The Red Cloud chief., 1881-01-06

LITTLE son 10 - quite hniuuc. nuu mas
not st up any longer"
II wish there "a. no such thing =
bed. sobh~d J~larvurc Il AlsAsshai'
10 ~ to bed " lsh ! were = mzn al,
] wouldn't ever e. Ia bel II driu'
Ike, | would ST up all the time
why. You foolish litle boy ! cues
you would soon De ~sry enough u yog
really CoBldn ~ to bed"
NO. mamma, urged the ch,ij. pa.
sioRAtely. II wouldn't To SORRY n lat
I know | wouldn't; know IL would b,
just ;hc incest thing IN he world"
Mamma paused a few minutes viii
the lamp Ia her hand. shich abe hs.
taken 20 light him la his pleasant it
tie roo that opened cut If her own.
and where Clarrnc. slept. because Dc
was much Younger Than either 81 hi'
brothers or slstcrs. AMI 50 be was the
pet and darling 81 them all
Mamma paused what could she Dc
thinking oi3 She never used 10 stop a.
think al ihings. after she started 10 pat
him 10 bSd. Clarence looked up IN her
face. His surprise Ma greater still
when he saw her slowly set the lamp
down again upon the table Her face
was very calm. bu, a little grave.
We'll. Clarence" she said. Il ara 81
tired of having you make Tbs. same
trouble 80 often. when YOU are told ID
go tn bed. that | have dccidcd you -hali
do A. you wish tonight. You need not
10 to bed"
What. not nj ALL" exclaimed
Clarence. in n tonc IL delight. REALLY
true. mamma. Ia YOU mean | may set
up AL night. this once
Yes, my son." said his mother. AMI
She looked lust a. II she meant it.
You may sit up all night, since II i,
such n dreadful thing to 20 to bed
"Oh. - NJ IL Jolly! Thank YOU. thank
you. m And new. let me sec.
what shall | do iir.t2 Only Ia think
what grand old time I have Ia do
every thing mr.
~ the little boy got out his bon of
water colors aud occupied himself n
long time in ooloring some ~engravings
which his mother had given for that
purpose. When be grew tired of his
pictures he tool up a story book that he
liked very much Ia read over and ~
again because the words were all short
and the letters were very large and
plain. and then the stories were 40
nice. that every time lac Rad n over.
il seem just as good ~ nj the first.
While he was reading. his two sisters
left the room. and "a ,hey dad .o they
each stopped and kissed him good night
How queer IL secmci to him Ia b.
sitting there reading. like a big man.
after both his sisters bad gone To bed.
He treasured himself by a glance at his
brothers. who were also reading. In
deed. he Strengthened himself cOnsid-
crably in his chair. n be turned Ia his
book. for wasn't be- doing just what
Charles and james did in tho eycning2
And it wa nice 10 read late at night;
Yes. he was pretty certain that he iSsd
sitting up
But somehow the story made his eyes
ache after n while. and then. too. be
kept gaping. though ne tried hard motto.
He began 20 feel strangely. This would
never do. lie would &c; his Kitten and
have some fun with her. lie always
loved his kitten. He went out into the
kitchen and was astonished TO find the
girl was mo-, there and the Kitchen Was
dark. Where could she be-" IL
across his mind that she had
gone To bed.
II don't see what in the world she
wants to 90 TO bed so early for" grum-
bled Clarence: but calling his kitten.
she quickly sprnng out 81 the dark. and
he caught her up in MS arms quite COM
When he returned to the .iiting-room
his brothers had both gone "a led. And
hadn', said Good night 10 him
Why did he feel so badly about Up HIS
little lip quivered. How strangely hs
about everything. The clock
eleven jus; as he had counted
he last stroke. his mother pushed her
-ocking-chair back from the table AID
MS papa folded up the Newspaper and
\ long yawn n IL he were rerv
.ired. he rose. saving pleasantly.
'' Good night. Claire" went out Of the
oom.
Mamma took the lamp from the table
md set il up on the high m~antsLshelf
nd turned the blaze down. lust A. sh.
did when she went TO bed She
10 where Clarence "a, with his
in his arms. and stopping down. ,
.issed b little boy. and. SAYING
Good night" LEFT him alone.
Clarence did not return his mamma.
.iss-he wanted 10. bu; something WA
q his throet, and il he had tired To-. he
Tas sure he could not keep from cry
ng.
When his mother had gone. he tried
. think Of all the nice things THAI he
sed 10 imagine he would do II he could (.
sit mp long enough Somehow (.
OF one OF them seemed pleasant now. :
lie thought he would white. and he
his knife and y little stick osst Of
is pocket. But what II ne should emf :
imseh n he sometimes had done. and
obcdy there - do up his finger. Per-
aps ne would bleed 10 death. He had
card Of peoples bleeding TO death !
shaw, What queer things he thou1h, !
de bad just learned box 10 whistle. !.
"a Today IN school-was IL to-days /,
IL seemed = long. long while ayo-.
immy Bristol who was . year older. /.
Did him be could whistle o as we'll :
> he could himself He tried To be1in ,
but u made sz<h q noise he had 10 !
How dreadfully still everything !
hiity had gone 20 sleep In his lap a :
z sal IN his Hfsie rocker In from, OF the :
Owe His poor head fels 20 heayv-t
: wished he could lie down on the {
Bui then he knew he voaid 90 y
sseep. and what was the use Of abo,Ss
up Il he did MOI keep awzkes He
q a~desp<rzse effort TO 20 to man, c
as work-oasset and get her BAH Of q
ehaing-coston- He dropped kitsy i
OFT Of mis- lap. rs he gos up, for ?
lei vexed at her for going To .Iesp J
not caring for his troubse. n 4
aiked To mammals basket The noor
eaked As he crossed IL, As Il some one
walking behind him IL startled .