Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-06-25
JACKS KITE.

flsh people wrapped in their own con-
Germs always found small boys In their
way. But Jack did not interfere with
anyone. He only went on serenely at
tending to his own affairs, and allow
ing nothing to hinder If his sister
Emily said there were so many OF him
she couldn't help stepping on them 1t
was very wicked and unnatural OF her;
for all in the world he wanted OF Emil
" was some Irvine and some tissue |
paper, and some rattans, and her box
of water-colors, and her attention, and
her help, and her protection when pun
ishment was about to call And EN-
was pretty girl; she wasn't going to
keep all her smiles and her good graces
for Will Waters If Jack could help 1t.
Will Waters was very we'll in way;
he had given Jack Il clasp-knife once,
he had saved him when the lion was
loose in the circus once. To be sure.
the lion hadn't any teeth and had died
the next day of old age, but he was a
lion! And Jack had roared as loud as
he had. Yes Will was all very we'll,
but Will wasn't her brother.
With this it flashed on Jack that
perhaps Will meant to be something
more than brother. Well, then II
that was so, why wasn't something
said about it, something done? And
setting himself to observe the two, 1t
began to dawn on Jack that Win was
afraid OF EN-. Afraid OF little, gentle
Emily! Yes, afraid of her power to
put an end to all his hopes. And it
seemed to Jack that he had unearthed
an immense joke.
Suddenly an inspiration came to him
and he went to work; at least he would
have called it inspiration, If he had
known what inspiration meant.
Out in the woodshed were lot OF
slender laths that he had been whiting
down fine, for it was kite-Aying time;
there were the rattans that En- had
given him; there were some balls OF
Irvine; there was Ems box OF colors.
Jack counted his pennies and made
that day journey to the stationer's,
where he provided for himself the
loveliest lot of delicately tinted tissue
paper you ever saw, and u little red
dre-balloon.
Jack was genius and in the course
~
red tissue paper figure on 1t labeled
IL Am Kupid." 1t was so constructed
that it could be made to carry up the
little fire balloon, and the fire, at night
would make dazzling picture OF the
'.Kupid" by showing through the thin
eed paper.
When the kite was finished Jack did
not have to wait long for an opportu-
Atty to carry out his scheme. 1t was
svening, and En- came strOlling up
rom lecture with Win beside her, and
ghen they stood ut the gate, just as
shey always did. as II they did not
know how TO part and didn't know how
20 go any further. This was Jacks
lime, and with his load upon his shout
iers he crept out behind the woodshed
md over the garden and field. lighted
.he little red balloon, climbed the corn
aouse, and lifted his kite to the gentle
evening wind ran down the ladder
md let her fly.
The kite rose slowly and swep
long, Jack running behind with tn
,tring slipping through his fingers. !
was too heavy to raise far, but it ros
mr. enough. For EN- and VIII turne'
1t the same moment, looking up will
\ cry, What is that?" And there o.
me dark violet OF the starry 9 o'clocl
sky hung the rosy figure with its DO,
and arrow and with the red light burn
ny behind it breast. And. suddenly
beiore she thought, En- said. "Oh
don't you see! 1t is Cupid" And. re-
then as the fire. balloon, she turne
and ran into the house as fast as sh
could scamper and slammed the doc
and left Will to darkness and his fate
And as he turned, half bewildered. tn
6re-balloon flashed up and explode
and by some one chance in millio
Aid not set fire to the kite, which Jack
little mortified, pulled down an
rugged away to the wOodshed.
And sorry time Jack had OF
when he went into the house. r.
En- was crying. and his mother WI
explaining; and If it had not been II
Mary AIMS winking he would hay
had some fearful anticipations. '4t
are IA wicked. cruel boy" sQbbed En-
sitting by the window. land you''
mortified me to death-my own brot
sr! And you've broken my hear
And never-I never-can look at h
face again!"
You 60 right to bed. Jack Pursley
said his mother. And your faith
shall deal with YOU"
Jack rose early next morning a
brought in the water for Mary An
and split the kindlings. and fed
chickens, and drove the cow to pastu
and was SO altogether energetic tt
first one and then the other found
difficult to say anything by way OF
proof; and EN- hadn't come down; q
he was of to school and safe.
Bot if Miss Emily had occupied h
,elf With her tears that night, Mas
win had been busy with his though
And it is not surprising that the aft
noon found him at the door, and pr