The Red Cloud chief., 1882-02-02

them that max YOU cry. Wcci, wccl,
it's rect wonderful, any hoo, to a stupid
chap loikc me"
HopkinSon laid his slim hand on Denis
big shoulder, as if to comfort a misfort-
une, and said, patronizinyly: Never
mind, old fellow, there must be listen
ers, YOU know"
"Oh, yes; and soOmbody must do the
tradin, and t hewin' o wood, as { were,
and t loike, while others''-hcrc Den
made a grand sweep of the hand, the
arc Of a circle while others sails
amoong L stars loike."
We roarcd-we were always roaring
at poor Den; then we fell into 4 hum of
general talk, while PhippS brought out
some sketches that had peer used for
the TrHmpctcr. There were battles and
railway disasters, the Courthouse at
Bunkcrvillc and Vesuvius in eruption.
Somebody tossed 4 pile If English scenes
from the table over To Dcniston, who sat
a little apart, smoking TRANQUILITY, and
staring at the fire, one arm laid across
the back of an empty chair.
Here, Den, those things are familiar
To YOU"
Yes. there's Towcro London" SAYS
DcniSton, LAYING the bunch Of sketches
carclcssly across the chair-back. And
here's Dcvonshirc-a lane-pratty too;
an here's a bit o Yorkshire. Hoo,
there be n Yorkshire lass 10 [ loifc."
Den, under the slightest emotion, always
dropped into his broadcst Yorkshire dia-
lcct. ITO { loifc," he repeated, laugh
ing. AN here be Scarborough, sure
cncaf. | was bporn near there just
noorth on { coast. Here be t coast too,
an the cniston stopped, took his
pipe from his month. p~crI,cd the pict-
urc thOughtfully and said: II coast
an { cliffs" Then, in a low tone. lac
went on, IAN t sea birds sailin' and
s%woOpin' an gOin' to their nests oup
Against t white rocks. There be t sea
-soomtimcs blue an smooth an soom-
times gray an angry, bat alwa' danger
ful-alwa'. Yet. thot bcant { horror.
Noa, { sea be koind and gives a death
that be gentle an loikc goin' 10 sleep.
Noa, il bc { rocks rs be cruel. Ev,
think o strikin' loike a bit o flint down
{ face % that greet white wall, Think
% it, Den shuddcrcd and clinching
his strOn" hand upon the chair let the
picture slide down until it lay upon his
knees.
There happened 10 he a lull i'm the
general talk and some of us had noticed
Dem unwontcd action. After a few
moments, and still looking into the fire,
hc went on in a dreamy, monotonous
way:
There war four lads Of us an 4 lat-
Tie lass. WAS t youngest of EN- and
Charlic'1hcrc Den chokcd 4 little and
drew one hand trcmblingly across his
mouth -'Charlic was L oldest. They
warm rich folk, fcythcr an moothcr,
but decent. an dom their best by us
yoon@ unS. SoomiimcS i L sooner
holidays we got leave to 90 DOT i fey
Tiers skiif. We war all boorn sailors
u tn lads be along thot cooSt. One
broight day, remember il wcel, this
sca'-hcre he took up the picture
was Just blue an clear loikc a precious
stone, / sun shOne, t breeze was loight
an mOothcr kissed us -four lads good
by. | was ABBOTT six years old. Frank
was nine. the lass bidin' ut whoam
tween us two. Then Jamie WAS Just
eleven an Charlie was oopardS o
twelve. A slender lad he war CDcn'S
dialect kept growing broadcr) xvi fair
hair. as moothcr made him wcarlon@iSh
in his neck. His ewes war biz wrav
eyes. sad and deep loikc, an t mouth
of wccl, LATHE S~ccStcr's war no pref
tier. But Charlie war n strong chap.
too; brcavc an wccLgrown. Mother
kissed him last.
".Go"d-by, my LATHE captain saws
she. 'Moind that Ned comes to no
harm Then she gives me cake an ar
burics il in my pocket for later catin'.
.''Duantcc fear, moothcr,' SAYS Charlie. /,
Ned gets no harm wi me. Coon
along, babby.
. war six year old an dcadn't loikc
bcin' called babbv. but L moothcr
laughed a standin' in the doorway rs
w got intiv { boat. Charlie stood oop
AFT Is We sailed away N waved his hat
"a her. whole she shaded her eyes Ia see
him the bctthcr. LATHE lad "a | were |
knowed moothcrs eyes Wal red as she
turned back intiv t house. though
knew, too, that she war smilin'. | think
4 moothcr'S smile over her yoong chill
drcn have always a tear in hidin'.
Lads says Charlie, lets 90 to t
cliffs for cgrS.'
..Ey, ey,' says Frank an Jamie,
but Ned must bidc below - he be too
LATHE 10 climb
''lwar put DOT NJ this. an said | could
climb rs wccl rs anybody, and | would
% off To sea in a mun-o'-war and
climb out on big sparS if | warn't let oop
at birds nest on t cliffs. Charlie sat
doom and took my LATHE chubby hand in
his long. slender fingers.
Med saws he, let's measure. Moo.
when tina fingers grows rs long rs mirr
thee shall 20 birds ncstin' / cliffs.
Then, bein' takken oop with mcaSurin'
at my sma' brown knucklcS, | forgot
ahoot L disappointment. Charlie had
Sikc a way q comfortin' us yoong unS.
a last we lay off t cliffs and Frank
cries ont: 'Iou be two old goods sittin'
aboovc that ledge
- can get oop there says Jamie,
pullin' off his Jacket
"Noa.' cries Charlie, room { boat
ashore an we'll 20 oop together
$50. we landed, and Charlie sat me
doom on a bic. white stone, broken from
( cliffs ahooye; and. SAYS he. Ia keep me
quiet and amused loike. SAYS he: Ned.
doantee foigct / cake
= moind how greedy | war and hoo |
kept fcclin' [ cake / my pocket whole
watchin' t lads goin' oop t'facc o I
rocks. nimble As eats. Charlie war
ahead. but he stopped short AT an ugly
shelf hangin' over VARY sharp. then
they all cam cop WI him. They talked
awhoilc an tried 10 raise oop an peep
overt top. hut it Wal too mooch fort
yoongcr lads. At last Charlie motioncd
vi one free hond for'cm Ia hide still
and he lifted himself clear oop onto I
shelf. But L nest Wal still higher. on
second shelf. an / face o chalk atwccn
Z two slantcd ootward and overhan~inr.
| war Sike a hahhy an So used to havet'
lads climbin' that | thout it foinc 10 see
Charles hair BLOWN loose away oop on
hoight>. | mind weel / pink
an L fair hair. and two old Cools
Screcchin' an flyin' Off [ other ledge. rs
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