The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27

L mail WIN 4pbh fdff III t-lflf t'g~ - anu
COW had been seen IN . Roman iO~a.
The lady If the h0E-. - e." ch.rken,
in 4 Mother Hubbard dr. IL -ra-yr.cn
orgaudi". with "a pps- bonnet ON Her
head and a ridiculous dove percEed on
her shoulder. And the chiidrrn-a boy
and @irl Of about the same ages a.
Thaddv and Becky-look@d ike = little
grandfather and grandmother who had
just stepped out Of some old picture
framc-or =" Aunt DDxy thought. She
even contemplated building = very high
fence between the two gardens. lest
Becky and ThaAdy should take IN in
tcrr>, III the small aUtiqgr-ipoking per-
SON wh" lived in the queer cottage.
q! course they took IN interest in
them, and many -tplcn g.anccs besides;
they Don found out III some way that
the children az the cottage werc named
Rupert and Marguerite, and that they
we're kind and pleasant playmatrs.
Bat in the midst Of the cniidrrns
hprrifring assertion - Aunt Doxy, that
they didn't believe Ruper; and Mar
"n"rit- w"rr very bad children after
al. there came a revelation that almost
tDGk the good lad br.ath away.
Emancipation. or Nancy, was the
very BLACK daughter Of the equally
black Martha Na~hingtOn. whom Miss
Euioxia had imported from the South
for household '.hclp,' -oon after the
war. And NANCY now bur,;. almost
b~r,athic~s. into the room. with the cry:
80. Mis- Doyy. dc Princes gone
Cone She hasn't flown over the
c0tttgr fence. ma, -he?' exclaimed
Aunt DoNy. in great CONSERVATION.
"Wu-n dat declared Martha
Washington, busting in after her
daughter. "Wus'n Dat. Mi, DoXy'
Shes Drrn pulled jroo de fcnc.,'
Aun; D,Ny was fond of pets and had
a "r.ni many. bu: her heart was es-
p.c'a.iv set upon her pca-fowls
Prince and Princes Charming
The Prime" was " treat. -picudidiy-
shaped peacock, with a magnificent
display of ~tti'-frathrr-; the Princess
wa- of a dui! color. and bad 10 tail
feathers - -rr.Jd. She ~, chief
vote. Bur Aunt D,vy seemed fondrr
of ner than of tn" Prince. r-rhap, ii
was because everybody Gi-psragcd her.
"PuIlrd through the fence, Why.
what DO you mean" she erred.
Martha Washington fat and Jolly
face was gloomy with prophecy.
"Y"' knows. .or "a fac. Miss DOXy,''
she sail. .'how 'tractivc dem pea
coc.,, has alIays ben to dc family
down iar.' and She pointed a fat. dis
ap rowing finger "a, the cottage. for
Martha Washington shared her mis-
tres pr iuG'c.,. "Er "rmman his
self 1T on d. fence in Il" br'iiin'
-uu. "a takiu %! dem oil wiv his pencil.
ar de- icr,l" gal say her NANNY
Iona" want = fan made oHi ob lc
Princes tail. And e. yar, Miss DoEy,'
Martha Washington solcmnly drew
from her pocket i hruwniSh-dral
f.athcr-"I done I'm Dis ~tichin' in =,
cot.a"c fence whar Dc pore bird was
pulled froo. AID Martha Washing.
tom spread out both her fat hands. A. il
to emphasize her proof of the '.cottag,
peoples guilt.
Aunt DoNy was overcome. % my
poo Princess she said. What could
they want it for
WHY. to eat. Miss Doxy. %o'courSc.'
declared Martha Washington. .'Dat
sort % Sp~irious folks allay- Get ii,
curuscst t'in@> 10 eat. Dcy took Prin,
cess for dcir Ta~nkSgifin' dinner
What ignorant, barbarouS peopi,
they mus, bc-tp eat i peacock said
Aunt DcNy. u certainly must write
a letter ii rcmonstrancc. and see what
excuse they can oif-r for So unch:i,tiaI
an act.
Aunt EoNy was considered by hcl
fcllow-workcrS in church and Sunday
school ~ having an especial gift FOL
dealing with tranS"rcs>orS. So >h,
seated herself at her desk. and pro
c'rdcd to the task Of bringing her sin
fui uci@hhUr> Ia Il Scn>e of their g.ca'
~wickrinr>s. She did not hesitate {
snow them plainly tn" wrong of which
they had been guilty. ami Sh" did no
even deem it fitting that. ~ was Otter
the Gas" with her. Justice should b'
tempered with mercy. Aunt DuT'
sadly feared that her ohjrciionabl,
~nci@hhorS were hardened offenders
Whose hearts could not be ea>il,
touched.
HIRE. Thaddy." she said. as she
folded her not. "you may carry hi,
II the cottage; come back just - Soo'
aS Won have delivered lido yoI
hear?'
And Thadiy. oyerjoycd AZ this op
/. p~oriuni;y To- inter- FORBIDDEN groun,
and have even Il few moments g
Eapcrt'> society. replied: Yes m.
with suspicious dociIiiy, and ran ot
like a flash.
y hopes muffin II happen % ia
boy" muttercd Martha Washington
cloomily. a. she went about ne
Thanksgiving preparations. She evi
IDENTIFY believed there We're no limits t.
the cnormitie> of which the cottag,
people were capable.
Half an hour passed by, and theI
Becky said. locking obviously toward
the cottage. with her nose fiatteneC
against the w~indow-pane: Il wonder
why Thaddy doesn't come back"
Aunt DoNy looked up in great alarm
Hadn't he come back" She asked
How could she have forgotten him.
Blu. surely they could not he wicke,
enough - harm 4 child.
Tim was dispatched in great haste il
search Of the missing boy. He founC
him in the grove behind the cottage
PLAYING with Rupert. Thaddy was 81
lent and ashamed under Aun, DoNy
reproof. Rupert had coaSed him Il
play. and he had played. That was Al
he would say. except the expression o
his opinion that Rupert WAS \ goo,
boy. and was going 20 have \ donke,
with long cars II was eviden, tina;
in spite Of the melancholy fate Of tbs
poor Princess. Thaddv had a cres
longing for the society II the cottage