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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1895)
.WU.r M . m.u W1i HiM HUM i rtlW WffWMWJ MI Wr.JffgEffa JHHWMWMCJWfrt war rtwr C 5- 5?? 1 &,' in THE BED CLOUD CHIEF, JPKIDAY, DEC. 20, 18$ H'W'MiBJlwdiMAfcAum I'm a im 11 i in i r n 1 . U - $ cWKmm Wflm5sx$& ' BHHII H jfi&&m$&J A NIGHT'S TRAGEDY. JIHHiPIIi Ri BSJNK ' 5' 0'-?Ai fc HE Is seeking H.m SSHrelfE H ' lW SlBV kC9 now, so they lfH IMfev IS SMMW H? v'l fSK ll! All children sho JmBKE Wf iWfeffn' fJlHi i MB,e,mi, ,m iT SB ,.l UNDER TO rtlPEJ '(iKh-m In some child still if w vy ' VCLVt'i rfPT5vLVWIk?v .? 1 ..- . "opine to find AV MISTLETOE., ?i&V'? y&mgfr' - gp8 bo that - n - 5?Ar? i-Jlfc hoping Him, Though 'twas ugos ago that Ho came." VfttriltA uwr a v'nan nt tllA nlrl Chrlbtans song over and over again, l"0 om In whc, Natalies family she sat ono evening In the long gnl-1 vcrt wc,ro fl ml w! l bronzes, medal lery surrounded by her bolovcd dolls. I1'0"8 n,n,,lc?f1,y Pblc. bo Jiadcmol ,Thi fliinrv i,i n k.. f0ii,nr' R.ilto of Kcll I'arlshUln. tho now French doll, roomf in tho Hermitage, the addition J h i . ri.i i ..i i...iu h ' .-.inincDa wiuuri iiiu iiuu uumi ' Winter nnlnre. nnrl thn ronRon thnt Na talie's father lived so near tho palaco, binder tho same roof, Indeed, was that ,, ie was private secretary to tho empress. SSatallc was a llttlo Russian girl, nnd he verses she sang were for the benefit of her last new doll, who had lately come from Paris with a great many Trench airs and fashions. Tho dainty creature seemed so different from tho other homely, clumsy dolls, that Natalio felt sfao must be constantly explaining tor apologizing for something that might not be Jubt what madcmolsello was ac customed to. In France, for Instance, . perhaps they bnd never heard of 11a l)(isbekn, the old woman who personi fies Santa Clans to Russian children. Sho wanders otcrnully over tho oarth, looking Into every cradle, and la always doomed to bo disappointed, because Hho refined long ago to show the Magi tho way when they were Journeying from Persia to Ilethlehcm through Russia. The song told also how Habousheka Is drefcwl like an old. old woman, with a pack on her back full of alfls for good hoys nnd girls, and how r.ho al ways carries a btoom, because she was I .weeping when the Wlso Men knocked nt her door. Natul'c became quite ex-' cited r.s sho went on, for tho Russian girls and boys think almost as highly of I Jiatiousneka as we do here of Santa II tio'ln !T;! Z iX Vr11 a, wa us "he 1ms for J. m i I children, I be-1 Tf ,"0mS "!!!! b' i tho thought of tho punishment sho I :ould bring to those who descrvo it. It seems queer that Santa Clans should She made them all, largo anil small, I act In their turn." Jnvc to Babousheka's caro thoso coun-' rit through which he could so easily travel with his sled nnd reindeer; but, perhaps, that Is the very reason ho al lows her to attcud to his work there, fdr'ln a country like Russia, covered all winter with Ice and snow, whero a trav eler can use a reindeer sledge whenever lie likes, there is not half tho novelty .phout that way of going around thnt there Is hero, whero Santa Cluuu Is the only one who ever tries it. This beautiful palace, resplcndont ith white and gold decorations, was itrllllantly Illuminated every night, and n vcrV fo-tna Brand a residence fortunate to have found so Indeed, sho seemed more at her easo there than some of tho older dolls, who never got over their awkward ways and appearance. Bomo of them had been brought from Lifp- a V 'Why did you come to St. Petersburg?" Innd and the far-away provinces, and wrapped up from head to foot in fur "'" " them seem . , , ,inwlclIy But L.!I, loved thorn all as friends. no aouni u wns mo way they were 'hBW" ,oven u,om nu ns fiends, u"""t,n "e wc'c ncr oniy auuienco as sho repeated the fairy pantomimes and plnys sho had seen performed at tho impress' private theater In tho Hermitage. Sho mado them all large and small dolls-act In their turn, and they did very well In pantomime. Of course, In tho dialogues nnd plays, sho had to mnko all tho speeches hnrsclf, except when her cousin Sache, or Alex ander, who was about her own nge, Joined In her play, and when ho did. ho made things go on, very briskly. Ho thought tho pantomimes rather slow, and preferred the evenings when they had Illuminations In tho gallery. These were Imitations of tho grand displays made at tho winter palaco when the em peror held his court there, and tho an niversary of every important event was an excuse for a general Illumination of tho palaec. On this particular even ing, Sache came racing down tho long gallery like the blustorlng north wind blowing over the steppes, calling to Natalio: "Como on. I say. let us Illuminate the gallery to-night!" "What do wo want to celebrate to- day?" asked Natalie, "Oh, anything. I don t caro what!" was thn reply. "The taking of the bas tlle, it you like." "Oh, no, Snche," returned Natalie. "You surely remember that wo had that anniversary only a short tlmo ago, and then, you know, you mado a mU takn about tho date." Sho rcmombcrcd how her heart beat high as they designed, cut lout and painted the transparencies that, with hundreds of little candles shining be hind them, were to surprise her father on the evening of his birthday t when ho I I - ! ! .. y -J" Ww lu . , : .w-HsWifei. should open the door of tho long gnl lery leading to his library. But she did not remind Snche of the fact that tho day before the birthday ho told her thnt was tho day tho bastlle was taken, and friends of liberty should not let the anniversary pass without u sign. Shohad let him try the effect of the illumina tion that night, nnd in his eagerness to make experiments, he hud set fire to tho decorations she had arranged on the white mnrble chimney piece. Sacho re membered it, too, and was almost ashamed to remember how he had en Joyed the excitement of seeing those decorations burn more than ho would a half dozen pantomimes. Ho said noth ing more about celebrating anniver saries, but suddenly turning, he saw Mademoiselle Pnrlshkln leaning in a very coquettish way against ono of tho long windows. "Why, who Is this you've got here:" he said. "That's my new doll. Mademoiselle Parishkln. Isn't sho Imperial?" "She looks as If sho thought she i might bo tho mother herself!" (So the ItUHslana call their empress.) "She needs wntchlng." continued Sache. "I think yon should let me train her; sho might get you and herself Into trouble. Do yon know now, Natalie, I think sho looks like a French spy!" "Oh, no, indeed!" exclaimed Natalie, "I am sure sho is not. Why, tho Princess Laminakl brought her to mo from Paris." "You would never know a spy even when you saw ono," said Sachc. "I'll ,p" whni wl" Uo' Wo wl" tr ' "dlng to the laws of her own rountry In a court of Justice, and seo if -t a spy." (Alexander had been studying French history.) "Of course, If sho is not a spy thnt will end all tho fun, hut It wo find out that sho Is, I know how to take It out of her." "Yes, but Sache, she hns on such a beautiful dress. Please don't spoil It." "Oh, It won't hurt a bit to try her Suspended her outside tho window. as a spy. Of courso, It she Is convicted, sho will have to take off that one and put on a convict's dress boforo sho goes to Siberia. Now, I'll be the llttlo Father (tho emperor). You know I could send her right oft into exilo, but I will try her first in a court of Peers. Stand those fellows up in a row, Na talio. Now you answer for her. Why did you como to 8t. Petersburg?" he asked, looking very sternly at Parish kln. "I don't know," answered Nutalte, hesitating. "There!" said Sacho, "that convlcto "i yon. In tho military catcchinm thnt every ninn In the regiment knows by lnrt, Geo. Kuvnrof says. '1 don't know' io worse to meet than the enemy, for tho 'I won't know' an officer is put in the guard a staff officer Is served with an arrest nt home. It you only had not said that!" "Walt, then," said Natalia; "sho canio here for mo to take care of her and lovo her ns I do my other dolls." "No, you must not bring in outsido parties In that way. You must speak only in her name." "Dut I nm not an outsido party nt all," said Natalie. "Sho belongs to mo and I don't want to boo her convicted. I bollevo you do." "Well, that's not the wny to do, -but you may recommend her to tho emper or's clemency, and I will give her tho cholco of, going to Siborla, or with that fellow tticro next to you and that ouu next to him call them tho Prlnco oad Princess I'oloukhyn and let her llvo with them on their estates in Livonia and never appear at court until tho em peror pleases." "This one, do you mean?"' asked Na talie. "Do not call this dear Pacho 'that fellow!' My good Pruscovle. tho oldest of them all. nut sho and Catlcho can go with Parishkln to Livonia. Where Ib Livonia, Sachc?" "Oh, In your schoolroom, you know. It is very pleasant In there, only they must stay there until I say they can -. 'i -- ''-n Y.-F como back. Hasn't she something clso to put on instead of all this finery?" "Oh! I do not Intend to take off that beautiful dress as long a3 sho lives," Bald Natalie. "Sho Is dressed too fine for a convict," said Sache, "and besides I think sho is getting off too easy. Let us give her another choice. The knout or Siberia? (Which do you choose, prisoner at the bar?" I "I wnnt to know first where Siberia Ms," said Natalie. "Now I am mysolf speaking. I do not want her dress torn (wlth any of your sticks." French fashions ruled the world then just as they do now, and Mademoiselle'! costumo would have been a good model for a fashionable Russian lady's even ing dress. It was In the days of crln ollno nnd paniers, and over a skirt of white tulle sho wore a lovely crlmsoa' satin polonaise with long ribbon streamers of the same shade, and stock ings and slippors to match. "Well, then, sho will havo to go to Siberia," said Sftche, "and I will hang her by one of thoso red strings outsido tho schoolroom window, where sho can seo the Neva frozen over. That will bo Siberia, and when sho comes back aba will bo a different creature." Natalie consented, but only because sho feared something worse might be done to tho unfortunate prisoner. She showed Sache which of the ribbon loops would bo the safest to bear the doll's wolght when ho suspended her outside tho window. And there, in that perilous situation, poor Medcmoisello Parishkln passed tho night for they forgot all about her, and in tho morning sho fulfilled Alex ander's prophecy of tho night before. Tho snow and Ice that felt during tho night formed a thick coating all over her, and w,hon sho was carried to tho largo porcelain stove In the schoolroom to thaw, tho red dyo In her satin polo aise, her slippers and hose, stained her all over from head to foot, and she had indeed become n "different creature!" ClirUtnm Ouitomi. One custom that has come to us from across tho sea is that of hanging up stockings on Christmas Eve. Llttlo children are taught that St. Nicholas brings in gifts to them through closed windows, and it is supposed this cus tom started from a tradition that St. Nicholas used to throw purses of money In through tho windows of poor maid ens, so that thoy might have marriage portions. Howison, in his sketches ,of Upper Canada, says that ho met onco at mid night on a' beautiful moonlight Christ mas Eve on- Indtnn, who was softly creeping along on tho ground. Upon boing questloned.tho Indian motioned to him to be silent, and said: "Wo watch to seo the deer kneed; this Is Christ mas night, and all tho deer fall upon their knees to the Greit Spirit and look up." ?' -. .r. .. IN ARCTIC REGIONS. A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL AMID ICE AND SNOW. How tlio JlrmliPM of tho IVarv Ka peril tton 1'anaril tho l),iy TrrtWiInc tin i:klmo Ami'i'lriin Miitiimrn l.oruii t Quit tho Dinner Tutilo. RS. PHARY. who spent so ninny te dious months with her husband In tho wirciiu regions, wns 'determined thnt the holidays should nut pass her by unno ticed; and so, though sho wns liv ing In tho most primitive fashion, with a frozen world nil nbout her, shu mndo hearty though simple prepara tion for festivity. They spent, she says, n day In deco rating the Interior of their Arctic homo for the Christmas and New Year festivi ties. In the lnrger of 'the two rooms tho rolling was draped with led mos quito netting. Wlro candelabra nnd candleholders wero placed In nil tho corners nnd along tho walls. Two large United States flags wero crossed lit ono end of tho room, nnd a silk sledge ling was put up on the opposite corner. I gavo the boys new crc(onno for cur tains for their bunks, nnd wo decorated tho photographs of our dear ones nt homo with red. while and bltio ribbons. Wo spont tho evening In playlni; games and chnttlmr. nnd at mldnlcht Mr Peary and I retired to our room to open some -letters, boxes and parcels given us by k"ind friends, nnd marked: "To bo opened ChrlBtmna evo nt mid night." On Christmas day wo hnd what wo considered the Jolliest Christmas din ncr over eaten In tho Arctic regions, and then wo Invited our fnithful natives to a dinner cooked by us nnd served nt our table, with our dishes. 1 thought It would be as much fun for us to fleo them cut with knife, fork and spoon as It would be for them to do It. Aitor our meal had been cleared away, the table was set again, and the Eskimos wero called In. Wo hnd nlck nnmes for all of them, nnd It was the "Villain" who was put nt the head of tho table, nnd told that ho must servo tho company Just as ho hnd seen Mr. Peary servo us. The "Daisy" took my placo at tho foot of tho table, and her duty wns to pour the tea. The "Young Husband" and "Misfortune" sat on ono side, while "Tlrcsomo" and the "Whlto Mnn" sat opposite. It wns amusing to see these queer looking creatures, dressed entirely In the skins of animals, seated nt tho table, and trying to act like civilized people. Both the Villain and.tho Daisy did their parts well. One Incident was especially funny. Tho Whlto Man, seeing a nice-looking piece of meat in the stew, reachod jcioaa the tablo and endeavored to pick it br-&-i. - - ,(4iTO'"I'JL'f ! ?.r,' ?.i4i.l' -r. . a -0- . m ,7mwmrWm "It was amusing to sec these queer looking creatures." it out of tho dish with his fork. Ho was Immediately repiovcl by the Vil lain, who made him pass his mess pan to him, and then helped him to whnt ho thought he ought to have, reserving, howover, the choice piece for himself. They chattered and laughod and seeniod to enjoy themselves very much. Both women had their babies In tho hoods on their bucks, but this did not hinder them In the least. Although at times tho noise was great tho little ones slept through it nil. Tho Daisy wntched tho cups very carefully, and as soon us she spied an empty one, she would say: "Etudo cafee? Nnhme? Tafee peeuk." (More coffee? No? The coffee Is good.) Finally at ten o'clock the big lamp was put out, nnd wo told thorn It wns time to go to sleep, nnd thnt they must i?o homo, which they reluctantly did. Tho Cmuluc i:ont. Mow Santa Clans hooks up his teams, Amonr tho snow-girt dells, And happy children henr in dreams Tho Jingle of his bell3. Thoy watch tho lofty eblmnoy tops With eyes of cnger youth, And seldom 'tis a young ono drops To what Is really truth. Oil stains may bo removed from wall paper by applying for four hours pipe clay, powdered and mixed with water to the thickness of cream. tM Ik v2C4V. 1,zf3Xy jmmif, -.-. MmtmtMb .. '.'yja!',J WK. IN 1620. thn Firm ClirWtina. Celebration on Tlitf Com Input. It wna In the year 1C20 thnt tho Puri tans paused their first Chrlstmns In America. By referring to a copy of tho old Bradford manuscript it will bo found that the early ccttlcrB evi dently determined not to celebrate their first Christmas In a now land except by hard work. William Bradford writes of It in this manner: "Yo 10 day yo wlndo came falre, and they arrived enfo In this harbor. And nf tor ward tooko better vlow of yo place, and resolved wher to pitch their dwelling; nnd yo 25 dny be gnno to erect yo first house for com mon mo to receive them nnd their gicJH" To look bac'. upon thoro cai- I ly days, when our forefather.! by hard I labor tolled for n house for nil, makes one realize In soma degree tho advance ment of our country. Bradford contin ues ns follows: "Munday, tho 25 day, we went on shore, soino to fell tymber, somo to saw, some to rlno'nml some to carry, so no man rested all thnt day, .but towards night some, ns thoy wero nt worke, heard n noyr.c or somo In dians, which caused us nil to goo to our Muskets, but we heard no furthur, so wo came aboard again and left some twentle to keep the court of gard; that night we hail a sore storme of wlnde nnd rayne. Mundny, tho 25 day, being Christians Day, wo began to drlnko wntcr nboord, but nt night the Master caused us to havo somo Bccrc, and so on board wo hnd diverse times now anit then some Beere, but on shore none at all." Tho MLtletoo. V iS.' . 'acrr5 vj .s-vaSKi. WO & r ,.j Sh.S sakll s& "J"" , -.w- X score or Intelligent nnd well-informed persons, assembled In a drawing-room one evening, were asked to give the habits and peculiarities of the mistletoe. Without exception they de scribed it ns n parasitic plant growing upon tho oak. This almost universal be lief conies, no doubt, from nssoclatlng the plant with the oak which the Druids venerated. It Is, however, regarded as exceptional when a mistletoe nourishes on an oak-tree. An eminent authority declares thnt thero wore iifeav.ear'' ago less than a scoro oCoaflta In nil Eng land on which this parasite was found. Tho Mriinliis of Chrlitttiin. Dnjr. The keynote of Christmas Joy is "Pence on earth, good will to. men." The first Christmas Day that over dawned brought rejoicing in its wake. On that day thero wns born In Bethlehem, Juden. n Savior, who is Christ the Lord. For thoso weary with sin, for thoso oppressed with sorrows, for the troubled In mind, for tho weak and helpless He came. But not to these alone. To the Joyful nnd hnppy ones, to those rich in this world's goods, to thn successful and prosperous Ho came. To the wliolo world He appeared. None wero forgotten by Him. And now to tho outcast and to the weary one, toi the rich man and to the Joyful child ilu says the words. "Lenrn of Me." If you suffer Christ pities you. If you bo lonely Ho is with you. It you repent of sin Ho will keep you In safety. If you hnve great possessions He says unto you, "Olve to tho poor." Tho Yule 1'oait. Let England havo her plum pudding, and let us have our own particular American dishes on Chrlstmns Day. A comment wns mado by an English woman upon Americans In goneral yesterday. When asked whnt alio had noticed specially about Amorlcnnu during her two years' visit to this country, she smiled nt first nnd snlit nothing. But when tho request was re pented nnd cmphnBlzed by tho quest ion: "Now what nro you going to say about us when you return to England Ill fact, what aro you going, to say behind our backs?" sho replied. "f Bhall probably say In criticism that you disfigure tho streets of Now York by having an clovatcd railroad, nnd that all Americans aro trying to bo us much like tho English as possible, and I do not seo why this Is. I should think ou would wnnt your American Individuality preserved." For n Christ mas dinner this year let us havo boito dishes that belong to our own country and which not oven Merry England nor chivalrous Franco can furnish. Tho dishes aro not expensive, and of courso additions may bo made. What folly It is to pray, "Olvo us our dally bread," if we havo dovourod wid ows' houses, and go to church with tho cash In our pocket. 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