The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-05
An Awful Scene.

aaa Al AWanA SSSots
have the same old. old story 10 tell.
NV conduct has been such again-at
anv rate. that's what father Saws; and
I've had TO go up stairs with him. and
I needn't explain what that means. IL
seems very hard. for I'd try 10 do nv
very best. and I'd heard Sue say:
THAT boy hasn't misbehayed for two
days; good gracious wonder what
can be the matter with him" There's
a fatal li,iy about it, I'm sure. Poor
father, must give him an awful lot
of trouble. and know he's had to get
two new bamboo this winter Just
because I've done so wrong, though l
never meant TO do It.
1t happened on acrount OF coastin2.
We've got q magnificent hin. The
road runs straight down the middle of
il, and all YOU have TO do is TO keep on
the road. There's a fence on one side.
and il you run into IL. something has
got TO break. John Kruger. who IS \
stupid sort OF q fellow. a into II last
week head first. and smashed three
pickets, and everybody said il was 3
mercy he hit it with his head. or he
might have broken some Of has bones,
and hurt himself. There isn't any
fence on the other side, but il YOU run
OF the road on that side. You'll go
down the side of n hill that's sleeper
than the roof of the Episcopal Church.
and about a mile long. with a brook
full OF stones down q, the bottom.
The other night Mr.. Tragers said
But forgot 10 saw that Mr.. Martin is
back again, and coming 10 u hous
worse than ever. He was there, and
Mr.. Travers and Sue, all sitting in the
parlor. where | was behaving. and try
ing TO make things pleasant, when Mr..
Trayers said. Its n bright moonlight
night let's all 90 out and coast" Sue
| said. 30 that would be lovely Jimmy
get your sled" I didn't encourage
them, and / told father 50. but he
wouldn't admit that Mr.. Travers or Sue
or Mr.. Martin or anybody could do any
thing wrong. What l said was, 81
don't van to GO coasting. It's cold
and l don't feel very well, and think
we ought all 10 go 10 bed early So we
can wake up real sweet and good-tem-
pered." But Sue just said, Don't you
preach Jimmy if you're lazy just say So
and Mr.. Travers will take us out"
Then Mr. Martin he must put in and
say. perhaps the boys afraid don't
tease him he ought to be in bed my
how" Now | wasn't going TO stand
this, SO l said, Come on. | wanted
10 90 all the time, but / thought it
would be best for old people to stay ut
home. and that's why | didn't encour-
onn ynnh On rnt npf n,- .tpnhlA-
ripper. and we all went out on the hill
and started down.
| sat in front To steer. and Sue sat
right behind me. and Mr.. Travers sat
behind her to hold her on, and Mr..
Martin sat behind him. We went
s~plendidly. only the dry snow flew so
that couldn't see anything, and that's
why We got off the road and on to the
side hill before | knew it.
The hill was Just one glare of ice, and
the minute we struck the ice the sled
started away like a hurricane. | had
Just time TO hear Mr. Martin say, "Boy
mind what you re about or I'll get off,
when she struck something's don't
know what-and everybody was pitched
into the air, and began sliding on the
ice without anything to help them. ex-
cept me. l caught on a bare piece of
rock. and stopped myself. could see
Sue sitting up straight, and sliding like
a streak of lightning. and crying.
Jimmy father Charles Mr.. Martin d
my help me-" Mr.. Travers was on his
stomach, about n rol behind her. and
gaining a little on her. and Mr.. Martin
was on his back, coming down head
first. and beating them both. All of q
sudden he began to go To pieces. Part
of him would slide off one way. and
then another part would try its luck by
itself. 1 can tell YOU it was an awful
and surreptitious sight. They all
reached the bottom after a while, and
when | saw they were not killed. | tried
it myself. and landed all right. Sue
was sitting still, and mourning, and
saying. MY goodness gracious | shall
never be able TO walk again. My comb
is broken and that boy isn't fit to live"
Mr.. Travers wasn't hurt very much.
and he fixed himself all right with some
pins l gave him. and his handkerchief;
but his overcoat looked as if he'd stolen
it from a scare crow. When he had
cOmforted Sue n little (and | must say
some people are perfectly sickening the
way they 90 On), he and | collectedMr
Martin-all except his teeth-and
helped put him together. only got his
cOrk-leg On wrong side first, and then
we helped him home.
This was why father said that my
conduct was such, and that his friend
Martin didn't seem to be able to- come
into his house without being insulted
and injured by me. never insulted
him. 1t isn't my fault if he can't slide
down a hill without coming apart.
However. I've had my last suffering on
account of him. The next time he
comes apart where l am. l shall not
wait to he punished for it, but shall
start straight for the North Pole. and if
] discover it the British Government
will pay me morna million dollars. I'm
able TO sit down this morning. but my
spirits are crushed, and | shall never
enjoy life any more" Jimmy BrOUn,"
I'm HYrDcr's Io1fu1 PcODLe.