The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-03-19
The Hero of Beaver
Head.



at was icht up there on the coilin'l'
cried the man; right up there! an it
had green eyes and red-forlSed tongucl
II was au awful snake, Lucy. and II
jumped down onto me an got round my
neck an was choldn' mel OH II was
cholSiu' mel"
Paul got up and, lifting the little girl
In his arms, looked at the children
meaningly. aud they Jllowcd him out.
He placed his delicate burden on n
bench in n sunny place down 10y the
wall, and, asking Carl TO watch them
while they played, he went bacl, TO
help his mother. She came into the
loom as he entered. IL struck him TO
the heart, she loolod SO worn and pitt
full.
"IIe's sleeping again. she whispered
Don't You go in where hc rs, Paul, I'M
less call you: perhaps the spell won't
come on him again"
The boy turned aside and see down
before the fire, and began dryiuu lis
wet and clinCing clothes. Tire woman
went slowly about her work, and
sounds from the children playing in the
sunshine came floating in.
The two did not tails; some question
touching the little stranger, who she
could be, and through what mysterious
peril she had come 20 them. may have
ebbed through their Thoughts lut they
had no heart TO spcal, Of It, Tho chill
dren might Pambol on the grass, with
the deep indigo sky above and Che
fragrant rain-washcd air coming
through the pines and filing them with
zest, but to these elder two the very at-
mosphere seemed thick and at1gnaut
with the curse that lay upon the family
After n time the woman finished
washing the poor, cracked dishes end
went out, and the boy reused himself
and stirred YEARLY about. lie' felt
stiff and heavy, much as II he were
partly numb in body while his mind
was painfully widc-awalSc. DE found
his mother putting the tubs in position
under the shed, getting them ready az
once for work.
Mother, ye amt Git TO" pleaded Che
boy, "Ye amt 1T TO work. SO didn't
sleep none last night, know yc dion O.
s" y're all Of tremblc now mother,
can we wait till tomorrow
eve have nothing to cat in tbc house,
Paul" she said. I'VE must get these
mill-clothcs done an get something Co
feed the children. Your father may
have 20 have some medicine, too and
her lips trcmbled
The boy could have cried ont against
the whole world In bis bitterness, bat
he Shut his teeth hard, ,md puttng the
wntcr-yol,c across his shoulders, went
down 90 tho spring.
He f.lt bruised and sore from his hard
worl; on tho face of the cliff, and came
)aok sloUly. His mother was not nt
he tubs, but DE heard her soothing the
)oor man in the hut, the sounds being
Mingled with piiiful cries lie sprang
- The door and waited. But she did
not call ham, and in n little time she
lnmc ont. She was breathing hard and
went unste0dily and sat down on the
bench 10y the tubs.
II riel4 he won't be bad like he "a
sometimes" She painted, because he
goes on Co sleep so quick. It's not
much NOR. than bad dreams, ] think. "
"Nhv can't Sc let me go in an help
We. mpjurP'
Gle mi .l.t hurt you, Paul. You know
what ne did Oh you once. never could
bcnr 90 500 Won near him since when
he's bad. ne won't hurt me, no matter
how wild Doc m1y be- Hes kind, you
know. I.ul. only when the drink takes
away his mind. You mustn't feel i'll to-
wards him, dear for he's doing himself
more harm Than anyone clse.'