The Red Cloud chief., 1885-12-11
& SUCCESSFUL PLAN.
How May md 60, -.i 60 >isn the TEN
peraECe Pledge.


house that morning Papa looked 80
stern and Yet 10 sorry. and mamma
was sick. anu Cousin C!arr'S exc, wcr,
all pink with crying.
May and | didn't know wha, +; all
meant. only We guessed tina; Brother
Ned had been doing ,omc.hiu. very.
Very naughty. :or he didn't come 70
breakfast till we were mos, ~;arJugh;
and then. papa vas so an-ry with him.
though he didn't say much.
Ned just drank 4 cup Of coffee for
hi- breakfast, and a, soon A. he could
get away, h. went of for i ride.
After awhile, Cousin Glare told ms tu
put ON our thing and We would take a
walk together. She wasn't q bit like
herself that day. for she walked along
so quiet and solemn. and only said
Eyes and ''no' Ia what Nav and |
said. Pretty -oon Ned rode up behind
us, and he got OF his horse and walked
along beside Cousin Glare.
May didn't pay much 'tcntion; she's
u little thing-only six and a half I'm
eight. and / listened 70 what they wcr"
saying. and | tell YOU twas awful |
heard Ned say:
Il want 10 know jus; how it
want TO get a, the bottom Of thi,
thing
She jus, BIT her lip, n Il she wcr,irl-
ing 70 keep from crying, but >hc kept
still till he said:
LET me feel tina, | know the very
worst
Then She spoke up real firm, though
her voice ,rcmblcd:
AUNT and were sitting M when
WI heard Il noise Of stumbling anil
Shuflling; and then the bell ran
When the door was opened. YOU w.r-
held up by two or three men, aIl of
them tipsy; and when you got inside.
YOU fell down.
Say il out" said Ned. real excited.
II was dead drunk. or bca,tly drunk
whatever you call il.
Glare kept still, though the biz tcars
kept dropping 10 the ground.
And -how-,lid mothrr-takc-
it," n if every word hurt him.
..She thought AT first YOU were hurt
or sick. but when >hr found IL was
worse. she cla.pcd her hand. and
looked n. if she wanted Ia dlr,
Well" he said. Il hadn't any idea
that ] was taking NOR" than usual. but
l suppose did, and made a iooiof my
sclf."
That'- Just what he said. truly. Nv
but | did feel badly. ! told Man when
We got home. and We just cried and
cried. Then we went 10 Cousin CLAIR.
and had a long talk with her about 1t.
She told u- then that the wrong was IN
taking il ut all. Nav aud ] was sur
pris.d a; that. for didn't papa have hi
glass IF sherry every day after dInnsT'
But Glare -aid that Il no ms tasted l..
no one would be- 2 drunk.ri.
We both ,aid we'd never. never
touch il. and -he wrote out . pledge.
and We put our names down, and 20
did she. I like Cousin Clare, I'm 20
ing to be a young lady iu,, like her
when | grow up.
All AT once. MAY looked IT me. AMI |
looked at her. We both thought the
same thing.
Why couldn't we try 20 Cat papa and
Ned 10 put their names down, top
We ;ook the paper - mamma :
room. and she kissed H.. and sald We
might try. But. bcforr We went. 30"
had us knecl down with her. and -he
praved ,ha, God would SAKE her b.,
and help u all u DO night
tell YOU we fol, sol mn, We most
wanted 20 give up-;aat l.. DID. but
Nav laid he was gong - 90. anyhow.
and / felt slammed TO have q Hit'r thing
Ike tina, beat me. 80 We waite! t!l
after dinner. and went 70 The dining
room when ev,ry our Wa gone and
papa was alone with his bottle and
clsS. 81 sherry. H Looked ..1ntsbad
when we walked in and laid tn paper
and Den and ink To- fore him. aad then
We though, be Va. angrv he boxed -
for = minute: | wanted - Tua. but ]
s,;t-
..J.'s .o saye brother Ned papa
Then h. pu. hi. head down on The
.abIa and cried. and said. - dreadful
IKE u.tasi I. hi- heart was breaking
.-ob- nv .on. NV soa, would 10 God
Ih,d di.i for thee.
W. would have gone away. but b.
b,dn', .ign.h set. Mas kept her srn
over hi neck AMI .troSei hi hs.r and
pe,ted him !oi.-shes IL loyinSe.; IL
y. .hin-,
Bv and bv. when papa ra.svd hi-