The Red Cloud chief., 1882-10-13

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Then little Lauisbie kneis doxn and
said:
my mother is particularly fond ot
oranges. and ] wish 10 keep them for
her
Ze was surprised. and LET him 20 home
without rrproof.
Then there II \ story II . man PANIED
Lee. whose mother was always very
much frightened In = thunder storm.
At last. she died and WAS buried In .
wood; but. as often ~ . thundcntorm
threatened. Lee ran to his mothers
tomb. and. knceliag down. cried out
with tears:
Lee is near you-don't be afraid.
mother"
There Is . curious story Of . boy Of
eight named Woo Mang. which means
Brave and laxative lie was wonder
fully dntiful TO his parents. who were
= o poor that they could not afford mos
quito MEETINGS for their bed SO Woo.
early in the evening. used 90 get into
his parents bed. and let the MOSQUITOES
bite him without disturbance for IN
hour or two. and then. when they were
filed with his blood. and could bite no
more. he would get out. and call 10 BIZ.
parents 10 60 10 bed and sleep i'm peace.
Another story calls TO mind that Of the
Greek mother who told her son. as he
was going To battle. to return TO her
with his shield or upon il. A father
I'D tao son after noble conduct in
ba4tle, fell by the hand Of the enemy.
the eons having followed their father
infat6e thick Of the fight. When the
bodies ware brought home. the bereaved
mother laid her hand gently upon them
and said:
1.-The father was q loyal officer. and
the boys were dutiful sons. Come.
come. this Is no time for lamentation."
Another story is Of n man whose
mother had lost her eycsight For
thirty years he took care Of her. leading
her out on pleasant days into the
garden, where he would laugh and sing
so gayiy that his mother forgot her sad
condition. When. ut length, she died.
her son almost wasted away from sor
row. and OF recovering his health be-
slowed all his tenderness upon his
brothers and sisters. his nephews and
nieces. He uscl TO say to himself:
"1his is the only way in which ! can
get sOne comics In letting my love go
forth TO those Who are left"
There is a similar story Of great Of
ficer. named Yang. who in the spring
tine used to carry his aged mother ON
his back up and down the Howcry walks
Of the garden. AMI. after placing her in
ashady seat, frisk and gambol about for
her amusement The old lady live TO
the age Of one hundred and four.
There was another great officer whose
younger brother. named Perverse. IA
terrible addicted To drink, and. one dav.
in a drunken ii, shot his brothers only
OK. When the officer came home, his
wife met him. and said:
"Perverse has shot your OK"
He vas not mt all disturbed by this in
tclligcnCe. and asked for no informa.
ton. but simply said:
"Well. let the OK be cut up for food"
Having said this, he sat calmly down
~ read. when his wife again cried:
"Pcrvcrse has shot the OK; surely
this is no light matter"
81 am aware Of il" said her husband.
and kept on reading his book without
even changing color. Such was his un-
willingness to be moved by a brothers
misconduct.
Bro,herly love. in fact. is regarded by
the Chinese rs only less important than
iilial duty.
There is n story of o Mandarin,
named 500, before whom some BROTH
crs brought a suit about the division II
a tract Of land. After much litigation,
continued Mt intervals for ten Years. the
Mandarin mt last tailed the brothers
before him. and addressed them thus:
1T is difficult To get n brother; il is
easy enough to get land. Suppose you
gain your fields and lose your brother,
how will you feel theng"
Upon this the Mandarin wept. and
not ono of the ~bystanders could keep
back his tears. Instantly the brothers.
pcrceiving their error. bowed low TO the
magistrate. asked his forgiveness -. and.
after len years If separation. took up
their abode together in the family home
stead.
The work is filed with such tales rs
these. Family duty appears to be The
religion OF the Chinese people. IL we
may judge from the narratives Of NJ.
Hue and other missionaries, beth Prot
cstant aud Catholic, Chinese families
live together in peace and harmony.
Many of their popular savings and
maxims express = very elevated kind
of moral feeling. Take these a speci-
mems:
You may be uncivil to q great man;
but mind that YOU are respectful TO a
small man."
Ito 60 on a pilgrimage to offer in
ccnse in = distant temple in not so good
rs showing kindness near home"
IF you have money and use j, in
charity, il wont be lost" .
"use men as ycu use wool. II one
inch is rotten. You must not reject the
whole piece"
IF you have good children. you need
not toll TO build them houses"
Think of youy own faults when YOU
arc awake and Of the faults of Others
when You are asleep"
Better be an honest beggar than .
dishonest mill Onaire."
IF n man has not committed any
deed that wounds his conscience, .
knock may come at dead Of night and
he will not be startled"
However cnraged. don't 60 to law;
however poor. don't steal"
The people Of China are Ike ourselves
in more than one particular. but they
resemble us most in not living up to
their own sense of what il right. In
this trait of character, il in no other. all
men are bro;hers.-Jdaes Parton. in n.
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