The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-15
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-t,oIa hopse was aroused. Sam was
sick. very sick. Aunt Jane was a per-
feet library Of msdical prescriptions.
She could prescribe when she didh'
know what the trouble was, almost as
successfully as when she did. Dear. IN
dustrious soul, With her the chici secret
of healing the sick was TO be constantly
making them swallow something:
Under her directions Sam was dosed
be~roically, and in an hour or a little
more. he was so much improved that
they all went TO bed and slept the resi-
Of the night soundly. ,
In the morning they wouldn tlet Sam
get up 10 breakfast. but fed him in bed
ON water-toast and thyme tea
he had eaten. his mother said. now,
Sam. lie down again and take a nap;
and when yon wake up. If you feel well
enough, o can dress and come down
stairs"
He felt well enough To get up then,
but he didn't want TO be in too great a
hurry. He knew the results OF getting
well too soon. But he did want TO cx-
anime his p~antaloons. At last he
crawled quietly out OF bed. and, odd
ing them up in his left hand, he thrust
his right into one of the pockets and
drew out a piece of paper. He undid
it and found it contained a little maple
sugar.
..Hellor" he said. IL didn't think
had left so much. But amt ] glad they
didn't look in there.'
But q much worse spell overlook
Sam on a Sunday evening once in the
latter part Of June. On Sunday morn-
ings in the summer, when Sam was q
boy, the people on the billy farms in
Western Pennsylvania hitched up their
teams. took in the whole family and
drove off two or three miles To church.
There they listened to a long
which was followed by a recess, and
that by another sermon, and then they
drove home, arriving there about three
o'clock, almost famished-fOr some
thing To eat, Of course. Nobody was
left at home except for a special rea-
son. as. for example, to watch the bees
if they were threatening to swarm;
and il was for this reason exactly that
Sam was left at home on the Sunday
now referred TO.
He acted that day under special
orders from his mother. They were de-
livered from the top OF the. ''uppin'-
block when she was on the point OF
stepping into the wagon TO start; for
you must know that people on the billy
farms went TO church in the farm
wagon.
Now. Sam" she said. "you must
attend To your business, and don't for
get it's the Sabbath day. Take your
question book, aud sit out under the
shade-tree where you can see the bees.
| should think a boy of your age ought
to know the catechism. COIN on
twelve, and only just through the COM
mandments! If they swarm meaning
the bees. not the catechism; Sam
wouldn't have cared TO live To a great
are If he nld tEOughtthe catechlsm was
about to begin throwing oil swarms-
eff they swarm said she. "you must
watch them till they settle, and then
run over to Mr.. CampbelTs-he's
watching their bees to-day-and stay
there in his place while he comes over
and hives ours. Don't neglect yOnr
business now, and get some milk out of
the crock next the spring when you
want a luncheon
With the delivery of these orders the
whole load moved away toward the
church. They had scarcely got out of
sight down the hill when Sam began to
feel hungry. ANY other boy would
have done the same. Boys always do
get hungry when left alone in charge of
the house. He knew it was wicked to
get hungry so soon on Sunday. and he
fixed his attention on the catechism for
fully two minutes and a half. This long
period of quiet seemed to him TO mag
n;fy the silence, and made him think
the bees were creating an unusual
noise, and then he turned his attention
to Them; but they were about their
ordinary occupation. All this he re-
heated several times, and heroically
endured the pangs of hunger for half
an hour--possibly it was more. IL was
a long time, 1T any rate-long enough
To make it pretty certain that the folks
we're not likely to turn round on the way
and come back home before he had
finished his luncheon.
Then he went to the pantry and got
II Dltct vi DECiu, toNClNo CIV
as a boy will-with butter, and, with a
spoon and a tin cup in his hand, went
into the cellar to sec 1.-The crock next
the spring" But the milk in it looked
thin and blue. He used but a little of
that, and then tried another. This was
better. He used a little of it, and then
tried a third. That was much better. 1t
was rich cream.
By this time the slice of bread was
nearly done; and. looking about intel
, ~ligently, his eyes fell on a jar on a shelf.
He hadn't noticed such a thing there
before, and it was perfectly natural,
therefore, that he should want to en-
anime it. 1t contained peach preserves.
He took off the cover, looked in, then
stopped a moment-probably listening
to hear how the bees were behaving
and then he thrust in his spoon (being
very creamy he licked it tirst) and took
a good mouthful. Then he experienced
one of the most delightful sensations
of his life. Why had he never before
got both preserves and cream into his
mouth at once? He had administration
separately. but never together before.
He was perfectly gratitied with the re-
suit of the mixture. His whole atten-
ton was occupied with the experiment.
and so he cast the catechism and the
bees out of his mind and filled the
cup nearly half full of preserves. Then
he dipped up the thick cream with the
spoon till the cup was nearly full, and
stirred it all up together. 1t lookedt too
good to eat; but he thought he would
risk it, and he did.
The dav wore away, and the bees
didn't swarm. Finally the family re-
turned, and, dinner being soon pre-
pared, they all ate heartily except Sam.
He kept up the appearance of eating,
though. and actually devoted a little
| time to the catechism afterward.
But he felt heavy and dull and in no
mood for study. He experienced an
uncomfortable feeling not unlike sad
ness, as If he had lost a friend or met
with a disappointment. But he didn't
think he had. He surely enjoyed his
luncheon. He never had eaten one
that disappointed him less. Perhaps it
was because the bees hadn't Swarmed'
| He had often expected them to swarm
and they didn't, but it gave him no such
feelings as these. CJud il be because
| he hadn't got on well with the cate