The Red Cloud chief., 1881-08-25
WHY TOMMY 1857 HIS PROMO
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WHY TOMMY IOST HIS PROMO
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Tons Jones b'gau - Whee-r AMI
snrc'c last spring. AMI pretty so'1 n
,ou.h set IA that alarmed hts maiam,
sni she was Just making ~ her mJi
To send FOR the tam IL physician. when
Tom was seized one morning "a q ~
az 60 =hns which ended n a prolonged
uum stakablc wh,np Noinitsn uu lhc
war-rash ever seemed better ,at, Ct
with a ~bgop than sir. Jones dad W,jh
tbj, one OF fom's.
Why. Tommy ct the who'piu
couzh" she exclaimed. jol iul to her
husband
Does a lcgacr usually come with
it9' "a 4 Mr. Jones
Wei. Is a com Tort to know : i.n't
ANYTHING settling IN hs lungs. e.
piled Mrs. Jones Hos got :, have
whonping-coush some tru,. and it
good time H. have u rcN. NI,n The
warm weather IL cuHrns Nt,w wc
nccdu wait for vacation 10 20 tac
country
You arr In luck. Tom. said Mr.
Jones "Iou can take a luns Legal
holiday. and need not play hy,k"y ans
more
Catch me taking a holiday tii the
rr.t ni the bo,- IL. AMI y"uI catch a
welscl a.Icep Jc Brown ats tgop:tp
ct ahead 81 m" s1L rom. Who e.
father know he /, yer PLAYED uuokry
"Iut. ny sou. You don't WIN .,
give away The wh"" INK cough It.
something nice 20 kccp, you nastn { Dc
too generous with 4
There's uo,hiu. ,tlnsy about mr.
said Tom. who. IA truth. was a who'"-
soulrd little fellow. always sharing what
he had wlfh Ia, Vlai macs III 49, a
good time - have IT, why cant ! gn
and give IL To the whole class
There's II prejudice against people
being too generous" said Nir J,ne'.
AMI. pattn Toms head. hc went oil to
business.
Tom gathered up his books. but hs
am eNpla nei 10 him that hc
cou'in { 90 To school with whoop NJ
cough.
How long docs,his thing la,,' sal
Tom. impaItcnti,.
"Oh. quite a While said Mrs.
Jones. chcsriully-"two or three
months. pcTba
Two or three months echoed Tom.
with di.may. WHY. Joe Brown u be-
away ahead Of me by thai time. aud |
shl ~ he prpmotoi''
We'll. never mind. dear" sad hHs
ANNA "n can't be helped. y0uknoW.
You Il have iu have 4 some tiue. and
u n good time 10 have Il now
Mrs Jones began humming tune.
AMI went up stars to- psck her trunks.
not dreaming Of the tempest tHat rtgoi
IN tho bp,um Of her spn Tom iic
threw down b $ books. put both elbows
on the table. mi let hs chin iSl into
his hands. 10 was all bc e., uii 10 In
keep uU With Joe Brown now. Joe was
a sickly fellow. but he h4d great pluck
AMI perseyOran @. and would 80 his eS-
am les with 4 handxsrch ct tel around
h head-to Keep It together. A. hc
said. lie lost mlny DAYS by ssck
ness. but alwass made 70 ~ by
extra work. and the extra brains tha,
he hal stored away somewhere IN ,ha,
rickety noodle % his. Tom admired
him and loved him They had been
neyhbors. chnmS and classmates ax
long a. he could remember. Their
wood sheds joned Al the bark 81 their
yaris. ard every morning each clln1e,i
up - have 4 lony faik with the other
aboli the bOy-b tsincss oftbe day. Tom
admired and Lowell Joe. but be fearrt
hirn. too. Joe'sdelicate health and e.
ira brains about struck n ia .auc. With
Toms rugged consultation aai sve5aze
intellect: but hos about the extra
months o! whooping eosyh' Thee
wou'f leave fcnrfui Ids on Joe's side
Tom could never Ca;ch up with him
aga n = never. IL was mean. II uas
hard 1t WAS mt To be borne Why
couijn Joe get the ssky old whogp-
~iby-cOugh. top But Tom thought of
Joe's hollow cheek. aud sgBkeu eve.
and r,st that template n away from him.
He male up hs mind be wozsll caution
Joe A. one. and ran out to Bridget FOR
a Yellow rsz t1at he hsd seen sbou, the
kitchen Taxing II out TO the wood.
shed he hOistsd Z upon = hastily impr,-
yssei PULLEY.
What's thar sad Joe. who Lad
been waiting for Tom.
I'm in quarantine" shouted Tom.
Don't breathe this waT. Yon Know
that coach OF miac2 Vel. rs eAoso-
tHgcogca.
Joe darted bark. "Gresoas~' he
SAID. II woulda't have il for aaythsnr.
! eou'dn't 90 ~ school I'd lose Al
chance Of promotion.
That's my case exactly said Tom.
bitterly.
lis too bad. Tom called Joe.
keeping well ont 90 breath NJ distance
Z" Bu; I say. old fellow. you can s,sdy
a.. the same. ron kno~. Isafre .
s;uriv cs.p; J; wnnt hinder yoa IL
would knock ne higher than 4 kite. 4
can : asord To Ios> aBy flesh and bsosh
I'm ser dor To n skeleton. no@'
Ton remembered tha, lie za,slad
then he h.d hoisted the quarantine
fsy-
joe wen; On shouting "rl keep
you posted IN the lessons, Tom. 40 o
woat fall b<hini- I'll stick 70 O
ike beeswax- In. Tofn. IL that al
rgh;9
right" called Tom
The quarter bel rang. Joe and Tom
parted for many n day. TOsn Kent ca.
20 his graadfaibers farm with hLs
mother. and joe ~-at 10 s~hooL.
To an Indifferent Observer !. ucuid
e that there vas 10 eompsrison be
;<een Toms iuSk and Joe's. To have
q grandfather was good deal. ia the
FRA place. Joe hsdn't aac he hadn',
even = n be-. But TO have . gra>d-