The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-12

tUCay, Amnnd wcu-i answer neartfiy,
as he lifted him up on his shoulder.
How could dad set along without
his Little Cnap?n
Many time, too, when his comrades
whistled for him under the window,
and he was sorely tempted 10 accept the
invitation to join iii their games, the
thought would occur to him that his
dad needed his. help, and gravely he
would so TO the door, and with droll
sense Of responsibility explain that he
had 10 help his dad
Thus winters passed and summers ur-
I'll the Little Chap was 8 years old. He
tyrannized over his sisters, as usual, aud
accepted their worship as nothing but
his due He was q sore trial to his
mother ON account Of his stubbornness
and because he was so hard on his
clothes = But to his father he was q
stanch and loyal friend--I could almost
say an older friend, for he began early
20 feel - kind Of responsibility for
Amund and droll kind Of protector
ship He made him 90 back and put ON
his coat when he started ont in his shirt
sleeves IN chilly weather. He would
send him back TO shaveiof q Sunday
morning when he proposed to 90 90
church with two days beard, and he
would take his dads part at the table
when the mother would scold him or
make unpleasant remarks implying dis
respect
Mother always thinks that every
body can do things better than my
dad, Y he would observe In his slow
drawL when his dad had been unluclxy
enough TO arouse his wife's displeasure,
and straightway dad would feel q little
horny paw under the table grasping for
his own. That was his way Of consol-
ing bis dad
he believed fully that his dad was
the wisest, the cleverest and the hest Of
men, and however unworthy he might
feel himself, what comfort what haps
piness Il was 20 this poor overwurked
carpenter to have one creature ON earth
who reposed this touchingly unquestion-
ing trust in himi What "my dad
said that was law, and what stny dad
did was always admirable, and though
dad was conscious of many q failing he
would not tor the life Of him have the
Little Chap suspect them. He stroye
nanfully TO live mp TO the Little Chaps
idea OF him. s6
People said he spoiled the boy, and
the mother particularly, who was a tritie
jealous Of their intimacy, declared that
Ii was time the Little Chap was sent to
school and learned something besides
whiting and cutting his fingera This
seemed SO perfectly rational that ont Of
consideration for the Little Chap
Amund was at last persuaded to send
him to school. It was Of no use that the
boy wept and declared that he wanted
to be with his dad. How was his dad
to get ON without his help? What would
become of dad il he did not look ont for
him? This idea that he was helping
dad became so rooted in his mind that
he harped upon it early and late and
grieved himself thin and pale for fear
that his dad might come to harm with
oat him.
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- eoln lllli,cllalp !. 1Ieie 49, ~
too. that his luck had deserted him.
Once he ran file, the handle of which
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ns heary splis ms Kneepan win an'
adz linen ne was laid Up Ior tnree
y WeskA !. rrovislons ran very low N tne
mouse harl' ms Wlie, began 20 TAX
aSoaS applying TOT neip 70 tne gualolalls
g Ino pOoI. AZ was tnen tne pian ma
tufea ID Amanas mind % Cross tne
ocean ana oegan me over AGAIN 10 tne
new world where man q ms skiH
certainly could accomplish sometning
more tnan 20 Keep out OF the poornouse.
Accordingiy' tnough ~ neariy broke
ms heart 20 part irom tne Little Cnap'
ne crossed the Atiantac, promising 70
send ,Ior the ialnily - soon ahs ne naa
founded q nome for them in tne great
west he begged nard 20 De aiioWeo 70
Jake the Lltfle Uhap with nam. Dus
Kari wUuld nQg listen 70 tnAt, because