THE INDIANS AND THE MILK PAILS 



children. To her great relief and surprise, the 

 two big "Braves" looked, first of all, at the 

 pails of milk on the table instead of" at the 

 baby in the cradle or the frightened children, 

 who were clinging to their mother in terror 

 at sight of the strange visitors. 



The Indians were thirsty and tired from a 

 long tramp. Each one eagerly seized a pail 



and drank his fill of the 

 fresh, sweet milk, then 

 smacking their lips the 

 two brawny fellows set 

 the pails back on the 

 table and with grunts of 

 satisfaction turned and 

 strode out of the house. 

 If you will come to see 

 Mrs. Stevens some day 

 she will show you, next 

 door to her own home, 

 the little house where all 

 this happened, and you 

 can see the very latch the Indians lifted, for it 

 is yet on the old door. 



Mrs. Stevens will tell you that whisky makes 



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even good people bad, and if these Indians, all 



THE VERV LATCH 

 THE INDIANS LIFTED 



