The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-08-15
Week DAYS.
BLACK BEAR AND RED FOX
BY HARRIET p. FENroN.

BY HARRIET P. FENToN
Donald was delighted with the Indian suit which
ne lounu a. 'he Ioot OF his bed one morning
1t was made of brown canvas and frinoed all ID
the trousers and the seams of the sloo,,o ~. 80
LII seemed as though he would never get tbrouoh he
exercises and his bath, for he could hardly wait RI
put IL on lie found an old leather belt into which
ne STUCK MS toy sword and wooden hatchet for knife
and tomahawk, and then bounced out on the startod
Bridget with whoop.
]" black Bear, most terrible Indian" he pro-
claimed. eff you don't give a feather out of
the buster, I'll tomahawk you"
Bridget seemed very much terrified and handed
over the feather.
laughed Donald to himself "When see him. I'll
pull out my sword and rush at him. I'll whoop lust
like Black Bear did in the story and when he is
terribly frightened, I'll just call out that it's and
laugh at him."
Ted Donalds chum. He lived little way
down the street which Donald's house stood
Donalds mother smiled very queer smile as she
her young son, with cheeks Redeemed from a dab
of his paint brush and in full war regaa start out
to surprise his friend
Donald gave mighty whoop, jumped the steps
of the piazza, with sword waving in hand and
Ratchet in the other, and started across the field
His whoop answered from Teds yard
cts Ted, and he's scared" thought Donald and
his moccasined feet flew all the faster
But what that coming toward him in a brown
suit, with fac all streaked with green and red
feather waving in it's hair? Something that pre-
scented a bow and arrow to him it approached
Two little Indians stopped short in the path and
gazed at each other blankly.
"Why where did you get that suit?" demanded
Donald, as he found his voice.
"Where did you get yours yoursef?" broke out
Ted, bluntly
Mother bought it."
"And my mother bought mine.'
And then the two boys heard something like a
laugh They looked up Donald his mother
standing on her piazza, and there was Teds mother
on hers.
why Mrs. Thornton" called Donalds mother;
do you know that there is real live Indian around
here? One by the name of Black Bear right in
the house and stole feather out of the duster."
"Why is there another?' cried Teds mother in
alarm Gone calling himself Red Fox, at the point
OF the bow and arrow, made the who painting
the house give him some paint. He also demanded
the feather wore in my last years bonnet
"Oh," gasped Donalds mother edo you suppose
they are going to stay around here long? Bridget
says there's wigwam all fixed up with blankets
with bow and arrow in it, hidden among the fruit
trees in the garden"
"And there's back of barn." said Ted's
mother, in scared tone "And do you know there's
pair of snow-shoes in it, they must be going to
stay until winter"
GLOW dreadful!" echoed Donalds mother.
"Terrible" agreed Ted's mother.
Evidently they had not seen the two fearfuIlook.
ing Indians standing in the path Suddenly the In
dian, Red Fox made rush in the direction of Ted's
mother, and the Indian, Black Bear, toward Donad's
mother. And wonderful to relate, neither Ted's
mother Donald's mother ran screaming into the
house.
go mother, you good" cried the grateful
Red Fox to Teds mother
"You the dearest darlingestlv cried the Black
Bear, with his around the neck of Donad's
nother.-THe Christian Register