The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
II ALL the village of High b.. Ks

80 ''A4ii-~. IpI Nilllt IRA Nhs>
an only child. and had 10 companions
OF her age in her " home. DIR. WaII;Yw
iNeH 80 near 10y that the children of
poth houses were almost constantly to-
S'ther.
"Brothcrs are not always such com
fort. Vie" Jessie often said. in . burst
of confidence. Harry i, rood TO me
and all that. but he leases me so that
sometimes lust hate him. They think
themselves 50 superior. too. finley hap
Pen to be IA little Older than their SIX
tere."
Certain women in rho u~oimhbn-bo,d
-:Ii>appruyrd Of The facr ,baf Nira aud
Jessie spent 81 mucb fine in .,cf,,,
OF HARRY NalIiuw. >ayirm il ruodr Girls
rough to play with BOYS. but when m.
fathers of the girls vrr, .n,.aJ,d "a
they said:
Let the Youngsters aipue They'll
realize the rrsnonsibiiit:.. uf life snnp.
.enoagh; LET them have = oond Tim.
while they can"
While the GIRLS could ioin Harry IN
most OF his sporfs they sill had their
n~iay-hous. and dolls. and ,nru, man,
happy hours every d. over their p.a,-
housekeeping.
-L.>>i," asked yir, -. Inv .b;I,
,i-tfro Il ,b.. old .,o,,,nrI. Pc.
in th, S,epbspsops. h.rL ,,rr, vi,b
their family of dolls ,houi ,hr,p If
y,r varn mot inst xour.rlf who vorId
you like to bea"
We'll. | don't know" answered her
campanion. thoughtfuIiy. sometimes
I1hipk would like 70 he a great singer.
- ! cpuId charm the who'll. world inn
pua>s | had about as soon h., one Of
1ar Thomas children as anybodv
knew.
WHY. Jessie WaIIinr,~ cried Vira
shocked at the frapknrss of her reDIv
.Tbere ar,. fen in that family. and 1bty
arr. ~dr,.2HfuIIy moor"
81 know II !" rounI,ccp,Iv r.snouded
L..;. ..b,,t y,b,, finn ,hev b,y. Tb,v
,,Ln ,b.ir ,,,,. cbi.t,n riub, into tbo
hon.. I'D ,ho,. ro,., b,yo >, icon
,I.;r ..,,-, .ad, and nobodv ,v,r
,.,L ,, ,bor, ,hou. ,b.ir ,,hI. MN
r,s -r-"
-Iirilo Girls" cried = ynirr from n,r
IN, annie blossoms "v-pt IN 90 and
~. v7tb Va. Thomas family do ynrr-
nd Henry N,Iiun dr.c-udrd frnu, TIN,
aid rr,...
AT i.,-t worry nic. IA Inc LISTENING
U,rr, W,uiru" cried Nir, b.-v.,u
vEnn, and tho Lcv ,h.r. Was us,ouva
u~ood-r,,ur.d v,rf,r.
~ -. ,b.r. frs, r,,dipy WHOM, ,,p
on. Nj. r,nri.,r ,.,,d.d ,I,r-
- ~ :, an I,,.i,, . :;
,,u,;,, ,.,n, ~ ,an
II ho,y / uf.b mich, h,,a .c.n
nm If +5o.r Old varri,rs-routiac ar
N.va,-.n A.
-yy.lr I5idr., Ill. ,b.m ou,L-,
f.m,d Nira. -Tb,.y v,r, vick,5 and
.cri.f and killed white folks and ,toic
children. Ifthr bior,,1 chief Than ever
lived ,bpr,Id walk into This yard tbi.
minute would order him on, as quick
IL as | could speak"
And would helm Won" as>rnted
.J.s,ia * the TWO ,trnIi,J AVA, arm IN
arm uhiir Harry seated himself to fin
fSh hi story.
rta- afternoon wbiIa Tho uirIs We're
III, tba ,,,r..b yir, heard =, d~,tcrmip,d
Et.ork ~ the kitchen door. No u, els.
was in The horse Sb, went into IN,
L,U and ont tbrourh tbr zimmerman
Jessie following close behind. She
threw open In" door. and there stood
an object which fairly froze the blood
in her veins. Towering far above hp..
dressed in all the trappings which he
tokenef a prince among red men. stood
an indian chief. looking darklv at the
Girls.
"WEy-why. good afternoon" gasped
Iira.
DO" WAS the lacoric response. and
to Indian stalked into the kitchen.
seeming to completely fill it by his
towering height and broad shoulders.
Ma home? Ia home?." he inquired.
in Il cultural tone.
No. Mr.. Indian" spoke up .JesSi".
bravery. "UncIr Harry is downtown.
and if Won want to see him YOU better
70 right down there"
LII white squaw 'fraid?" he