Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-23

millions o people was a-neadil' that
very day \ big speech he i made in
Neshin' ton. an he d saved the country
nom trouble more n once't He
mought a been President Of he hs
chose TO rrn- Tha-'s the good o. hevin'
i tiptop head-pie,e-"
re made up my Iuind. - said Top,
Junior, with an ar. I'm s0in' TO b.
a Herol Like Julius Cesar an Alex
ander an William Tell an CaDia n
John Smith. an other men I've read
about wish gOH would be a Hero.
father. It's ever so much nicer than
runnin' an engine Won't yOu-please
You are strong enough and good
enough for ANYTHING. an I'm sure YOU
know n crest deal about things
The blue ewes were bright aud wist-
ful. his hand stole up 10 the bushy
whiskers. ginger-colOned from exposure
and bOiler-heaf.
'.Ae. a hero, Hawi haw.' roared
she engineer. letting fall his knife and
fork in bis merrimcDt .-I'd cut n fig-
ger al tie bead of an armv. or speakin'
IN Congress. or a-setfin' on 4 gold
throne. wouldn't T. No, M, my man
Soldering down suddenly. into a sort Of
sad dignity ''Yer father amt cot the
brains nor the eddicatiOn for nOihin' OF
that kind All he ken DO is to live
clean an honest in the sight O. the
LOnJl an TO run his ingine cordin' 70
the best o. his lights
The LoTsl's too reasonable to ex-
pect more OF YOU IA 20 do your duty in
the place where He's put YOU. said
the wife. gently.
Il hope He IS, mother, e. He loaSed
for mOre-Or FOR anT big thins : far rs
that goes. the chances are thai He 4 be
disapp irted- | hev plenty o time fur
thinkin' while we'rc scO0tsn' cross
the level country an ereepin' up steep
graszeS. an l We wOrkees il oat 10 nv
own satisfactiC that sometiin' else I've
got = be thankful fur. IS that my way
IN lie s been markell down 50 Dlain.
Seems ef he'd been sot onto rails pref
y mnch's She Is. an ; lOng ek / do
my level hest on that ar line. whr, rs
all ! kes do That the hull of Il, l
amt no speechiiier. you see. Junior
with an embarrassed iaugh AZ the bows
evident discon,ent -..'ll hcr To depen'
on y0u fur 10 say it-Or may be, write
down sh;p-shape. SOM o these notions
o nine. some dav- I'd git better holt
o them myself ef I was to hear some
body what knOwed how 10 pu; things
20 over EN- Mother, eddicafion
wOu dat learn no woman hos 10 make
better bread'n yOurn- Fat j.. there's
nOthin' ekSl % home. an hOme-Vittles
an bOme-folkS, With such lisin C.
I've took in. sha mt need \ bite Al
the AgapOii- deepo. We n half an hour
there. but I hate the very smell - them
eatia' houses. An please Cod I'll
bring Her in at twelve-sharp "
be pulled On his Overcost and felt in
the pocket for his gloves am main
proud o them feliers" he said. fitiing
one 10 hand half the 5 re Of leg of
mutton aud not unlike il in shape.
He had said the same thing every
time he put them on since Christ I
mas They were a holiday gilt from
the conductors on the line betwe n the ,
two cities which was his seIni-daily 4
beat
Il take world o comfort in them. 4
this freezin' weather. Fact Is, mother.
tbs worlds been fuil o comfort. al .
The way through. for us-a nice EASY
yrade-ef yer fSther Gtz'l = hero.
Junior, Six-twenty, ! must be OF, 4
Ike TO be there IN time to go thet
stokes is on han an al right Fl you
lon't min. mother. Wen hey him q
Inner mex Sunday I want 10 do
iOmetkin' t'wards sav'n' Stokes. 'Spe-
;i2llv ez he's on asy line,''
At ski ". Top. Junior, from his
Dost at the Gala window. saw the lon.
inc Of cas-. spaced BY dos OF murkev
cd, the luminous plume o. smoke. trail
NJ. comet wise. above them. slowly
,ass over the bridge. II Was 4 cloudy
'Te1Icg and tie marSh-m -mists swallowed
- the b.inking windows as soon Is the
rain reached the other Silre. Junior
oved the mo her. but the father seemed
o faSe most c. the Il and cheer out of
he room when be went Existence Z ,
tagnsted for the boy who had no mates
( his own age
i wish h. didn't hcv to run N bad
Fcather and aights-' be said. f.-etiullr.
its his business. child, an YOUR {
lfher ain { one TO dodge his duty
Il hate the wOrrI.'' rstorfed the net .
ID cripple ''sFhen I'm man I'll be .
" own master, and switch Duty or
be track" i
The obnoxious word came UP again
/ the coarse Of the evening. In read
y aloud TO his teacher ihsv happened I
pom this definition OF nero. = given
\ 3ne of the characters in the story
nder his eve. -,One who. in = noble
'0rk or enterprise. does more than h-s
ufy." 4
Junior looked up disappointed ..IS !
"a the meaning Of herO2' he said, in 7
'nseiy chagrined-
That Is one way of stating II. 1
publ myself. If we can do more than I
rr GatT- Nha. do YOU think. 81 ;.
riggs asked tire young woman. Size {
steemed the honest couple tor the T 4
e ling worth and sense. and liked TO 1
raw them out
IA person ken undertake more. I /
pose. Ii they don't carry il through ]
= sign twas meant fnr them % 20 p
- that FUR an no further. Twoa't c
D fur US 10 be skeery bout IA in hol, I
the Ea1dle the good Lord puts nigh !
9 TO Us. fur fear It's tDo bg a ihins iu- 9
) to manage Taaf's what my hus- :
md says An 4 ever man red up Z
il. he does" r
Top. JUNIOR, looked sober and mort c
ID The herOism of common lie 4 ,es Il
u commend itself 10 the youth nj !
lag naiiOn- When his lesson was q
lished Il was time 20 20 to bed 2
y axe me when father comes in =
as the so.Inula without which he never
Osed his eyes
HIS mother never failed TO do Il. brt :
wanted to make sure OF IL She pat =
a lump OF coal. iust enough 10 keep
e IRE in" and sat down 20 the w,-eS- =
mending. AT eleven-fcr she would I
'en the drzughfs and cos,k the sau- :
ges re1dy-laid in the pan on the table. ! !
1P. Senior. liked '.sOnething hos and J,
aEsy." after his midnight run. and !.
Is dispatched. smoked the nighlcap
r L = . u