The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-14
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BQ!yhood.
Dr. Charles A.Ea5tman
Copyri 8ht 1909 BY Mcclure, Phillips C.

Was you who answered my CALL you long-face?
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Upon this latter growled said e.. ~
You had better careful how you address
be for what say! -
z (" Who for red-eyes ugly thing!'
the replied whereupon grizzly Immediately set
But the boys stone and the
bears great teeth and claws made impression it.
Then dreadfully heavy, laughing all
waited the bear Finally Stone Boy pushed him aside and
sent an arrow to his heart ~:-
HE walked for some distance ne a huge
fallen tree which evidently killed by light
ming The ground by of struggle, and
Stone Boy picked several exactly like those Of his
uncles which he himself carried.
while he wase examining these things a
like that whirlwind, He looked
and black speck which rapidly larger until
it became dense cloud. came then
thunderbolt The boy was obliged wink. when he
opened his behold! stately stood before him
and challenged him to single combat
"stone Boy accepted challenge they grapped
with another The from the clouds gigantic in
and very powerful But Stone Boy was both strong
heavy warrior
the sky exertions there
heavy shower Again and again the ghtnngs flashed about
the struggled last Stone threw
his who lay motionless There murmurng
sound the heavens and the clouds rolled swiftly
away. 49, .s~.~..z z.sszsz. = .--. ~- -:
a. Now, thought this must have slain all
my unc1es. shall go to his home and find
he
scapock beautiful bit breahed gently
upon it, and as it hoated upward he followed into the blue
heavens. z.za-Z1 l.--5 i.
away Stone Boy to country Of the Thunder
Birds. land lakes rivers, plains
mountains The adyenturer himself looking
down from the top of high mountain the
peared to be very popuous for he lodges all about him
as far as his could reach He particularly noticed
majestic tree which lowered above all others it's
bushy bore
the mountain and arrived at the the
there limbs except those at it
tall that he did not attempt to climb it. He simply took out
his bit Of down, breathed foated
when he was able to look into the nest he there
eggs remarkable
color. He nothing but boy after all, had
e hi o @ AIS ne was a te
in l1of no
running toward the nischievousy egg
at them and in the instant that # broke he saw one Of the
drop dead Then all began out piuly, Give
my heart!
them an psope 0no my snA 0fe
And he really did break all Of the but four small
: which hand tree
and wandered the silent and deserted lodges search
Of his lost found little boys
survivors their
tell him where their bones laid.
"They showed him spot where a heap of bones
bleaching the Then bade the bring
water third fourth he
willow lodge. They obeyed.
Stone built lodge fire,
collected within all the of his
he poured upon sounds
could be within the BATH
to the murmuring voices, the singing
forth in the thanking him blessing
him for restoring them to life. Only little Of
youngest missing. Stone Boy heartlessly
broke the four remaining took the little finger
of the largest boy to supply the missing bone
They all returned to earth again and Stone Boy
Quoted his his mothers lodge She
slept during entire incessany
the pillow upon which her his head,
which she know Of his Going little
others. suddenly forward
her exclamng Mother, brothers
ing-prepare feast!
For time after this they all lived happily together.
Boy occupied solitary hunting.
particularly fond of hunting the wild animals He
killed them wantony and brought only the teeth
his SPOIL played laugh
ingly recouned his exploits His mother uncles
tested begged him at least the lives OF those
held sacred by the relied
from harm
evening" however, he noticeably silent
upon give the reason, replied
SsssS%za = For past heard the
animals talking Of a conspiracy against
going the other
ming when I heard announcing a
- ~ general war Stone Boy and his people
k ##$ The crier Buffalo, going at full speed
Il SA from west to east. Again, heard the
~ #@a Beaver conversing with the Musk-rat, and
AZ # N##@S8 both said their already
BSss aS## promised to overflow rivers
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