The Red Cloud chief., 1882-02-02

iI'bs lHDii VII, III liz. Ni'f NilDUtsl.
an put off To some men who hooried
ashore TO scale the cliff where it was
lower. carryin' ropes and poles wi EN-.
Hold on, Charlie | cried. echoin'
{ elder lads. | can hear moot sound Of
my own sma' voice. He nodded brave
~ back 10 me, and | sat watchin t hair
blow owe his white face an scein' hoo
his 1.-the yOong body swaved and trcm-
bled over t dreadful hoight. + old
goods COON swOopin' and scrcechin' back
10 rest, and just then 4 great pity for
Charlie sprang oop i my heart. Ididn't
know he hoOng there for loife or death,
yet had a feelin' he vas i trouble, too,
and wanted To do sOmmat To help or
comfort him. | moindcd mothers cake
i my pocket and in my silly. babby fash
ion thout that would do him good and
give him patience till men could let doom
a rope from above. started onp 1 cliff
never thinkin' that even bigger lads
couldn't safely pass / lower edge, but
thinkin> only of Charlie. and in a mood
died way, that | was fit 10 bc a sailor on
a mun-o-war and a siN-ycar-old chap as
could climb anywhere.
~ q 80 ~ ''llaill u lt' bpfhE
down atwccn his tIO honds. and shakes
his head At me.
Hold on, Charlie, | SAYS To him, i
be gOin To give thee my cake
"'NOa, nOa,' cries Charlie. | could
hear his voice wccl moo.
LES, O.. dear Charlie saws I, the.
shall have it. and its sweet an rect good,
for mother made it,
"'Doantcc come. Thcc'll be killed.
Ned"
81 could climb a mun-n-war.' | an
swcrs back, just then cuttin' open o
my honds and fcelin' prnod Of not erwin
ABBOTT that.
Ned SAYS Charlie. family. hut wi
sOommat wild yet fearful airnc-t i his
tone. : LATHE Ned, doantcc try / lcrgc,
thce'll be killed, an | promised mpotli-
or Is no harm
Il was under I lclc". an already nv
hondS on a p~rOiectin' bit.
Ned, Ned, cries Charlie. .Iproom-
iScd mOothcr Ia bring thee safe whoam.'
still, tried 10 lift oop my hondS,
an war just goin' 10 let my feet swing
loose, laughin' too AT thout o givin' sike
a. r''A 'Ah' ~ pun 'isllI'-
His white, yoong face war turned
doom upo' me; his lips pressed toight,
his eyes wide strained and pitiful, his
body shiyerin' an ~swayin',
IL promised moothcr,' he said:
then shut his eyes. unclinchcd his
hands fro + rock above, an Charlie
WENT
Den had been edging more and more
forward on his chair. and now he rose To
his full height, his arms o~uiStrrtched,
the freight cleaning on his face, set in
horror; the mouth all white and dry,
the ryclidS red, his hair dishcyclled.
He mad" a great plumging gesture with
both hands, then, i'll Il Stiticd scream, he
said:
"Charlic went sheer doom L face OF
cliff
Den covered his face with his strong
right arm and shuddcrcd slowly back
into the chair.
We all sat perfectly silent, glasses I'M
tasted. every cigar gone out.
After Il little Den looked up. No one
asked n question or made a movement.
In a hopeless but gentle tone he went
on.
IT iishcrfolk saw from above what
had happened. They picked me oop. a
LATHE heap at foot q cliff. but quote I'M
hurt. Then they laid Charles bcauti-
full yoong body straight in L boat.
Frank and Jamie held their faces COW
cred; t fishermen trcmblcd as they
nrarcd our door and ShrInk ava from
mothers eyes. One strong fellow
groanci aloud at { shrek wi which she
lifted t loifclcS> face of her boy.
IL al I only one As could tell her
hoo it happened" "Iwar takkin him
my cake, mother" said |. Il could ha
onp to him, fora mun-o-war's mum
can climb anywhere, but Charlie cried
DOT: Il promised mother" and le.
himself drop.
Il al feel moo t grasp and clasp
moothcr give me. | can feel her soft
hair against my cheek; her head buried
in my neck As she wcpt DOT: oh, nv
poor LATHE lad, thee ,loant know, thee
doant know
Jamie began wi: Charlie died to
save
- Doantcer cried mothcrwi' a great !
sob, could feel t spa>m q pain that
her heart. feel hoo it shook her
whole frame. 'Doantec tell him. doant.'
she never told me, God bless her"
Dcni>ton went IN. Growing Older
| came To understand L truth, and one
tonne asked mother if 'twcre rs
thout.
she gave me the same clasp as ON
day when Charities face lay 81
white an So beautiful before us. and
nut with tears My poor LATHE
Lad. thee deadcn't know.
Its long ago sim" said DcniSton.
=. long ago; but t sorrow o'wt will
bidc forever Then he slowly rose.
reached for his hat. softly spoke,
Good nceght, lads" and went towards
the door.
We woke rs from n stupor of grief.
Stay, DrniSton,' said the chairman of
the committee. pointing TO the cup,
- this is for YOU
Il doon't understand &C." answered
Dcni>ton.
You have told the best story" | ex-
planned. rendering the prize.
"Noa. lads. noa | tax no coop for
Icllin ABBOTT Charlie. Thot war no tale;
hat only 10 from t heart DOT. STAY,
I'll take Il flower, though. To lay on
Charities grave. I've Il fancy always 10
bring him some sikc Token from
lhrood."
He took two roSebudS from the Gun
md carefully laid them between the
caves of his pocket-book.
When do You Sail?:' somebody
Den was passing out. but paused a
moment 10 answer. ABBOT L back
md - next week"
Strangc-but none of us laughed now
II the quaint eNprcS>ion!-N. \. World.
G~ibralter.
Great Britain'S possession of the Rock
# Gibraltar is 4 relic Of 4 by-gone age.
[ has for many generations been a mon