The Red Cloud chief., 1885-08-21
Was SHE j. COWARD?
How Jennie Proved Her bravery Ina the
Iaye 81 Seal Danger.

Tace 81 Zeal Danger.
Jennie Carr was i yery bright
good, numore little girl, about twelve
year oil. Being the only grl in the
famil., he was nat IraIiy 4 great pet
Indeed. her brother, hal but one fault,
T. fiai with her, bat hey managed TO
give her a great many uncomfortable
moment. On account 81 that one fault.
The .ac. was. She Wa, afraid OF the
dark. AMI tbs her two elder brothers
ooulJ no: understand.
Lite George lever hat anything 10
say un the SUD Get. hut. - he Wa only
two years old, hr could hardly be eI-
pcctcd u have Al opinion about the
matter. Rob and Max. however. the
older boys. seldom lot an opportunity
of tea,iuy jcnu = alou. ie.Hg ard.
and of submitting he. TO very UNI
plea ant ~or!cal>, III order 20 teach her
not 10 be- afraid. A.. for instance. once
she and Rob were III a dark TOom when
he suddenly ran cut, holding the door
shut OH the outside. % that SIC could
not follow and o her i.!n, he AID
Mn cDa>cd her down = DARK. narrow
pa~sccc u a Lite rom a, The end,
whore they lc Hcr. and ran away.
Poor jennie, IN running after them.
fell md spr,ined her auh.c. which was
not what they had expected. Al this.
however. ony ersci Il make her more
timid. II possible. and did no good.
.Jonnic had a hard time with the teas
ino # her two brothers, which she
sometimes received with temper AID
sometime, with tears.
Its rs bal TO Do i cry-baby IS a
coward" said Max, one day, after tens
ing her until she cried.
Ihis reused jennie temper.
'.Tm not a cry-baby." she said. in
digna,Ion drying her tears; ''and ! am
no more of a coward than yoI. Master
Max. 1t Doctor Smith pull my tooth
without q word. AMI You would not
even let him look al your mouth. and
came home and cried all night with the
toothache.'
Max looked rather shecpish at this,
and had nothing Ia say. lie was very
glad at that moment TO hear his mother
call him. She had been slit n nj The
window, and overheard the children.
Il wish Won would not tease YOU sis
ter 80 constantly. Man. she SAID, ~
he came in the room. 1t docs 10
good
.'shc is such a cowardly baby" he
said. bv way of ~ cXcu,c.
..>he is not a baby. You boys tor
mcnt her 50 she can not help or, ing.
and | am not n all sure she i such u
coward IL You imagine. Many people
who are afraid OF !maginar, Things
are brave enough IN the face Of real
danger vas h., mother reply.
Max was not To be- convinced, but re-
framed from teasing Jeanne any more
that day because his mother expressly
forbade it.
Mrs. Carter felt very sorry To have
her little daughter afraid Of the dark.
because she Knew IL was foolish, but
she lid not see any way TO help Il, and
hoped in time Jennie would outgrow
il. She felt quite sure the boys could
do no good with their teasing. and put
i stop to ii whenever she heard ,herl~
One day the children were all
yitc,i. with their mother and father.
take tea with their grandmother.
OF course they were in a great hun
10 set oil, and their mother allow
them TO 20 sorAc time before she d
Jennie had charge Of George. and
mother gave her many charges ab
him.
Il am 50 afraid something VIII h
pen to him. | think ne had better VI
and 20 with me- she SAID. anNiou>l
But 1t this time Master Georges
began 10 pout. and there were syn
coming ;earS-an event always av.rt1
il possible. in the Carter family.
Georges CRYING fits were apt TO
stubborn things.
Don't IVORY. mother dear. I '
take good care of him. said Jennie.
And when she made a promise. l
mother knew il would be Kept. and
them 90.
1Ecy walked along the Stree; ve
happily. the two boys IN 'front.'. and j..
ne a lew steps behind. With Georgi-l
Suddenly tLcv heard = great moi
and people calling. Looking back III
saw = horse with = wagon attached
him coming furiousiy toward them
the sidewalk.
Run. run shouted Rob, a. he \
Max started for tie steps OF . no
near bv.
jennie could no. run with her lid
brother. and she never thought OF ie
ing HIM. Ia fat. she never thought
her eli at all. She had promise
take care Of l:ilc George, ami
wou.i do her best
stepping quickly behind HIM. 80 :
she >hou Z M; ler-el. betweca him
Ihc danger. She threw her arms clr1
shout HIN. ., ii. poor child her i
irail bod ccuil ave him from The
TIA, - coming.
She >l.u. her eyes There Wa 4
ting crash. Sc was c"n>c Gus
sharp pan somewhere a5oa; ker.
then knew 70 more.
When she came T. herself she
living N lei. v ~ Ter hvai land
ana = .uev-. i feeling II = agu|
just then her mother came q
BEDSIDE.
My dear. byave lille az. sac ssid.
- slc Kissed Lcg.
MAS George hurt:" Jennie asked.
.a'atv.
No. nv dsrIin-. You have saved
ii, life b your cOUrag aid ?~re-ence OF
mind.
Jennie . nilei. and there being nothing
better 70 90 fell asleep
Jennie Mas = long time recovering
from the injuries she had received. In.
horse had. Just - he reached the chill
dTea. suddenly taken - tne street In
turning. the wagon had dashed yio-
icai,y against q tres and Teen broken.
Some portion Of it had struck Jennie.
hruisin. her head and breaking one
arr.
Little George w.s unframed Tn
rou-are NJ his firxle sister mad SAVE.