Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-16
The KID Of HDdOh6 T6Iu.
By FLORENCE FTaOH-KBLLY.
Copyright, 1906. BY the Author..

Copyright, 1895, by the Au4hor.l
Excuemenu Gld not lack at the Ta6s.s
whenever the Kid was at home. If he
was sent to help with the milking, one
of the cows was sure TO kick over a full
milk pail, knock him over with her
hoof or break loose from her restraining
ropes, charge around the corral like
wild beast, and crash through one Of the
house windows or plunge in at AN open
door. If he was told to house the geese
and chickens for the night, such COM
motion ensued as brought the whole
household to see if coyotes had broken in
to the chicken yard. At sight Of him
the pet angora goats fed on their swift
est legs, with a running leap mounted
one of the corral sheds, and tim spec to
what they had learned was the only
place Of safety, the roof Of the house
And when he was not stirring up the
animals he was playing jokes ON the
cowboys Holy John, middle aged,
thick witted fellow, who never knew
what had happened 10 him until the rest
We're roaring with laughter, was the spe-
cial butt of his tricks
One evening the boys were sitting
around the kitchen door talking quietly,
for Kid was off with Madge, helping
her bury dead kitten. Holy John sat
in a slouching attitude ON the doorstep,
his new sombrero, with a stiff, curled
brim, tipped far back on his head Kid
came in through the corral and stood in
the kitchen for few minutes. Then he
seized the molasses jug and tiptoeing
very softly behind Holy John filled the
brim of his brand new sombrero with the
sticky liquid. 1t flowed out over his
back and down into his trousers, and
Holy John lifted a wondering and be-
wildered face to see his companions
breaking into uIroarious mirth. Then
his long enduring patience was smoth-
cred in wrath, and he laid violent hands
upon Kid and spanked him before
Madge's eyes.
That was too much for knight of
prowess tamelY to endure, and the boy
clustered around in his most vigorous
iThpersonation of the character Of Bron-
cho Bob.
"This ranch amt big enough to hold
Holy John and me too Him or me, one
OF the other, mas sure got to ask fer his
time, and it Won't be me either, you
hear me shout. I'll get him sure buff
faloed, and il he don't pull his freight
before he's u day older there II be the
biggest killing here that Apache Teju
ever heard of. !"
1t was very quiet the next day ut the
ranch. Mr. and Mrs Williams and
Madge had driven to Silver City, the
cowboys Were all out ON the range, and
] kept in my room with some work,
After a time / heard noise at the end
of the house, just outside my room, and
| went out TO see what it was. Kid was
there with pick and shovel, toilsomely
digging a hole in the hard adobe soil.
what are you doing, KID"
Nothing much. just digging a
hole. :,
Isn't that where the old Apache
chief is buried?'
He looked up with interest. us this
The place? Do You know right where it
is?'i
''They told me it is there where you
are digging. Those rocks, that you can
barely see, outline his grave Are you
going to dig him up?'
"MeS What would want to dig him
up for? amt lost no Iniuni I'm just
digging hole-for Madge. She wants to
plant tree. What did they bury him
here for? Did they kill him here on the
rancho
"This was fort once, before there was
any ranch here, and there was war
with the Apaches, and they We're getting
beaten, and so they sent this old chief
down to the fort to make terms for them.
The commander received him and put
him into a tent and set guard over him.
In the night the guard fell asleep, and
when he walked he was frightened lest
the Indian might have escaped. So he
punched into the tent with his bayonet
to see if he was still there and hit the