The Red Cloud chief., 1884-12-12

Mrs. Ssnzchl. rs she attemta1 TO
draw lin &iId to her. Annie VII Seed
nothing
-.yery generous in you.' dioprrci
Amt sa5rina- Well. well. Nelf.,s ma;
do you say?'
1.-The color flooded the poor diff face
as she felt ali eyes fixed upon Lee \
strange, choking sensation pf'ventel
her. for the time. from answxhg 4
word. Then she saw. also. the trust
ing, inguiring eyes Of the elild rem.
dimmed BY tears. as they waited fm her
answer. That gave her resolufio n and
strength. and she sad. unhesif Dir Civ:
81 can only say that ! thank yon all.
but decline your offers. sstlcrS
last words were: Nellie. take ~. Of
the little ones and We cas not be-
parted
.'You are taking care of tiem when
You give them up To good hon ~ said
Mrs. Churchill.
why. gal. you're crazy rs . coot,
What kin a gal like you do tn s,ipport a
family? Tell me that if vs. Kin. \
slender. pindlin' thing like " a., too
asked Uncle Silas. in surprise.
II hardly know myself. ye;. Uncle
Silas. answered Nellie. slowi,;, Sou. |
am certain / a do il. We i.ay. the
farm. and the garden. and the COW.
Oh. we shall get along famotgly.'
Just a. YOU please the toni rel
] atives answered in one voice, . ut when
you fail don't expect Us to hel,p you
81 neUer shall. answered Nellie.
with much spirit. and then they all
vent their homeward way. FInuch re-
lieved that the disagreeable be. inr.s Wa
over.
Nellie would a saved No hiring "a
gal this summer reflected Ur Gle Silas.
but then, her board and eliza ls would
a cost considerable. don't 'pO,c she
had a great pile
"'Will could a done tb . chorrS.
thought Aunt Selma, but 10Y. c-pc-
cially CROWN boys, do eat an fully
'Charlic'd "A bin some onnpany.'
thought Aunt Sabrina, but q en-. he'd
bin IA sight of bother.A
Mrs. Churchill " khsFf the cold.
daintily-robed form ID fhS silent tomb.
of the costly toys and useless frockS at
homeland signed. Not one tender
thought for tie fathcrlc~s children in
the dcsolate ho;,Sc she had left her
own brothers children. 10 whom the
sum she would NOT miss would seem a
fortune.
Well. Willie. 90 YOU think We can
take charge of th" family asked Nell
Ge, bravrlv, a .lhc door closed bchint
lthcir relatives.
~ GUESS so iic answered, ! can
work
$50 can L. saut Charlie. quickly.
And | can wash dishes. said An
ME.
bless my children. 1t win Che
strange if we do not succeed. aid Tci-
lie chccrfullv. First of all M mis-;
know how much money we have tOrely
on,' and with trembling hands She
opened the old desk and took on, the
wcll-worn poke: book. Alas. it was
not very full. only n hundred and ten
dollars,
That i better than nothing said
Nellie. aud the bills are all paid Heie
are every onc of them rccriptefs We
have provision enough in the h MISE to
last uS three months al least and the
shed is full of wood. oh, yes. we shall
do bravclv. We will let the farm. Tom
Rawlinl wants t. take it. | heard him
asking father about it 10. two weeks
AGO. The orchard and ga~der 81 must
attend "a ourselves. then there are the
hens. the turkeys and the cow
-" guess we can show on cried
Will. with flashing eve. and II we can
get along Il Year or two e will be-
easier. I'll soon he Il MAJ then I'll
take care OF IL all
$50 can l.. said Charlie. %s.outly.
BLESS my little mrn!'3sSighed Mel
lie. 1T would be queer iideed if we
should fail with 80 much help. Willie,
| want You Ia 30 owe md sce Tom Rol-
Inns tomorrow. 1t is tine we were
making our plans and preparing to fol-
low them. Father would not like -
have Us spend the hours ID useless sor-
row.
And 50. putting aside her grief. she
worked for the good 4 others. The
dear father WAS not forStteu. All. no.
Every evening. when fle work of the
day was yer the fo, 4 children went
with garland> of ilnwe . TO the church.
yard on the hill. whers in their silent
sleep, rested the be Sved father and
mother. Every morlIng fresh wreaths
were placed around he pictured faces
above the old dc>k IL Abe parlor. Their
sorrow was hone ths leSs deep because
they did not shut it 9 in their hearts.
n thing To brood ovs Z in grief and sui
len sadness. EverS hour they spoke
cheerfully and lovingly Of the los. ones
aS though they were still living. Faith
er would not like j So was enough TO
change my cherished plan. Mother
always said SOL Would settle any dis
pute. Tom Rawlits took the farm on
shares. and il wa wonderful how much
butter that n ow made under Nell
lies skillful ms 2gement and Wills
watchful care, specially As they de-
cided TO raise uScalf. a fine heifer. for
future use.
".GueSs wl6 l have GOT cried
Charlie. a he , Gered the Kitchen one
night after bel ing a ncighbor all day.
II want i&t such n nimble chore
boy aS O SNe.' Mr.. Wood had told
him. and so hHxent. proud to earn the
smallest sum y help along.
mo. / csS not guess answered
Nellie. aS sh looked at the bag he still
held upon h; 3 Shoulder. 1t something
alive. forI 4 it move
"'Of CO, Re it is shouted Charlie.
unable 10 KIP his secret another mo-
ment: sit the l~ivel.es. kind of a PIG. |
isn hea Hauty.? and he cautiously
opened thst bag 4 BIZ. that they nigh;
see. 'Ibqhgh, him. and I'm going 10
buy some4 lambs. too, this fall. Mr..
Wood WITS me all Summer. and he
will pay BE a dollar a week; isn't i,
nice?i
"of cdirse is was nice. Nellie's eyes
teamed brightly rs she answered:
"Indt it is, Charlie. VIII and II
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