The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-06

hurt child. 1 were awful sorry; but sh,
made me too mad fur me to want ter stay
minute more nigh her. John Gray had go
to be ouenOod! What could he be made tel
do that 'ud show her he were brave anG
DARN. Invent Oh by myself and though,
it all out; then went aud found my deal
teacher.
sinister Gray" says /, whispcrin', "you
done me lots o. good turns, and if you'll
jest fOller my lead mebbe l kin do you
couple er o."
"Al! right, Jim," says he, ~laughin', 81
never take q dare-what's to be dOnel"
"Oh, n0thin' Jest now. Only keep close
ter Miss Wintry all day long fur one thing,
ave and 'ceptin' the times I need yer help.
Promise M We won't git riled at what !
does, no matter how reckless it pears ter
yDu."
pleasant conditions to begin with, Jim;
it's q ~bargain--I promise. My boy, there's
q fierce light in your blue eyes-what sort
Of storm does i, betoken"
"L;ke nuff yos kin tell me when the thun-
der and lightniL' . over, sir:" And then l
leaves him a-l&ughin', and p~erceeds-on
the strict quiet, ye mind, fellOrs-tO climb
q tall tree near to where they wa begin
MIN to spread out q galOrious lunch. l
takes . stout piece o. rope up with me lit
KEN from 'rOuAd the crockery box) and
makes it fast to . long bent limb. Then 1
slips the other end round my own body,
safe and fast, catches my jacket up over. q
twig l broke G6 on perpOse, and perceeds
to hang there IN the air-leastwise that's
what I pear To he doin' ter the folks below.
With one dircful shrek l call fur helpI
pertend ter see nOthin' nor nobody but Mis-
ter Montriss0r, and ! howl for him ter
come up and help me fore l perish. He
looks up with his mouth SO full o. cheese
and crackers that l most spoil my actin
and laugh out loud. But he didn't move
anywheEes near the tree, you bet, and Miss
Wintry screams: "Oh, ave the childv'
At these words on goes n mans coat,
and John Gray 10 shinnin' up the tree like
onter the limb
"Y0u little mOnkeyi" says he, .
breathin' and q pantin'.
"Y0u kin bet l wished I ~,rerc,'' says /,
q w~hisperln' back; "fOr monkeys have got
rOuAd limbs o. trees-I had ter use this"
osA0 = " IA " xORC GAoS ACR A4O
from fallin'.
"Ry all that's marvellous"
"DOn't We git excited, sir; it's the fnst
trick-and you jest foller my lead all day
and we'll come out ahead-that's ALT"
We slid down the big tree and was met
by all the picnickers with cries of joy. l
KEEP my face straight. and when she KEN
up and clasped his hand / saw the blood go
. fayin' to his honest face, and he turned
away, shy and silent.
1t were q ~rip-snortin' good dinner, fe!-
lars, and no mistake. We, bein' the lions,
eat the lions share-leastways I did. But
] managed to git through 1t fore any o.
the others. You kin bet I didn't slight
from sanditches ter pie; but l got
through fust, as l were a tellin' yer, and
went sneakin' OF towards where them
two grays was q munchin' their
nOOday a They was tied to a
o. saplins', and it weren't
long fore I were ON the back o. the friski-
est looking one o. '.m and a goin' it slam
bang through the wc>ts. l he'd a good safe
grip on the short rein, = kin tell YOU. fel-
lars: and l knOwed whs. l were about. |
The harness were all on, trim and trig, and
n0thin' less'n partin' with his W hide
would q thrOwed M! I haint rid the trick
mule ut the ~circusseA / haint, fur nOthin'!
! imagine l must . looked perry scarf
lied rs l KEN q yelpin' past the picnic party |
1t . fearful gait-loOkin' all the world like |
The wax Mazepper l seen at that same mu- |
syum last summer-oaly l were live and
Kickin'l Well, ! should remark
. thrashin' out with my best leg like
mad and succeedin' maxim well in my OBJ |
-As~h $4,000 L
outen his senses! Clean 0uten the woods
but o. sight behind y little hill l pulled him
:leak square round ter stabbord and went
yollOpin' back agin. They was all loOkin'
John Gray were ready fur M las I knOwed
yray nag. l yelled I" help!' 50 you could y
Gray toards my poor scairt beast.
o. course he cotch us easy as wink-but
t looked like q wild West shOw-fur he
ode like Wild Bill and I yelled like q
When we was . quietin' down
heir dinner was a-waitiD' for them poor
bused bosses, l says:
"Trick number twO-0h, we're a-doin'
"YOu little rascal-whaa are you up tot"
"Im up 10 my knees in catnip, if yer
says /, Us l slid down from my
steed and shifted t the sweet
NELL o crushed leaves
Some performance Of congratulatin' US
10th. Some claspin' Of John Gray's hand
~ her perty white one. Some blushin' and
urnin' away of eyesebut more light in
armand n anftnoaa mud ev,aotuooo <ho< |
we're e~nc0uragin' to behold.
All rs kids run like wild through the
woods. They was q perty little
called Silver creek, cause it were
70 clear and ripply. Jest q stones throw
rom the place dinner were eaten the creek
.ot wider m made & dandy place to row Q
kin in. Right ON the banks of this stream
We all shot Of fire-crsckers fur hours,
'ack after pack, kids; hiyi. but weren't it
on the half-shellf l most furgot my
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