Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-17

"Skinp wac -preSente5 tn Archibald
wh,le no n.os hnnting haar and nth.
ar h,g y,ma in the nakotas Tho
other dops arc .Polla" Sbir St
Rernara and asa,ior row. a retriev.
or --Washineton post
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HOW MAJOR GOT IN
Henry and walter Metz looked
down the road for the twentieth time
in an honr Mr. Metz had been away
for three days and he had promised
10 bring them nonv, when he re.
turned Presently their natience
was rewarded.] for thev saw their
father coming and the dearest little
pony was tied heIh,nd his buggy.
"He is INST snlendid. 4 think he's
nicer thar Tobn nrnn,s ), said Hen.
~ when the nony had been looked
over verv carefu,,v "What shall we
can him mana qp
"The owner If the nony farm call.
ed him Major for he holds his head
nm lika a soldier does /. was the ana.
wer. "a
Gwen cal, him Major foo, thew
agreed.
The davs that followed we're han.
nv ones for tba hoys and Major had
enough attention to snoil anv nonv
dye irst follows nc around ,ike q
doc . Hanrv osten said
aWhen We % into the ward he
acts like ha wanted to 90 with ma
Il be could aneak 4 think he would
sav--lDon,t leave me in the lot alone,
He 10 inst the smartest pony that
ever wasn was walters comment.
One dav the hovs were in the
house and Mrs Metz called them.
She nointed to- the kitchen door. and
there stood Major quietly looking in.
ayybo laft the cate omen % she nues.
toned
.Henrv wos in the ,ot last . wal.
Tor soid on;cL,v
.1 c,osed tho p.te though re-
mamhar for Major was right there.
ana no triea To nnsb I'M Henry re.
snonaad ~ Soan,t COO how be pot in.
Is,am sure he couldn't climb over
the fence" The finished.
- ~ a.ba. os.,,ras MIN
nha .7hc,,. oorIa sc.rcaIv wait to
an, ,ha;r father about & "s,me.
Y Ill sa -. az aata nnhonLadn wac
h,s vardiot aMsior ,s clever bnt he
na S nnboo,. Tho cate e II WAS
49,, !, ~ ], -
srssss a. -. !, -, NJ, iar ,nna.raa IN
a. aanoh aaain Tye,vhodv daclar.
~ 80 sa, hoan sb,,t .nd ,otcb.
"a "a ~. an, e ~ ha aot IN still remained
-, !, , rstorv Nh Not insistod that
a. -hoHa wara not oarar,l hut thew
s,ao,..s, +hs,, w.,
.pa,,s aan,a hara oriclp Mrs
! oouos ~ na,t n,orn;no i'm.
.,.ss;..o,1,, aftar hraa1,,ost
srha NO hove r,,shed ont on the
,o-o;, ana saw Major irving 10 omen
tho sate With his teeth He tried
..sa,r and arain and finally the hool,
nia,das ua wa,,,ed IN. - the little
g,o,,n az, noddad bis head 40 /, to
Sow 's.r -, 5bere toon-American Cnl.
+ivator - ~
GoNHR
when he came To sohool-a little
| hlackJha,rad hlack-eyed Apache In
I! dian hov-.he. fold them his name wac
| "f;onern and Gor,er he had always
! been,
! He loved to 60 to school until Miss
Er,ma married Mr.. Hunter. the gu.
nerintendent al the big copper mines.
| Mise Emma didn't teach school any
4 more. and Goner was unhappy. In.
7 steayi of going to school lie spent
most al, his days sitting In the sun.
| shine ahouf the month or the shaft
and watching the cages 20 up and
| down.
When the Indians saw the cage. as
the little car is called. 90 out Of
sight they shrugged their shoulders
and said aIJgh., They knew it went
| down. down. hundreds Of feet, straish,
4 into the ground.
\ The men working about the mine
often invited the Indians to go down,
but ALWAYS fthey would shake their
heads and shrug their shoulders.
ESometimes thew would go to the top
4 Of the shaft and look down into the
Iblackness.
Goner looked down more often than
/ any OF the others and wanted very
much tc 90 down. only he did no,
j dare tell any of-7the other indians
i one dav 40 .ha MA looking down
Hunter came mast He wore !
i lone r,hher coat AMI q helmet. and
i carrie,, !. candle %. Goner kne thai
4 he wac going down as soon as the
cage came nm.
4 1,Hello Gonern he said. and then
as the gong sounded for, the cage "a
4 starr down he nicked Conner inn nnder
hts arm and down thew went Gone,
kickinr and screaming. and all the
other Indtans5 dancing abont at the