The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-15
BOBBY.

4 Little BOY who ra.,.h.s IA. v.sAsss =,
k.asinK A~ay-hiis sale Res.ra nsns.
Bobby Ho,chkiss was the only son II
Reuben Hotchkise the village black
smith. n rough. hard-iis.ci man. bu, a
steady worker and q hearty hater II
notions and nonsense. Bobby Was
about fourteen years Of age. and n
his mother expressed IL big Tor his
size"
Reuben Ho.chkiss had decided tina,
Bobby should follow in his footsteps.
and bc \ blacksmith. too lie had dnly
given notice 10 Bobby 10 that effect. bui
the plan did no; mee, with the ~lat.cT's
approval Bobby had g very lively
Imagination. The fac, was. Bobby had
y decided aversion a. learning any
trade al all. Sundry books containing
adventures q sea LIE had fallen IN hi.
way. and be was determined ~ lv a
sailor. Whom he made known his in
tentions - his father the response he
got vas not exactly Of n kind 10 en-
courage him. Instead % providing him
with "a sailors outfit y and sending
him IN sea at once. the maii~r-of-f3c,
mechanic gave bis son 10 understand.
in very blunt English. tina; Il he cyer
mentioned the subject again we would
"s,rap him. a very uhpoctic perform
ancc. indeed.
Bobby Knew that his father Was n
very resoiuie man. and not ~ al! back
ward in using the strap when he chose
To consider II necessary; 80 he took car.
10 say nothing more in his hearing
about gong To sea But be by no
can ~rclinquishcd his purpose. On
the contrary. this purpose grew more
determined than ever. So he read his
OH sca-storics ovcr again. and the
black>mith's life of Lord Nelson. and
he fancicd himself another hero IL the
Nile and Trafalgar. One dzy. happen
ing TO lie alone in the shop for awhile.
the thought that was always In his
mind spoke out aloud. and he began To
sing:
No.. q ~ssiiycr's life for NEE.
On the big brfny $50 Z.
Where from ke~r ] kip IL froeee.
On the SEA q re ee' on thr sca;"
don't know whether this rhyme wa
orig nal with Bobby or no.. ] suppose
j; expressed his feelings ms well A. II
Barry Cornwall wrote H.
Another song gr~atly affected our
young hero's Imagination. II began
silver buckles. ON his knee"
Hobbs sbaHio'- gone TO -ea
Was No, his name Bcbby-or nick
name' Might not he b. supplied with
silver buckles on shipping. and have n
monument at last like tha; Of which thr
boy Nelson dreamed lie thought the
poetry prophetic. The poet meant, him
Bobby -, down and wrp,e the fo!-
lowing affecting lines with a pencil on
n leaf torn from his fathers account
book:
lines. your hobby uiii b. many miles frvsn
you. Father be- fruats me a~fu! for far~aiee
ing To- run away. bs u Wish he hsd~ut sotae
dav. am so az T. "a: am TO ne 20 ts
hr.ns yuu . shawl: ! sha'nf bring pa nothing.
Tel little sister ksiie not 10 cry. Is.d By:
He enclosed this letter in . hug. gel
low envelope. and having directed II.
he stole Out by . Roundabout; wsv TO
the post-os'ce. Arrived there unp-r-
ceived. he dropped IL In the box. and
then made his wAy out OF the village
zcross lots. Ne fast - has short leg.
would carry him
The neares; seaport 20 Bobby's resi-
dence was distant about seven husdred
miles Bobby PROPOSED 70 walk this
dissance- He had . twenty-five rent
pisse in hrs pocket with which to pay
his expenses BY the time be Ind gone
1--WE &C six miI~s his boyish epihus s~m
began 20 cool . little This vas . grsye
matter. foe without Il be realized shas
his runaway cQuFaEe would not laea
Al frs he had usveied rspsdsy. b-iny
much afraid that his fafbeT wouii
come after him A nighs drew near.
Travelled Considerably slower. aad
felt very much afraid bis father rosids's
come after him When il was dark be
crzwi~d under . hsystsck In . field.
and tned 10 90 TO sleep: but he coold
sleep. Visions Of his Afflicted
mother rose up befose him. He mag.
med that ~ saw h~r reading his I-sseS.
He thought be could SO The look Of
agony CO her fsce. and hear ber sohs
and vailinc - shs realized sAss her
oaly hoy vas gOeeL And thea he
though; Of his Eh1ie sister Katie. ssA
distress Wien she ssoah 6sd ous
Brother Bobby" had k1. her.
DECIDED boz. A: The very moment
when he began his sd D-dssstsoos M
der iheh ayssaek his "sfdicsed' parenis
we're toasting their feet before A o,ea
nrc- and diecussing the best means OF
punish NJ The tnu2as when he shoujd r.
-O eoun. he'll be COMA hack
.aen he ges. tired aud haau." ed
he uoseni meotat Doehor. /
Hell DC herr inside a tweasv-four
hourx." said tie father.
Even small SISTER Kasy thouShs TIE
'ame- and dd not appear 70 have . hss
Doru seoemehf than the ~
Al Ass Dae1inZ came. and o. young !
runaway cnwied oue Iron uoAes she
Aaystack ticed aod dnhenrassei. h
0benehanted G . sm6lcgss lie a. |
lss1y Bat - - Aos 6os - onA
Iard1y make up No Mid - % hnekL |
He fsfhag - - hn $1,000 |
'eoekh ys1 - tAsaghA un~hn
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q pss1ss 0an4gOl
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