The Red Cloud chief., 1881-02-24
REMEMBERED.

REMEMBERED.
THEY were Mt tea, Judge Provost,
Mrs. Provost and their son Fem. The
Judge was not behaving perfectly well;
. that is, he was ~snubbing the other W
, persons at the table. This is not to be
wondered at, perhaps. Being a lawyer
and n Judge of the law, it is natural to
suppose that he might be impatient with
the vague arguments in which they were
indulging, and their illogical deduc-
tions. He was, therefore, not in a
favorable mood for an interruption to
. his remarks. The interruption was
caused by a loud and startling blow
against the front door. which brought
. the three Provosts to their feet. In the
' same instant they cried out:
What i'm hcavens!' What on
earth!' What the mischief"
The first exclamation was from the
Judge; the second was an interjection
from Madam Provost; the last was from
Fem.
The Judge turned 10 the front door,
Lerkcd st open, and went out on the
Svorch. Mrs. Provost aud Fem followed
him. Again they all uttered an excla-
nation of surprise at the spectacle which
met their view.
Before them was an enormous cab
haze. burst into -four fragments by the
momentum with which il had met the
door. Each of the three spectators said
angrily:
"Nho could have thrown it?"
The Judge ran out upon the sidewalk;
40 did Fem. They looked up the
>trcct, and down, putting zap their hands
as eve shields from the setting sun.
There he is!' There he goes,''
they cried.
bov," said Fem.
I'm iXd out who he is, il | have to
J chase him To the states linc"
Wlt1 Jnis, the Judge started of on .
/, furious chase, followed by Fem.
''Do come back, Judge, and get your
hatr'. cried Mrs. Provost, leaning ove
the p~orch-railing, with n fragment OIL
two of the rent cabbage in hand.
Fem, too, screamed to his father to
return, declaring himself fully able Il
q Lging the Fqnchcr boy TO account.
But the Judge, needless of entreaty
or advice, kept on the chase.
Al the end of n block of houses the
fugitive disappeared around the corner
hut the Judge, who was a famous run.
ner. pressed on with strides both long
and rapid, leaving Fem smartly dis,
.tanced. But the Fancher boy bad @
Igood start, and was fleetas a deer. He
= turned a second corner. a third and q
fourth, and was yet beyond the Judges
clutch.
From doors and windows and side.
walks people were watching the race,
laughing aud asking what was the mat
ter. One or two of them cried "Thief
fhicf,'' and joined the chase. Ofcourse,
7 the Judge had no time or breath for ex'
plantations.
Suddenly the flying boy paused, pant
inc, ut a gate. The Judge saw his HAND
ON the latch, and ut oIce leaped The
sfcncc nj the corner of the yard, ant
went bounding diagonally across tn,
lawn, rs the fugitive passed through the
gate and made a Decline up the wall
10 the porch Of the house.
The Judge reached the bottom stel
lust rs the boy foot was lifted toward
The top one. There was one upward
bound from the pursuer. the outreach
inc of a long. strong arm, and the ur
chin thought he was IN the hands of
The shoemaker's family goes bare
foot: the doctors family, unmedicined
so il is said. 1t may be that a magis
trate's unofficial punishments may hav,
his wares of unprejudiced justice lef
out. In the case of Judge Provost, i
amust be SAID he was a good Judge wheI
seated en- his tradc-bench in the public
service. Yet in his private life l an
afraid that calm, unrutled justice wa
not always administered. E
Young Fancher should have beer
punished. ANY boy should be punished
who bursts a cabbage-head, or anything
. else. against a Judges door, or any
bodv's door, or any part of anybody
house. soaring people out of their wit
and their appetites.
The Judge, still more excited by thu
laughter and shouts of the people, an
by lis heated, painting condition, j an
sorry TO say. administered a punish
mept out of proportion 10 the offens,
committed. Without asking the boy j
he was the cabbage-thrower. and VIII,
he had thrown the vegetable; withou
asking ANYTHING; without even a word
the JUDGE. resting a foot on the toI
step. turned the trembling. pantins
bov across bis leg, and laid on a dozeI
or more astonishing blows, the Ions
arm swinging them with tremendou'
leverage.
That the boy would utter loud erie
wis to be expected; what boy wouldn't
That the cries would rouse the peopl,
in the house was also to be expected
The door of the Fancher residence wa
thrown open; out came the Fanche
mother. the Fancher sister, and tn,
Fancber maid, all asking questions ant
~ uttering indignant ordinations. II
their excited inquiries, the Judge re
turned no reply, but kept industriousl.
administering sharp blows.
ASK this little imp what the matte
is.n be at length said, Standing tn,
ehrieking boy up with a steadying. ad
Aiusiing shake.
Good EVENING" he added, hasten
inc down the steps toward the gate.
..You had better hurry away befor
Mr.. tancher comes in!n shrieked tn,
lads mother.
INV father win make you pay fo
tbisr" cried the Fancher daughter, he
black eyes blazing. Hell have 20,
Arrested for assault and battery r.
e.An' it would sarye ye right to b
tackin' kauld in the naked head of yer
said the indignant servant girl; "a
batin' the darlint like a savage that "
Then the boy explained. his sob
separating adjectives from their Lawful
~nuns. and verbs from their subjects.