Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
ULE AND ELSIE.
CHAPTER VIII


= thing very soft and black just Ike
iur." All Of thls Paul. had not
stopped 10 take Il breath What wns
~ YOU have no, told US" they cried
together" Wei will II you give
me- time" answered Pnule. II WAS
iihc fur as | have told you" answered
Paulc. Il was nearly scared TO death
90 not know how long had been
asleep. bu; II was near daybrcak and
could SEQ u was black. 20 knew
~ was bear. was hcared stiff" an
swcrcd Paui.. When tho bear saw
mo looking at him nc started licking
my hand" on" said every one.
little whi;. boy was real scared
waHn't he" asked Nan-ccs-a Wee
= ohcoia's mother.
yes. very answered paule The
bear kept on licking my hand. and
did not dar" to tax" IL away. but
:. thought he must be "A tame animal
with my free hand. strokcd his
I back. When ! did this ne stopped
and inyod down. aud from then until
- he way KILLED. we were the best Of
friends
= 'Che-o!-a captured black bear.
brought HON" real tame" answered
y We nee oh dear. wish 1 had
ninc.' answered Paue
Next answered paulc. II got up
. aha sthT'ed on my journey. the bear
r, h"ntnd ne which named Night be-
'ansc that vas when | found him"
after walhin. all dag. "" came
: mat night to Il rude built house. but
there WAS "a light shining through
!. the window. knocked AZ the door
b and n lady with real sweet face
:. "rened the door. asked IL | could
stay there all might and got something
10 cat, and sh. say"d could 50
that night attrr supper told her
iny story and ! saw the lady cry
ine ! asked her what was tho mat
+, ter. ana sh" told N. the following
story:
: After she was married about two
year. she said had little girl and
(" niue bog. Wo were on our way
from East ont west. both children
Wcr" asleep and covered Thorn up
ana went u tn" wagon IN front where
my husband VAS ~ We were coming
~ companies Their" wcr. 10, o.
wagons stayed there abou, a half
an hour and "hen | got back both
& haoi"s wcr. gone, We hav. tried our
. best TO had them. She said but never
lad our eyes on them since ones
: name was Gladys and the other was
: f'rheTt and IT has been about six
- teen years ago II was q very sad
story. answered Elsie. poor mother
:, The next morning ate breakfast,
Mrs Grant tas ma, was the lady's
Hame) fixed me q lunch thanked Mr.
and Mrs. Grant ioI their Kindness.
= ana 81" kissed mo good by and /
r started out on my journey
was taken sick four days after
and II II had not been for Nigh, /
would have died, but he kept me
alive. Tn. next adventure had was
: being found by my sister. OF whom
"l had went |" ana. and you all know
= ~" rest. Il. dear me what a tim,
YOU did have answered Elsie. look
ing ~ old Nau-Ces wee. they
found her crying, What is the mat
= ter they asked oh it Is a long
story she said but had just as we!!
tell you all" answered Nauces-a Wee
CHATTER *
About sixteen Gears ago there lived
: with this tribe a cruel wOrrier one
night ne came back with two little
= children. on" boy ard 'r-- girl.
Don't cr ..-a ...-. ,.s ing TO
- comfort h-r" lit was no, my
fault, answered Nan-ccss-a wee. but
he was my daughters husband. sail
Nau-ccs.a Voc NJ Trough; the chill
drcn and gave them 10 his wife to
keep two years After he died and
children. They were never iike In
dians. and now 7 know whose chill
drcn they were. they were Mrs
Grants. On everyone exclaimed. How
do YOU know? they >sxed. Because 4
white man had nearly Killed him
once and he swore revenge. Nan-ceS-
: awcc told much more 10 convince
. Che ola and We Lan-nHe as wcll as
-Paulr and Elsie that they were Mrs.