Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-12-25

He rang his Rreefines on the air.
That AL his farmyard pets might know
VAST made has heart With pleasure glow.
Throwing the harm doors open Wi1e.
He poked his curry head inside
= A merry Christmas good old Grcy."
The mare responded with = neigh.
And Bennie. Standing on his toes.
Kissed lovingly her soft brown noso-
I" Nov then. the 1irsf tiiinr will do
Must be 70 md for Auntsc True
Some exEs for that big pudcfng she
l. roing % m IKE today for ne;
Oh shan I have--aias. what thought
In Bennie : heart iust then was born
TO drive the sunshine from his eycS.
And make him sad that merry morns
He knew his mother thought OF him.
In her poor home. with eyes 50 dfin
WITH unshtd tcarS. she scarce could see
The work she sewed 30 wearily.
No happy Christmas day for her:
No Joy % make her pulses stir
As Bcuuic 5 did nor 20 her share
Noul1 fail his sumptuous CHRISTMAS fare-
What wonder that all signs OF JOY
fit'd Irom the blue eyes 81 her bcyl
= But SIR has CIT my ul0ncH notci
fiiack rnileG the cloud from Bcuuie's brew.
while dimpies gathered thick and fastl-
= And l have helped mamma NJ last"
On cheering Thought StraighrE4g our De
Became merry hoy again.
And when the party w.ls begun
No happier child beneath the sun
Could E er be foand than Bernie Moore,
Who playci as he ne er played before
And on the dinner. there theg SAT-
me chiidren-rosy-check and fat
Iheir afpetifcs far more than able
TO do ful justice to the table
While farmer Green and Auntie Prae
Helped them 10 ca1 and chatter, too.
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Ho, for the garnet dim and wide.
Oobwelbed Win dust from side 10 side!
Inither the childrcn- girls and b1ys.
lsetook themselves and all their no-se.
Intent upon a hunt throughout
The mc-worn rlIbb N storcd about
What fun they had, AMI how they played
That they were pirates N king r-tid
pou such prey aS cuuIe tncsr way
III i5ennie. WITH a shout 80 gag
mat u went ringing tnrough and through
The house. and startled Auntle Pruo
And gncie Amos a. they Scr.
Having an aiter-dinncr chat
Discovered In an old-t.mc chest
a little sailor suit In jest
He - 7 ped Z on .-Sce. fellerS. see.
Il : almost little enough for me
! q like 10 le sailor hoy
And 90 % place. far awIr.
And see such lots of curious things
A. sailorS Se.- / wil some day-
Ny father was a saiior. ne
Was fourteen whea he ucnf 10 sea-
j know. because ne told me 80
But then. you see he didn 90
As stg men do. Hc naR GscIu-
Ny father did. one summer day.
And ieit his home ] tank that
would rather have stayed 10 say goodbye
He didn't tho. he thought twas fun
To run away The thing Was done
Before he scarce had planned II. sect
He used 20 tel Il all 10 M.
And then he d look 30 sad. as tho
some things had gr1eved him long AGO
Nov i had chsnced thar Bonnie : shout
Had drslzn tec far.ner from his ciIsllk,
An1 haSteuinE % slle garrcf Stair,
he paused awhilc 70 listen there
For Ike as not some nlischief they
N ~ do before the @lo-e OF day.
Inouzl.f he. and sanding there. had heard
OF Benaic : story every word
And sfrl he stood viii hrs gray eyes
Grown wide WITH wonder and surprise
Mhile Ute Ben. IN suit OF blue,
Telling Ms story. lfrie knew
OI the one audirDr. unscen-
Nno-e listening cars -rcE sharp and keen
Ben : little hfzirt wa stirred viii prlde-
As Tel us more tie ch- rcn crlels
he loved % tllk-they loved "a Listen.
And how rs eyes bean % glistsu.
A. In his childish way ne tDld
INC story row To him 50 oil.
Vel papa u-e1 10 tel 70 ssa
How he tzrt.w red OF the sce-
And went back 20 his home again
And stayed aEh ie. and thcn-aud then
So-nc trouble c--rne % hirn l1dso
he wanted once AKA n 70 20
AW9y from everybody, and
He did 90 dont Understand
kkaofly how II was. for he
Would Oftcl put nc OF knce.
And up and down the fuur sEouI walk,
And stop me when I wished 10 talk
Inc ferzn r : f.ace E-cw sal an1 white,
he c.cncae1 his stronz hands aa-si and tight
Lo1E years azo = wayw1rzl brother
laie youngest born-ghose widowed mother
Aad ieit ain " IN 4 iyInsr prascr
- nrotner aud n si-ter c-rD-
Hal quarrclcd with rs br1tlcrs VIII
And run away. aia-. ana sLili
lne grief w4iuin the he RS A. ieft
vas Such a. then TIE hope harc-t
yI that young urotht'r : form ard face
St-l . II Tor tim a VIC icoming place
shonl1 he rc.aul-thu' years hal town,
And OF has lie 40 Euri E1s KNOWN.
III nUr. the cider b i'other heard
Inro BennI-'s lips. ssh word bv rord
% hifn t1cIr love had borne in mind.
With t.fuuE1ts - tender ana 50 kind
How pln niy now could ali be Sccn
by fae excited Farmer Gsrs.ni
his wandering bruthcr vrry name
he Z Changed. tiizt hc might quiz ali claila
To the dear nome. a.la uore mirh1 knJw
~ hin whose pride had lai % low.
But bcrfi.e sun tli-kca On and told
hoE poor they were. - o.rel cr.id
Ard rung-T. t0o. .-Blf vcs." sand he,
fasher was alwaEs kind - me
Aud my IN 4Inula-- - l.iad. = be cried
Speaking the usrls with boyi-h p--de
IN thrf dear father love. --f-ia- nhea
He died we scarcs cluld smile agaln
fcr such a wssstrT Wuiic- LHDsc
That something rcxed hifa long AGO.
Cause once 1 hs-afl ms mother sar.
~ j 80 rour nome ag.iia some day
haze nc homo aarn hers With yuu.
NJ fafkcr sad. 10 proud am Il
To turn - those re ltirt. anl cry
Aficr 30 many years. fur adj
These slrc the Vcr- wor.is he Sald.-
With tears upon his sun-hruwcad cheek
Old AJnOs Gneca hfs -iSser sought
Come as sac Stinel a. him amazed.
C1mc- So wil-lf tniS sfr.ngc dty has b--ruC a.
To rs He is-d hrr rTuIn1nn-siv
Up the old stars. taaz she might see
-hc lttie '-cnon-bay'' OF The FARM
Still n the sailor sult arT-iyel-
The farmer e-r1=uesi his sister : arm
Spc1k. Pr1e. slo,c stlit tissg.s. .ilaunie Ir-afY'
She tnrued. and O cr her iace slfaGe
OF anger Passed .HOw d.d they darn
To aSe fiilf in their play she cried-
otd Amos drew her 20 his side
Our lC.ng lost brother. dear. l. dead,
ben lno1rs-itls-fGtlss sIa." he sid
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that night a happy lifsie hoy
kuelt down to rly IN words Of 10Y
And prai n. % tiIe good tod above.
oit OF heart O cr full Of love
For had he uut at Aunfir'S Sitle
learned how the b.e-sC-l CliIistmas-tids
Had gwen him n icrai right
To love ld- rev tnaud home 50 bright
And liS;e linE TO the sad. sEef tale
OF his d-4d father hoyisl ycIrs-
v hat gift usure Treasured than the suit
Oncc laid away Wi-h many tears.
But wdicA In incrrT. bnyisl play.
lfc proudly worn tiiaf Christmas dayf
And tlink you !. Was long before
Ec1 s-.w his dg-ir mllinlna OEce mores
Al no indCe1- for InrIncr Greea
No moEncnts w.siel ere he came
- fssar s.rfr fIrrr.