The Red Cloud chief., 1881-10-27
4 EIDE oN WINDMILL

want - tel Nuu ahNsst shuariAnk
tina, happened many Scars AL N HE
oi NAniarket
us.i,S gu ,l.s ero~ oi ih~ highest htll
s,aasl a cur oas Old fashtsnsi msli. The
all 81 ~kich were 40 long Ihai thSY
nr4fl, touched ,ho gJornd q 81
course the, r,ssc Alu.n-t a. hsSh ab'sS
the top q the mill when tacy seFe
~hir!ed up by tie ~tnd
Near this old w,a,imai the millsr
lived. With his ssfc aad iwo ohlifsa-
John was a sturdy. sun eroSps'i boy.
two year, older than Dorothy. bat be
WAS very good AID gentle - her. lot he
loved BIZ. sister deariy. and sp~ni much
oi his time playing With her lheN
were always happs together. AL IN
summer, when the weather wa tine.
they used 10 sal = tiny boat on onr ~
Ia. many ponds Tbsr htile era't ~as
not = French ,oy with Pa'a,ci huli AMI
.ay sireamers. bul a plain affair shsrh
their father had made Tor them ia t44c
lons evenings. and IL hail = vnar.e bii
II cotton for \ sail iiut that dsd not
matter. Ne. indeed They iied a
string nj either end. and as The ponds
NfiN tNfN ANaAafN Wv "Ara't 49,
pulling Il meTr,ly from ssis I" ssie.
using all kinds 81 real shIp ans and
words. which they hai learned from
the sailor
so the summers few away until, alss'
John was thought old enough IT, &c cent
Ia school. and poor little Dorothy was
left Ia pla, all alone She was n help
full little girl. and saved the mother
many steps. Still. she found hcr PLAY
time very dull, because she didn't carr
any longer for the boat
A; last she began going with her
father tn the mill. and ali day she lifted
about. as busy as n bee. and haniming
n checnly.
Sometimes she would lie ON the grasa
and watch the mill sails as thcy swept
slowly down. aud r~e again ON the
other side-ihinking all sorts al oid
thoughts about them. One day while
she MAS lazil, watch NJ them. she hail
n bright idea. What fun Springtng
mp. she waited for a sail Ia come within
her reach. and caught IL. holding ga
until II lifted her Oh her feet. aud shen
she lei 60 and seized another. until she
was tired pay after 'lay she anu ei
herself thus, and when Saturday came
she brought John To see the sport.
She hal become too well sc uaintsd
with her great friend. the mill. 10 have
any fear of IL. and each time she trusted
herself 10 is srn. she let them carry
her a little higher. So that she began la
see a long way on. oyer the land and
the eat.
What a heroine she must seem Ia her
brother she thought for he had never
tried il. no, once. Elaied by her suc-
cess. she sprang upon the sail for a last
ride. rs IL was dinner time. Looking
back over her shoulder to see The effect
Of her daring upon John. she cluny n
little longer than she mean Ia. am.i IN
n ~twinkiing she found that she could
see farther away than she hal ever
dreamed.
There wa the harbor. with iis white
sails set 10 dry. She could look away
down into the town. and see the people
i'm the streets.
There. too. was the Sankcty Head
light. SO far away: now she must be AZ
high rs the tall ligb,-house. Thorough.
" frightened. yet not daring to let go
at this dizzy height. she began to cry.
She saw her mother coming tn call
them Ia dinner. and she thought. oor
little girl. Il shall never see my dear
mother again
Higher and still higher she few, her
dress floating ont ou ths wind. aud
her poor little heart nearly bursting
with terror aud grief
She did not see John. SO pale with
fear. nor did she hear her father cry:
"'Oh. ms child will be killed, Ny rroDr
little girir'
She had now only yes and sars and
thought for that terrible journey. and
once she wondered II she were going "a
Heaven. for .he was sure /, could no,
be much higher than she hsd risen.
Still she CHING tightly. and at las; she
shut her eyes.
The top once reached. slowly the saii.
with its precious burden. began 10 de.
scend. How thsy all watched IL, No.
body spoke. and they hardly dared
breathe. Lower and lower il am
until within n few feet Of the ground.
when Dorothy opened her eyes, md.
overcome with n sense Of safety. her
little fingers unciasped. and down she
came.
She fell pret,y hard. hut. luekily.
there are no stones in Nantucket. so no
bones were broker; but her head had
such n bump that she saw bright light.
flashing. and heard a hum OF s;rsng.
sounds: and ~ her poor back bezaa
to ache. and her head felt sore. aad she
opened her eyes once more q find her.
self safe In her dear father arms: and
then they ali wep; together for thank
~fulness.
And this Vas the last ride that Doro-
thy cver took OF the sails Of the old
co la~Sol,.