. al tas'
two rkllifun ssrast u8es bat g. e-
,n,o the ~es~i. o. psek "a dy a. IA -
IN, k,sshen hrv Ia tAs suasns ~
hksi 60 do thu for q sas Nrr at
Aas ta sAndcF Ah,as gAig iss
Great tres AMI ofsg he sa
and sof, ns,.-s ~hiOh Ia sems s'
nearly covered The gtouat Ihes fs,ai
n grvai many shsags ihsre besasa' =
sticks. ani their mother usrd l. ttsn&,
sometimes. that thsy ssssi ,"' la.
among the stid ho~ers aua tAr moss~
while she was Saislns iaT ~O=~l
But ia winter. The ehsllsen dHl ma
Ike The forest Tho trvss were bar.
the pretty moss was All oover-i ~aa
snow, and the cold sinis h'vs e"Aies
there, thcy thought lAss a., sbesu
else. Hat the Kitchen hrv needed su~ri
more in the wintrr than ia the summus~
for Il wzs the osly hru ia the hots-.
and So Rosa aa.i iliida ran toto The i"r.
est nearly every day. and brcush, bah
a. many dr. sucks and twigs rs thgx
could carry
one DAY. Iillda thnughs she wua'i
take her basket with her. tngAihvf sufgc
rri brrrie. that she hal sson The Asi
time she was in tho woods Ihnfs~
n good deal IL sacx on the gTuuad. ssa
Il va. very hard for the iisile girls IN
walk, while Mas. their doy. ~hI came
with them. sank 80 deep into the NOV.
At every step. that. nj last he grus
tired. aud lay down by = bs trvs
thought hs would wait there until N
ehildrea should be going home &
Hilia said she would go AMI iOok for
the berries, aud. when che hal found
them. abe would conie back and hsip
pick up sticks. 10 Rosa bsgan Ia gath
.r up what dead wood shs could hBd
sticking out IT the snow. a.d liildAr
walked a. ias, NJ she couId tai Ind her
red berries
She thought she knew jus, whsrs
they were. but although she walled
very far she could not SOC them Any-
where. AT la.; she began IL fcel very
cold and sleepy. and she ihDaghi she
would like to lis RICH, dJsn on ID"
ground and take n nap She DID NJ
know that when people lie do~Nnn'
the snow To sleep they very often freeze
to death.
After a while she started - ~ hOrk
Ia Rosa. but shc did not walk ssry Tar
before she trippcd over the branches %
q fallen tree. and when she fet herself
wing on the snow she thonyht aAo
would Just stay there AMI take q little
bit of a nap. II would rest her 49, much.
so she went fast asleep.
Before long Rosa began To woad~r
where her sister had gone. ani ts~n
she went to look for her. Al lirst she
could see uildas footsteps In the snow.
but soon she came to n high. bare pls~r
where the wind had blown The snow
away. and there she could see no fo,i-
steps. So she ran back and called
Max Maxi"
The little dog WAS still under the tree.
but when he heard Rosa calling han -
knew tina; something was the mattNn
and he ran to her ne fast as he could
20. When he saw that she waS aL.ns.
he began Ia about, To- look for III.
da. for he always ssw the two little
girls very lear each other. lie ga I'D
around. and then be turned to tbs right
and began To run. lie knew she hsi
gone that way. He could smci! y.
shoes. Rosa ran after him. and sas
soon szs Hildas footprint. 10 the snow
She could o keep up with Mas. -
she could see which way be went.
Very soon. she came 10 = fallen iy-s.
and pushing aside the branghs4 theirs
shs say her poor little SISTER. lying on
the snow. with Max licking her face.
Rosa thought she Was dead. but rush
ing to her side. she took her in sss/
arms and found that she still brsaihed~
Then Rosa raised Hilia u her feet aad
Rugged and kissed her uatil she woke
her mp. while Max barksd for jgy
When II!lda had opened her eye.. AMI
could stand up by herself. Rosa toDk
her by the arm and hurried hozn.. MAt
running along In front
As soon ~ their mother saz them
coming. b ran To meet them. asd
when she heard ho~ little Hilda bSd
been In danger Of freezing To death IL
the forest. she said thai her ehikIrsn
should never 90 there again hsnihsrs
was q deep snow.
And yon may be sure that after thai
day. ko.s and Hiida. and their father
mother. thought a great deal u
thas little dog Max-SI kf-AoIp. ~