The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-12

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who stood In the doorway. AL oui OF
breath and much frightened AMI then
out of the window 20 her nephew. lroi-
~. who Was busaly engaged building q
snow man just then
"Won', YOU Gomez asked Tom.
snxiously.
II snppoS. / husband trust TO
Providence replied Aunt Rachel. RS
Ing and putting away her work. bnI
Judging irnm thclook 81 anNiriy ON her
face. her trust in Providence was
not very secure
.'TheVc is Ne knowing what he'hiakc
into thai besal of hs IA Do she SAID IA
herself. ss she put On her bonuet. u
in Troity ward.
Aunt Rachel considered NIL boys n
unnecessary evils. and this particular
specimen of the species she regarded ~
one of her greatest means II grace. Not
that rro,iy was a particularly bad boy.
but hc TEA q thorough boy. going from
one piece of mischief To another with
unit ring energy.
just at present he was stopping with
Aunt RschcI. Thc twins had the meas
les, the baby was tceiiang. and poor
mamma, between them all. was about
! used up 30 Aunt Rachel had benevo-
lcntly taken Trouv home with her for
! aYsit.
II certainly dill seem verv inconsid-
crate in baby Jackson o. take this time
to !all sick. but. since she had. Aunt
Rachel could not in Conscience refuse
her aid. So. with MANY a caution 10
TrOtty. who appeared TO have not u
thought in the world beyond his snow
man. and many u ioroboding. she set
forth. I
She hal not been zone five minutes
before he conceived the brilliant idea of
arraying hts image IN her Sunday BON
net and cloak.
This soemiug To him an unusually
happy thsa.hL he at once set about
putting IL in. elect, without for "A mo
ment stopping tn consider whether or
not Aunt Rachel would object. .'lt'll
be- the funniest thing that ever WAS"
he chuckled To himself n he rushed in
To the house.
The cloak. he knew, was hanging
in the ball closet. the bOnnct was In is
box on the lower shelf 81 the china
closet.
Alas for Trottyi another Snlucky
thonght occurred e. him n lac opened
that door. and spied on the top itself
numerous jars Of preserves. Tro:ty
had one WEAKNESS. and that was plum
preserves, particularly Aunt Rachcls.
and never in all his life had he any
thing Ike enongh. ,Ihare stooda large
jar of IL right IN trout. did ever any
thing look moro TEMPTING. n
Trotty dclihrratcd a minute or two.
looked out Of the window. down the
street. No sign 81 Aunt Rachel. Then
he looked up again. and a minute after
he had the biz family Bible IN the chair.
and WAS climbing up.
lie had his hand on the jar. and was
slowly working il along to the edge of
the shelf. when something happened. !
lac never quite knew what. only down +,
came the preserves. chair. Bible and ,
himself. all in a heap on the floor. +,
Such "a looking child rs las was-pre-
serve in his curls. eyes. on his JACKET +.
and pants. everywhere but in his mouth. },
aud for the first time In his life he had i
no desire tohaye il there. lie va very ;
sure. in fact. that he would never want I
to taste il again, nc matter how long be :
lived. I,
But what should he do was the ones :
ton he asked rs he picked himself +,
slowly and s%orrowfully upand surveyed /.
the seene. =
"I-want TO see my mother" he G
said. with 4 queer little quiyer in his a
voice. \
Then after another brief survey. he 2
pulled his cap down over his siicky =
curls. put his hands. likewise sticky. a
his pockets. and went straight ont .
OF the house. down the street. looking \
10 the right nor left. n
Mamma had given the twins their !,
supper in the nursery. had undrsss.d I
baby and was rocking him 20 s,rcu p
when the door opened. and queer III a
tie figure came rushing up 10 her with v
Outstretched arms. :.
fought I'd come home,- be .
>
Mamma put the baby down in The 4;
cradle and took the little wanderer uo. ,
How did you get here. nv SOM a
she asked. helping him of with hi. :.
boots. and holding his aimos, frozen !,
little hands and feet in hers. =
81 coined myself. 1 got lost two ar =
rec times. and wa awful tired. bslt r.
Kept a coming. aus I wanted YOU =
Mamma waited in speeches. anxie,v. :
What mi this littbs soa Of Der. l.ceu do J.
ng? Had be sec IRE 20 Amt Yarbar. =,
or what2
Well. dcr. tel mamma all abo,, :
g." shs sid NJ ienrth. =
~ made n snow man. an Amt !.
aaebel went away. an ] fought I'd =
iress 1t up N her tnga you kayw; and 81
I sa@~tss psrW pTese-~4 snd-L4.
iidn't think to say Get thee behind me. <,
,atan- like you tod me to-and 4 .Iinn.J =,
guess, md n b-okcd and spilled :.
md ! cr,se home D yos-yh !"
mat was Jrottys story. told with =.
many tears Mamma drew A breath 90 -
'eiief; ItsSs ast % had a T. m,ght -
ave been @Bas ~verthetsG TnTty "
must not be allowed % view the matter
n that light. and Tor a few m~;nat.s
mamma Wa puzzled TO know what 20
10 With hin. G.
"iihinkr shssxtf. after w-ha.seemexf q
long time To Trotty. who was wa,tiny IL
.nxiously 20 know his psnisament- - de
my little boy must 90 righ, b,cL IN
2 81 AaIl a.s..sl Hss cope, papa. he q
"OhF' cried Trot,y, In dismay. 81 "a
cot want to- Yos punish me ,,., al
Ell. mamma. harder eTerytbing co
but mamma vas firm Trotty h.d IN
is'oeyee Aunt RseteL. and 20 her h. ~
1Ssf go. confess and suisDi, 10 xh.,- re
ver punishment she decreed. n
~ vas almost Dart when Aunt Rachel 40
a herself n liberty 70 return nome tsi
ook"d ~anxiously all The way up ~. IA,
but 10 froay vas lobe seen an Il
mere. AZ Der ohsersant syes toax mi
re faet nat the snow man was ius,
here she LETT n; Trosts having evi- Or
emily abandoned Il iamedia.elv. Tsen de
vessfsso the bo7ss al ..s rssiI Al .
ark Cd
.TrotsyEr' she called or
40 xnswer. What had happened % o.
I'M. But the instant she lighted = lamn OF
se discovered what had taken place sP
ever in al nv lifer, She sx- ms