The Red Cloud chief., 1881-11-03
now rgoIIY Irrr HONE.


p.Ars-
..pii you call m~r he yer, isao
ccntlY inquired
II yoa 10 - dosu - The s,ar0
aad gvg \ spool Of ss!k fog Use ryPhoi
msmmA
Tro&g,'s fac tell. 4 usually dAi ! an
sofTy IA sss when hs Sss Tvqsesissi Ia
DO ANYTHING
I've got company " he - 4 AsuEtt
smlu "a TeiIsi itght4nE u his ~Cs,unio.
nance, land Il soaldn { % P~ot.iie. you
know. for the - - Asas,
As you hare been PLAYING With jec
Ill dsY long I think BE vii ctclss you
for = ic~ minutes. sAid mamma 80
CONE sed wash YOUR iaoc and hAEds i"s
I'm IA n hurry
IL think IL, awful meaa ! have h 10
50 m1ny errands. grumbled TrutS. as
house. II don't b'lrcSc other mother.
make their hitle bows dp So many
"Trotty." said hs mother. gnyc'y
and tcadcFiy. mamma - wosking very
hard To hnish your rev saii fog tho psc,
ME. and she wants ,ht. spool 80 silk
Are you not wiling Ia DO as much a.
that for me-
Trutty surveyed his copper toes
grow red in the face. anil w.shcd mann
ma wouldn't AK such uncomfortable
questions.
Aren't you willing. Trouy'' she
asked again
"iIs-drcaul hot and | mos;
know Tor sure Joc's mother woa.dn't
send him
Now Tro,iy was Just the sweetest
and mos loyable little huy IA all the
world when ever thing usni to please
hsm-but hc Vas Eritiag Ia DO very
selfish, he was never willing tn do
anything for any boly And mamma
wanted TO break him a; thi. sal haiti
VERY WE'LL she sail. getting up III
YOU know ot any plae wher. yoa n
be- better treated than you are bore. I
think YOU had better 20 there and
live.
Tro,;y's blue eyes opened To their
widest extent
IL mean iu,t what I saw" rcpea,r |
You are always tell M alsou.
some one who would treat you more
kindly than we de-. 80 ! tn NIX YOU hal
better leave u. aud e. and live with
them. lou can take m II your things
YOU want, and we will send the rest Ia
you
Trotty went M stairs TAI his room IN
n very dayed frame ut mind. Could a.
be that mm was sending him
awaVp
He choked bacs n sob, anil brushed
away n tear or two that would come ia
spite II him. hut he would not cry.
oh. no. mamma hal not. neither would
he.
What should he take with him' His
toy pistol that papa gave him the
Fourth. his ILLUSTRATED History" and
his tip cart; that was all. he guessed.
lie was going oil without even seood-
BY. but stopped him
Have you al you wants' she asked.
Trolty nodded assent; there was such
a big lamp in his throat he could not
speak VERY wei. IL you think of
ans thing you want you n send for il.
We nave tried to be good - yoa. Trot-
IS. I'm sorry you have not been hap
py, but If ever you need friends you
can come back to us. Good by, dear"
Mamma put out her hand. TrJtty
erasped IL with his little brown chubby
one Tor an instant. and then. pulling his
hat down oyer his eyes. he went of out
Of the yard. down the street
Where should he go2 lie had not
the remotcst idea: ne wen, and went n
long time before be even thought Of IL
Then he began to look around h.m. and
wonler where he was. lie ass GU,
"a the town. and on n rad he did not
remember of being ON before. The
houses were growing less. Their. was
n ai the top of the hail. however. he
would stop there. But they had a big
dog that came oat aud barkci furious.
~; Trotty beat n has;y retreat and
trudged on
IL Vas \ long time. at least IL seemed
80 To him. before he came to another
house. IL WAS 30. n very pleasant look
ing one. either; hut Trotiy wns getting
desperate. 50 he marched boldly up To
the back dor.
Would they like n little boy 70 live
with ihem''
IL was a lady. not near so pretty "a
biz mamma. that caDe 10 the door, in
deed. she was very ross looking.
mo. we don't want To be bothered
with any little boJG Why don't o
live n homer'
"'Cause-they-make me go rr.
rands." he replied Somehow {, seemed
: very. very poor reason "a he said IL.
We'll" .aid the lady. with a sharp.
disagreesble laugh. YOU hal better go
right home JUS; as fast rs your twolegs
\ carry you. for you won't ind any-
body TO treat you better than your
mother"
Then she went in and shut the door.
and Trvtty. picking sp the handle Of
his tip-cart- wen on But he went very
slowly nov; he began 20 be very sure
he should no, hnd aayboiy like mamma
and papa He feii something drop on
his cheek. and looking mp. be say there
were great black clouds in the sky. II
was going 20 shower. He vas afraid.
cry mncb afraid in . thunde--.to-u.
Mamma always held hun In her Ian.
On how be wished he xzs a. home,
There was no. \ house : O be seen. ex-
eepting the one he hst Just left Tro.tr
-; down 70 res: for . little.
IL Szs supper time ~ home Tkey
were going 20 have new gingerbread
for tea He was very sond Of L. and
Nora had made him = gingerbread nan.
He wondered who would ga. /. and n
ttey would miss hfnl And then. be-
fore he knew. his 6sae eyes shus. the
curly head dropped down down. md
Trotty was fast asieep.
% George sAid Mrs Nelson. com
ing out 10 the gate 10 meet her husband
you must 60 right on after Troety.
He's gone %. therc'sa shower coming
up. and ysu know hon AFRAID he ia"
where shall I 20 TOP asked Tros-
y'sfafber-
Il don't know" vas the answer.
and then followed the story Of the aft-
ernoon- Il did not suppose be- would
60 any wsy. and then { supposed he
would come back before he had yooe
rods. bat ! thought il would be
good lesson 10 him."
Mammals face vas very nd. sery ssd
and anxious.
well. be needed . lesson in fh~s
line; guess IL viii do him rood re-
sPooded psPa. encouraxinsfy, n Ia
ssspsred 70 rstrsee his steps. Wen