Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-04-14
An Awful Scene.

i needn't explain what that means. II
seems very hard, for I'd try to do nv
very best. and I'd heard Sue say:
THAT boy hasn't misbehaved for two
days; good gracious | wonder what
can be the matter with him" There $
fatal litty about it, Tm sure. Poor
father, i must give him an awful lot
of trouble, and know he's had to get
two new bamboo canes this winter Just
because I've done so wrong, though
never meant to do it,
II happened ON account of coasting.
We've got magnificent hill. The
road runs straight down the middle of
it, and all you have TO do is TO keep on
the road. There fence on one side,
and II you run into il, something has
got 10 breaS. John Kruger. who is a
stupid sort OF fellow. ran into it last
week head first, aud smashed three
pickets. and everybody said it was a
mercy he hit it with his head. or he
might have broken some of his bones,
and hurt himself. There isn't any
fence on the other side, but if YOU run
Oh the road on that side, You'll 30
down the side OF Hill that's sleeper
than the roof of the Episcopal Church.
and about mile long, with brook
fall Of stones down at the bottom.
The other night Mr. Tragers said
But | forgot TO say that Mr.. Martin is
back again, and coming to our house
worse than ever. He was there. and
Mr.. Travers and Sue all sitting in the
parlor. where | was behaving, and try
ing to make things pleasant, when Mr..
Travers said, . 1t S a bright moonlight
night let's all 90 out and coast" Sue
sad, 20 that would be lovely Jimmy
get your sled" l didn't encourage
them. and | told father so, but he
wouldn't admit that Mr. Travers or Sue
or MIR. Martin or anybody could do any
thing wrong. What | said was, Il
don't want 20 go coasting. It's cold
and ! don't feel very well. and | think
We ought all TO 90 TO bed early so we
can wake up real sweet and good-tem-
pered." But Sue Just said. don't YOU
preach Jimmy il you re lazy just say so
and MIR. Travers will take us OUT
Then Mr. Martin he must put in and
say. Perhaps the boys afraid don't
tease him he ought TO be in bed any,
how" Now ! wasn't going to stand
this, so said. Come on. | wanted
TO go all the time, but | thought il
would be best for old people to STAY at
home. and that's why | didn't encour-
age YOU So | got out nv double
ripper, and we all went ont on the hill
and started down.
sat in front TO steer, and Sue sat
right behind me. and Mr.. Travers sat
behind her to hold her on. and Mr..
Martin sat behind him. We went
splendidly, only the dry snow flew so
that | couldn't see anything, and that's
why we got off the road and on to the
side hill before knew it,
The hill was lust one glare of ice, and
the minute we struck the ice the sled
started away like a hurricane. l had
just time TO hear Mr.. Martin say, .'Boy
mind what YOU re about or I'll get off,
when she struck something don't
know what-ani everybody was pitched
into the air, and began sliding on the
ice without anything to help them. ex-
cept me. caught on bare piece of
rock. and stopped myself 1 could see
Sue sitting up straight. and sliding like
a streak of lightning, and crying
Jimmy father Charles Mr. Martin o
my help me.n Mr. Travers was on his
about u rod behind her. and
gaining a little on her, and Mr.. Martin
was on his back, coming down head
first. and beating them both. All of
sudden he began TO 90 TO pieces. Part
of him would slide off one way. and
then another part would try its luck by
itself. 1 can tell YOU il was an awful
and surreptitions sight. They all
reached the bottom after while, and
when saw they were not killed. | tried
I myself. and landed all right. Sue
vas sitting still, and mourning. and
saying, My goodness gracious | shall
never be able TO walk again. My comb
s broken and that boy isn't fit TO live