The Red Cloud chief., 1881-03-31
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Eos.x TO sSAzxs an scrssns~r. ADD ,;
wNs hs amhsiioa Ia uaish the whss
yeN sttAaui = " mara. nsEly b~Nsse
be rvally hkrsi 90 b prsapl AL bart
" b~aa~ he tAsagat H wsnSd
be 50 aies a. s-r Ia pane In The paper
al The sJ al thr sbsoI ear
pxo.mess bad eossas, and the saor'
morniays Wvse vrrs lively aucs ts 30
uso,AeTs nnis kItrhsn, tecAase - -
msny thiags 10 DC doae hytors che MAE
o'GoEk belt Tterr was the wo~~Ahox
u ~. the esnsry 10 fset ard gracrsgy
IN. crsil. Is rock. sk.ls The molher az
tended y ,gch ~~osk g. cua'd hsjoue
bed Walk Hssre Nss sofre Gee "a book
MIR ve aHes.s. su
On this particular mornlns. heseNsr.
the ascsAss Asi guns ~ Ars Ers~n =,
snssni the corner. Tor 4 Gun Of east,
and bad become so interested = =
recipe for chocolate cake. a ps'ien feF
a boys blsa~, th- pvUsi party nj ihv
Methcdts minister's and samc aca
ways sr sssunnng Chslssnssuse& aha,
she snorriv forge. the ilsas ID iay.
Meaawhils. little kbsrt. With his
oycrsho-s anl araft GA. and cap tn
hand. rocked the crsfn-. snd k-p, ha
eyes on the CLOCK. Five. ten. mlnuiss
passed Away. The hong AAsd ma
crawling aiarningiy neat llst-esa lane
Tie tied his scarf. pullcd he cap over
his ears, asdgpekca hsfisr ihsa ever.
still no mother. Then he went To the
door. looked anxieusis tsssssd The
corner, and sent CAT a lu.ty shout
"Mamus- "a come no o-omel' kut
no cue responded except the BABY
on dsas. dssrT' he exclaimed. ~ he
rushed back 10 lhs cradle. aud lust
then his ospectani ears heard The nrst
sgoT cDng-c.apg ST the last belt u
~wald v,ny fesisvs aAarAuss ne s&reol.
house waa olls three street.. away, anL
t~rsssstaIs-ssuuh VS. u 10 eesgti
onls start tine Thing waseertain he
would never leave his little baby sis-
ter. lie remembered 4 ssury ~ : poor
baby who was almost harnea 10 death
because her brother. who hal promised
to take esrc q scs irfs hers and nj
ont on the street To play.
lie vent la the door and shouted
Amin. II ms scssrthnng },se toe esse
OF Casahiasea. Hat whcn two mothers
are talking ahou, patterns aud Christ
mas trees, wle ever kns thrm a. no
ticc every little OUTSIDE noise9 Eber,s
shout ended In a big sob. A man go
ing Ia lose his entire fortune couifa't
feel worse than this little fellow did.
with that dreadful ".tariy" marx
han oyer his hcst &
Then n happy thought aashed Into
his mind. kusuinx ~ The erNiae. he
eaught up the bats. scsiissiag tslsos.
aud blankets right aud left. bundled an
old shawl over her. snatched iscr halt.
lIled milk bottle. dashed out of the
house. aaJ ran % In the .iireci.an at
that cangjus befi M fat as bs stout
young legs could carry him. fhe baby
was n light little mite. only two and a
hall mouths OH. and Ebert was nearly
six years. and large for III. age.
He nat tws womsn whom no knew.
and who commenced making weak re-
marks. like "Why. Elbertr' and
What on EARTH but he bounded past
them. with po answer but bis painting
breath. and rcsehei the sohoi house in
such good tins that che bell gave is
las; two clangs jus, n he handed over
his funny burden 10 tho astonissed
teacher.
"a couidu't ieave her. and 4 eo.sf.'t
be late" he said. ~ soon A. he could ret
ss:tss - bss. .s : y;
: sas 'sasLsr besAs % s"~id Che
Ard shsn the ysels room saw n sur.
prised. half-snothered -iooking little
tsby, stsn IN her nightgows. one bare
foo, sticking or, and her little fist.
tightly elenehed. as u dssyiag anybody
10 send her homo.
The teacher WAS q goodsnatnr.d
Young fady. and ~. issxis~t ss tina, =
shc Gsess dropped the baby on the
floor. and then the vhosoroou laxsxhed,
ssd tssalls Ebert boiasd in: for he was
glad he had escaped the tarty mark.
asd iAs sahv ceriAisl did look funny
OF course there could be no ORDER.
Nearly all the scholars hail babies NJ
home. or wsrs wvi srgyatnLed with
those Of their neighbors: but they acted
asIttbey hal never seen Que before.
stdeteey Increment II ;Ie siith pink
hands and every turn of ulo small bald
head made them scream with laughter.
until the principal II The school came
INTO the room TO see what the disturb
ance was. and after trying To look
severe for i've seconds. he laughed. too.
And while all this fun - ncspx On. =
Eiberfs mother was running wildly
through the four rooms Of her little
house, calbng her boy nssne. and feel
ing q fhAt the children were either
killed and thrown into the c;s.srn. or /,
Else carried OF Ike Charley Yo-s. AMI /
ieAhNvW. The scattered pillows AMI .
upset rocking chair. indeed. made ,be
kitchen appear as IL there had been = /.
- asSssns
dreadful look TO Eberf's mother. J,ss /,
then the women whom Fiber, had me, .
stopped g the gre. AMI .ala To ,k- /,
nsoss9. Mo was consss hunisdlx as,r d,
Is anything the matter. Arz Col 4
20
80! don't knsv xkGs my chil- J
Ell ien 49, Ev4n8 ran into {
MIS- Ss"~as . minute. and The ki,ch- .
en- $ All upset. and I'm Afraid
~. weju<t0~R DO HbssH.with q
- pan. Mog slox spds
Hae s0en a6Sb&GG ~ssf
Least.ays we supposedis was the babv. {
rom .Asy he Carried IL And Sc
..s - J nshrsssssA~ TO .
Abort tss mioutes later. ae.-.rr.a :
bff1c No13ao nBpyed ss{ise sdnvr ~ 81 Z
fins Primary Room. and inquired fp~ |.
, baby. IL Was handed 70 her. 49, =
.aA An eoPty MIX bossse, sndrs<sp. d
ping ths8 hsaA in q red cI.ak rh;rh :
he carried. -Ahe Thanked the smiI;n~ i
Ieaeher, and walked quickly home n