The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05
'OR THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
READING For boys
AND GIRLS.
DaIOw Davie Won the Prize Mt School
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|c, lpIOW D6SIe won the RIVE NJ ScnOOl
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G, dian Boys Letter.
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Davie lived on large ranch in the
/ quax West with his papa, mamma and lit
So N sister Mamma. Papa kept great
good many cattle, and every summer they
made a great deal Of yellow butter,
ces which they shipped to the city. But it
fa made a good income each month and
mamma did not mind the hard work,
|,vv - long rs Davie and Mamma had plenty
lt, S1f nice rich cream for their berries.
But sire worried and worried because
0Avie had SO far to so to school. Davie
vas only six years old, and he had to
|s, 70 Ave miles to school, all alone. Not
:. mother little scholar lived on his road,
|t,rn 60 with him for company. Nothing
t.a Nut the little prairie dogs, coyotes, and
'.aa nee in a while a big eagle, to keep
ea' FIN company. But prairie dogs and
"a OyOtes don't go to school, and l don't
| ites Eelieve they could learn much if they
['flHeid. One morning, mamma brushed
tile lbavies hair, and tied his neckte for
i'm and off he went on old Kit to
.hOOl. There, l forgot to say that
PeckIavte rode to Scnool on horseback
Infon old Kit the brown mare. Mamma
led in as always expecting to see Davie
Eton brought home with Il broken H''1h or
times eek. But papa would say, "Oh, no,
. aenlere is no danger; Old Kit is too gen
|srlsy sy and Davie is too good a horseman
shotrDr that" So, as l said before, off
W Te went on the gallop with Ills little
,a1s '1s s,,ts. &c 4'D''Ds' = ''''' "' : : 90,
ave Mamma was going to have company
lat day for dinner, she was soon so
uSy about preparing the dcay meal
~, lat Dayie was nearly forgotten for q
next ,hile.
,esot Then pretty soon Mr. and Mrs Brown
hasfrom the Big Elk Canyon came, and
~ Hfter nice dinner and good visit,
10 n1amma began to think about Davie
The gain, and when it was nearly time for
ass,im to come in sight a mile down the
oad, mamma Just watched blue
+. treak' for Dayie, as papa put it. After
FIRE while he came in sight and then mann
|Ek 70 ma went out into the milk house to
lranpikim up the milk. She expected he
ure would stop where papa and the ranch
ros lands were loading hay a quarter Of 4
cess Nile away. After the milk was all
j. evskimmed, she was just getting ready
o SO into the house when she heard
ootsteps coming. 1t was Mr.. Brown,
VhO seemed IN Il great hurry.
G. 81 well said he. Mammals heart
| : Wood still. Il guess Davies arm is
|.romo rOken."
| br;5s Mamma grew white in a moment,
-. !, Id felt cold all over, and it seemed
ne never could get to the house. One
- the ranch hands stood in the kitchen
"l1h Dltiing Davie in lis arms. The poor
tie fellow was suffering a great DEAL
1t he managed to tell mamma how
~.
a. Ike as l was going over where papa
- aaS loading hay, and throWed me off,
lie id fell right Oh my hand and wrist
hfo, couldn't get up, mamma, so | knew
kittey arm was broke. / wouldn't have
> bcleent off if | had been mindin' my own
Hiness And now I cant win the
lie at school, And the poor little
an cried from disappointment as
ndreW uch as from his broken arm. Papa
bf Jasld mamma decided not to take Dayie
in HD the doctor. who was fifteen miles
hilton. way One Of the ranch hands told
As On hem that he had his arm broken once
|nd seyhile on the plains in Texas, 80 miles
rom q surgeon, and Of the treatment
he cowboys had given him. I'VE can
10 the same for him. Mrs. West, said
|, . ne, "and the little fellow will be all
H. light in few days" So after Dayie
= I'm vas Qnieter, the little arm baniaged in
-. plints, and cold water and laudanum
Il mt on it until the pain was lessened,
= = :. mamma asked Davie what he had
neant about the prize at school He
old her that Miss Hatton had offered
prize to the fellow who left off head
tafea' ne Dlost times in his spelling class
evans Iamma tried to console him by telling
for eim that she had heard that he was
|nd Lieut. as good sp,ller as there Was in
i, Gees class, and maybe he could win the
/ re are .ize after ALL Well to make a long
ory short, he did win the prize. He
aged at home four weeks on account
ks. ! his broken arm, and then when the
dispaSt day of school came the teacher
lew pindcd Dayie a neat package which
|signed ntained a beautiful cut glass and
the ulver inkstand, and this little note
ex spap1 1resentcd to Davie West, for cxcelling
sultan spelling, by his teacher, Il. Hatton
hen he came home ut night he said
\. don't see how mamlnaS always know
|,hel Gnery thing; mamma said I'd win the
II f.meize and / did" with a queer little
,,,;nod Ok at his little bent ARM
|lnd Jul m. Octet. :, IN. N.uaa
tier Us
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o-Saxon race have homely origin.
+. 1ey are largely derived from the daily
u =. "a ucupauons Of their original possess.
re emo =:
|usly daL1imer comes from lime burner.
Chandler was once candle-maker.
Pointer or Poynter had fathers who
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