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

tNL OF t1ree fO0ms on the t11ru lO0r Oi
= tai tenement h0sse in the back street
near the river. A bedroom, tiny par
ior and \ kitchen. which WAS also an
eafin<-r0om. made up the suite The
friggses did all their daylight living IN
the iasf-namcd apartr0ent Tho floor
was pain1ed yellow. the walls were
uhifcEashed: the furniture Was home
u. substantial and weil-kept
Everything was shining clean. and
both Windows were full Of plants. many
O them IN foTer. Mrs Briggs was
fnily persuaded in her own m nj tiiat
no ofhcr woman in the ciTy had such
tale Of daily mer.ieS rs herself Among
them were the southern exposure OF
fsose windows and the cirsumstauce
th4t 4 gap IN the buildings back of
them Jet IN The sunshine freely Her
nasturtiums bl0ssomed there all winter,
iron 4 pot she had suspended bv
sir.ngs from zhe top Of the szsiuE.
sne Z aIysseum lowed downward ike a
tcun-asn OF soft green waters tipped
With white: scarlet gcraniums shot up
rank shoots fisat had 20 be pruned into
-rssonableness. and asfo Chr .tnas roses
---Brf there" the worthy soul would
nssurs her acquaintance. s-fsss do beat
ever thing
Ills winter the Gala was about TO
boom A kind laly had given the
bulb 90 Airs Briggs son-T0p. Junior
IAsl year. and there was no telling
the store he set BY IL
T0Piiife Briggs alias. Top. Senior
was IN engineer on the great North.
L. N-|r~nH a. -
NJ the tfa-tzble with his wife and son
~ Lre-thirty enc cloudy February after- 7
noon His next frais went out at SIX
forfy-fre- He had ran Her into the
station a -four. and his honss was but
tEo blocks away Ms Briggs could
see from those unparalleled kitchen 1
windows tbs bridge BY which /
TIE track cnnssed the Fire- Separating /
the town from the marshes. ard cuuld {
calcu'afe - minute when the familiar /
step would be heard on the stairs
You see we live BY raiiroai time. >.
was Der modest boast -And nv hus-
band alwaTs comes straight home /
she did not euphasi e the INV. - know 1
ing IN her compassIOnate heart tha. 7
ether husbands were prone 70 lag bv !
the way unisi they came home late and /
or2okedlr- {
Top. senior. Was on tine to-da-. 1T
ken trust Eer with Bartlett. YOU see,''
he Remarked 10 his wife .-.ie won't
leave tel she's al trig an tidv for the
nexf trip- wish ! could be as sure O.
Slokes
Ma. Drizgs Looked up IN 5uiringly.
Stokes IS = clever fellow" pursued T
Top Senior. regretfully. siicing yieor-
IEuziy inlD ne cold e0=ued beet. for he
vas hungry ..Smart as steel trap.
and OnderstaB's his business. | never
see fireman what had : better chance
, risin' 10 an ingineer- lie knows her
1rrffy nieh's well es ! d8. I've took
'esi comfort IN learning him all l could. (.
Sui I'm afeerd. sO.netimes. he's on
iown-grade Of bad habits and the
lrakcs don't work"
The shzrp-eyed boy at his fathers
'lhcw here clsnge1 the subject bv ask
NJ Icy you noticed my Ii!v to-day.
mother gue 8 it'il be wide omen bv
ne time YOU get in to-nighs. father" II
IkeT ali Turned 10 sOOk n the tall
ten. crowned BY the unfolding c=lvx.
Jun or's gun TO be n master-hand
nth 10u0rs- Observed the mother
He sarcs ms pretty nigh all the trou-
'is o q in keer Of en- I've been
ainkin faG, might be good business
or him when be grows up
She was ALWAYS f0necssting his future
nth more anxiety than generally eniers
no nnaternal hopes and fears When
nj a year Old. he had fallen from The
rms o a neighbor who had caught
I'm NJ from the f0Or II = TT Of .iDsv I
Dndness. The child's b.sck and hio |
Iere severely Injured BE had not I
Falked n step E1fii be was fir6 wears OF /:
~. and would be lame ways. he I
Ias now twc ve-a dwarf in statue.
ump-backed. wcazcn fsSed aaf shrili- I
1iced. unsixhtly in all eyes 5ut khose
h.s parents. To item he was a mir
cls Of pre- ocitr and beauty. His {
lcther toek in hLe ironing 10 pay for
i private tuition from = public school I
sacber who lived IN the HeighborhOOd. Z
: learned fast and esgsrly. lis iafb-
= g tie fezcher's suggest On. sub ]
;ri5ed 70 circulating literary and the {
Ine kind frie1i selected books for the 4
ripple's reading. There was hundred {
'llars IN the savings bank. ayainst the (
ame o '-Topliie Briggs. junior"
epos'ted. dollar by dollar. AMI repre- 4
'utinz counties acts Of sci denial on =
le part Of the Industrious couple. and
i possibie profession was n favorite D
'eme Of fam " couTerss N
'-tnr that matter. there's Tot O. things o
sc1o.arl Ike him ken 90. rsiOineI Il
op. senior with a1ccti0nate conf G
'nc1 il his heirs talents and acquire d
set< Iai1't ike 'twould Be with r
lc'Ic- iks M who's arms an legs Is d
; ha4 sock in trade Why. I min z