The Red Cloud chief., 1885-01-09

IsIf"d hcF uinhcF ana cufleI Aet eli ny
for a nap.
You're a lazy. sleepy q ing. Snow
ball, and ! won't play with you any
more" said Dotty. iUdignan ly, a, -t.
found that her playmate wa fat
asleep, and she ven slowly dewa the
! garden walk by herself.
This having nothing - 60 xss dear
work after all. II was not ali 81 nice.
a. she thought it would e.. When
SNOWFALL got tired Of piaIa, a." could
I curl up and 20 10 slecIS bui Duf,y
couldn't do that. The lua. as.rruogu
was Yet before hcr. Whaa yhol MD ia.
do with herself? She clirnl d r." 80
hammock under the old app e IT,. and
amused herself for "a little = lille wing
ing herself backward m furwar.,
looking up into the branches wn.rp =
bird had built her nest and wa carry
img food to her little ones
Even the birds were in,h strinuS AVID
happy. Only idle little Hs,ty found IN"
time pass slowly. Presen ~ ~. ~tH
Aunt MAJ drive UP TO the IGOR in lac.
pretty little phmton.
"Dh, auntic ha, come to axe anna
and me out driving" excl incl D",'g.
in delight. tumbiin- head frs, ont >:
! the hammock in her hurr II never
occurred 10 her hat erin. - i.r.
mamma might TO: take Inc as ~" W.
Il kitten instead of mamrn 8 li,.r I'll
'Oh, mamrna, Aun; Way T. down
stairs" She exclaimed, IN ling eagerly
up To her mothers ruoI. ..i't.1,'
hurry and fix Us up. Ie .ess .A- hA'
come 10 take IL driving"
Mamma looked at the eaecr l.ttle
face anu hc>iiatci for auI ute. .iWs.
very hard for her to d-al poir' Dot
She knew she could not CT JOY L., ,ir.rn
if sh' Wen by herself AMI left h"r iri;.s
daughter in tears, 80 il WAS witt an IT'D!
| she sad:
"Aun; May didn't come {" taxi. {
little girl o TO drive who has been die
al day. Go out again W h Snowfall.
my dear"
"oI, mamma, can't g." cried
rotty, de,pair,ngly. her cyc~ filing
with tears. Please. lc; me- go. | don't
want To be a kitty n IL, RI, 1 want -
90 with Aunt NAV. Oh. mamma an!
! she threw herself on the & ,or in a tent
pest of grief a. her I'm ther left Ire
room.
she heard the phr,on driv. AVA.
and knew that they had really .,pI,.
without her. SNOWFALL vokc up tr,ra
her nap and tried TO com ort h.r little
mistress, rubbing her >of co.. against
he little te~ar-stained face
do You have such Dire: dful times ~
| do, Snowflake asked jDotty. mourn
fully, cuddling her little pet up in her
neck. .Oh. dear, | think it's perfectly
dreadful Ia be a kitten whcn one i
truly Il little girl"
Snowfall purred con entrily. L.
WAS very evident she ei joyci h,inra
kitten whether Dotty did ar MT.
Lets 90 down to the barn said
Do;'y. wiping AWAY her l. n
SO she went down stair, AM through
thu garden. SNOWFALL de1mrr;v follow
in. her till she reached 81. barn. Here
for Il little while she for.tt her roun!r,
in a game of h~idc-and-,e X. She WAS
SO intent on Der play tat fhr never
glanced out M TIE open IL OF
Ii she had she would is.ye seen the
blue sky clouding over and Il storm
gathering. A loud pad 9 ihH,der
....-.te-, srisi~ sarz ~ 0ut q! the
Lay MIere she haA-hren hid.ug. :.n,.
ran 20 the ooor. Great a.. ~s,s IL rain
had already begun To faiA shwly a:
first. but coming larger and +, sser ,vcry
moment
Dotty stood undecided in'tirsdopr 10y
= moment. Sac Was half Iraid - run
up 10 the house in the rain. sudshr was
still more afraid 10 stay here ;lol, dur-
ing the storm.
\ heavy peal of thunde- frigitrnr,i
her. and she raa back To- heI reinr, ia
the hay, takia" SNOWFALL wltlihcr.
Il never. ucye: VAL want L. h" a
kitty again" she said 10 hers IL '-Ol.
/ wish would only cnl,c
home aud the tired. frigh; ne 1, iit:.r
girl Sobhed herself In sleep.
As soon Is Aunt MAY had sem She
clouds gathering. she turned ne poal,
head iiomeward. bat she la, out e.
tireiy escaped the storm.
"Nhcre : Dolty?" waS ma % tirs:
question when she reached horuo
"Upiu your room ma'am. ha;r
who had not seen the little cr%fo ou,.
'Dot;y. Dotty,," called MAJ u. run.
ming upstairs. but rs Dotty .AIw,-cd
Perhaps she WAS in the an when
tne ain began. and wss afraiuI& com
up Ia the house a;iarNard.' Auurh.
mamma, for the bayz Wis II ottt : Ia
rori;e playroom. and wrapping awatc.-
proof about her she rcr down d. lo,,s-
walk under the dripping frre> Poor
little girl.e. il has ooeu = ham k>>cu."
thought mamma pityinxls. q she
looked ~ tie te~ar-s.a.aed lac !. DO
". she said. taking the little - up IN
her arms. fast a>lecp IL she Wis
"Oh. mammal" e~NclaiE,e,i 1 DIV. n.
she opened her eyes and fcued herself
IN her mothers arms. Il VS. or hi
ened. and l wanted You -. T. mc
stop being u kitty ard it ,ne your
"1vn little girl again. will nelW EN-
ptsln about NV lesson n mo u All;
will be so good. only let me ,oUr !
little Dotty again right away ~ She (;
threw her arms around her :sother.
neck.
Il think my little girl has I, % on.
that doing nothing is the hsrGsH work |
of all" said mamma. snd No F>vnen-
ever Dotty begins to fret over long
a or hard lesson. mamma % orlv
to remind her of tie time she h,r
wish. TO make the little girl set %avcls
to work TO conquer her difhcu that
she may fairly earn and enjoy pley
hour that comes afterward.-N0i Il Z.
kenney. IVA Chr;Stian al York n.
-Am.n af 81 AIhanS W H.,