Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22
off into a corner of the tent and cried sottl,


But she could not sleep. The picture Of
kind, manly face. and the warmth of
mothers fond embrace remained and |
abided with her. Hour after hour passed
in this way till ut last she could stand it |
no longer. Slipping on her shoes and stock.
ings, and taking her little worn and ragged
cloak. which reminded her of home, She |
went quietly and cautiously into the moon
Nght and over to the wagon road
Which way should She ,urn2 Surely
home Law this way. and she ran along un
the road, and for the first time in oh. so
many nonths laughed aloud in her ,.lee.
a rabbit ran along with it, queer. long
leap. in front Of her, and stopped once oil
twice To gaze back ut her with its great
gray eyes, and She laughed again in the
moonlight and went trippin., aiouy Tbe
moon s5lnk lower aud lover as She Kept u.
her journey hour after hour without na..
ging. and presently the eastern sky began
To redden. The birds began 10 tv-ftterou
the boughs. the COW. TO low away Of over
the hills. an,. all ra,ure .ave notice that
it was waking up iron. its sA!!.lber, fol
another day life
Sut nothing in animate creation was ~
happy as FAY. She was !.ee-f.ee as the
breeze that tossed her tangled curls back
and forth And she was uoin, home
home to papa and mamma Conld any
body bc as happy as sheg
'.Nowdy do little birds' She chirruDed
Are YOU very happy. and is It going TO iz
your Christina, tomorrow iIowGy do.
You great big round sun soc YOU com
ing up over the hills away of youder
Quit hurting my eyes when look at you
DO you know That Christina, i, coming to
morrow"
Once in a great while she would pass n
farmhouse. and when the sun was we'll up
above the horizon eh. cHme to where a
man was walking across the road with two
great steainin.: bucket, OF milk.
Hello. little girl-,yhere; are YOU goings"
said he.
Il am going home" She said with a
smile.
you are ont pretty early he returned
Don't YOU want some milk" And taking
his cup lie filled it for her and then h. did
it again, laughing As he lett, saying. You
must like goot! sweet milk. "
FAY nodded and smiled aud tri.red
along. After awhile she caln..t oa railroad
track. All, that is the why 10 20 home
surely. she thought for railroad, 20 every
where But how could sll. rdcg The
past twc!vemonth had taught her tirnn.
/ cial wisdom among the traders she had
been With and She knew Shat riding upon
the train cost money, aud She had not even
so much as a penny. Bat She dismissed
the thought OF trouble and trippeti along
the track. pluckin, lutte flowers by the
wayside and laughing aloud. overioyed at
the sound OF her own glad. free voice.
When she came TO- lon: bridge, with
the great beams lying very tarapart for her,
her heart beat a little more rapidly as she
began stepping upon them. but she Keep,
bravev on and clapped her little hands
gayly when she got across. soon size cam,
TO /, i',ie strange house. but no on. va,
there. aud She sat upon !. beam TO rest. II
was a very queer looking little house, anG
looked like a great round tub set upol
immense posts After awhile She nearC
the hoarse whistle Of an engine. then cam,
,he rumble OF Il heavy train, and the great
ron horse with MS carriage, stood puiiin-
and blow n. right by the side the strange
kind of house and big iron pipe swun.
it-ct! over 10 the housetop. and she coult
hear water running
An. if she only nSd money To pas for
ride. 1t was 20 ltr ant. already she was 5,
tired And She looked at the strong cnyin,
till she could hardly see it. for the tear
would fill her ewes in spite OF all her ef
forts. But Just then a great gust of ,,nok,
and steam came out and developed her
ana TO heF Ii became Il h!ha iaeed o!d man