A Little Hero

Apropos of bravery, what woiild mothers East tliink of the experience of a little fair-haired boy of 13 in cump ? This little fellow startod from Deuver, Col. , with his pony, and made the trip all the way to the Black Hills alone and on horBoback, a distantie of over 300 miles, priucipally throngh desolate plains or Indian country. He carne in search of bis father, from whom he had not heard for somc time. He found him "dead-broke," as so many are here. Tlie father took possession of the little fellow's pony, sold it, aud soon spent the money, leaVirifl the cluld destitute. He tried to get something to do, but was unable on account of his age. I founil tho litfle 1'pIIo-ïv sobbing bitterly; he had nothiug to do, and no pony on which to return home." The last ï heard of him he had gono to herd horsf s on theSpeariish - a position of great danger, where ohe is constan tly expoaed to attacks from Iudians, who await their chance to inake i inwi :uul carry off stock. He ík tering to ram and save rnoney enongh th'er) to buy back his pony and return to Benvpr before wiutfv seta in. Poor little fellow ! My heiat aches for him - throwii m his ovm reaopreea-in this roiigb camp so eárly ín fiïê. - tTeadwbód Letter fe tlte X u York Ghtaphic,