Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-28

with sudden and strange pcrver.iiy |
Of purpose Crouchoute. as he drow closer !
upon the station. siackened his horses
fpced. \ low fence was In his way.
Not long before ho would have cleared
1t M n bound-for Bon.a.rion could do
such things. Now ho clutercd easily 10
the end Of il 10 go through the gate.
His courage was growing faint and
his heart sinking within him a. ho drew
nearer and nearer.
lie dismounicd, and holding the pony
by the mane approached with some
trepidation the young station master.
who was taking note OF some freight
that had been deposited near tho tracks
mir. HUDSON" ialtorcd Chouchoutc,
did sou SEQ my pony 'r0un zero any
whorcl an-an tho mail aclf'
"Nour pcuy's safe ia Tho woole,
Chou'te The mail bags on It's way 10
New Orlcans'--
"Thauk God" brcaihed tho boy.
"But that poor litto blacl; fellow Of
yours has about done it for himself,
guess"
"washi Oh, Mr. Hudsonl w'at's-
watts happen to washT
"Ilc's inside there, on my mattress.
Ho'a hurt, and he's hurt bad. that's
what's the matter. You SEQ tho 1915
train had come in, aud tho didn't
mako much 81 a stop; 6ho was Just
pushing out when, bless me. u that little
chap Of yours didn't como tearing along
on spunl,y Us IL Old Harry was behind
him.
avon know how No. % can pull at tho
start. aud there wi that little imp
keeping abreast Of her most under tho
things whcola
II shouted al him. couldn't mako
ont wint he was up 20, when blamed II
ho didn't pitch the mail bag clean into
tho earl Buffalo Bill couldn't have dono
II ncatcr.
"Thon spunky, sho shipi; and Wash
he bounced ngsinst the side Of that car
aud back, like a rubber ball. aud laid In
the ditch TIL we carried him inside.
1--WE wired down the road for DE.
Campbell TO come mp on No. IL aud do
what he elm for him"
Hudson had related these events 20
tho distracted boy while they made their
way toward tho house.
Inside. upon u low pallet, lay tho lIttlo
negro, breathing heavily, his black face
/ pinched and nshcn with approaching
/ death. II had wanted no ono 10 touch
him further than to lay him upon tho
be1.
The fow mon and c0loFed women gath.
cred IN tho room were looking upon hiin
] with pity mingled with curiosity.
When hl Aw Chouchoutc no closed
his eyes, aud u shivcr passed. through his
small frame. Those ahont him thought
ho was dead. Cholchou.o knelt, chok.
iug. ut his side mud held his hand.
"Oh. Wash. WASN'T wat you ala that
iori WAT madl you. Wash|
"Mamo Chouchouto.' tho boy wills
pcred, 20 low that no one could hear him
but his friend, 81 was gwino long do
big road, pas Mnrso eros Icons, an |
seed Spunliy tied dab wild do mail. Oar
warnt miuute-l 'clar', Marsc Chou
ohoute, dar wari't n ininuic--to folch
you Wat makes my head tu'n noun
dat away
"Noya mine, Wash; keep still; don't
you try 10 talk, ontrcatcl Chouchoutc.
"You amt mad, Marso Chouchoutci'
The lad could only answer with a
hand pressure.
"Dar warnt minute, 80 gifts top o.
Spmky--l neya seed muffin cl'ar de road
like dat. come long side-dc train
an fling de sack. seed i'm lsotch 1t,
aud don't know muffin mo 'ccp' m,s'ry,
TIL see you a.coinin trough de do.
Mebby Mime. Armand know somc'pin,"
no murmurrd family, "wat gwine mako
my--hcad quit tu'nin round That away
boun 10 git we'll; ease who-gwlne--
watch Marc -- Chouchouto" - Kate
Chopin Ia Youths Companion.