The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-03-24

of affair without. The three follow
ed him. bot they lid Tot take their
~eapons The old lady ans asleeP
10 tlr "a ur.
Nov" whispered Philip. lci's
take two u fathers rifles ap to our
lr'd--wr may want ibsn, We are a,
goud ~ niea with The rife.
Daniel sPrang 10 hey, anl qui k y
n possible 'hr boy- -liln ID I'VE r,fl ;
from their porkeis bchind the z ea
stove chimney, and tl,en fastened back
and empird ths prining from the
strangers rifles. and wirn their father
and the strangers returned. they had
resumed ihrir seats.
The hunters cabin sas divided into
two apartments on the ground floor.
ohe OF them in the end of the building
beng The old mans slrrping room,
and The o her the room In which the
company al pre,tnt SAT.
Overhead there was sort Of scaf-
folding, rraching only halt way over
the large room below il, and in the
opposite ef,d Of The building from the
lItIle sleeping apartment ol the hunter.
A rough ladder led up TO The scatiald,
and on il. close up to the gable end,
was the boys bed. There was no
partition NJ the rdge ofthis scaiFolding,
bui ii was all open to the room b, low.
Spare bedding was ,pr, ad upon the
floor OF the kitchen for lie three tray-
ellers and after every thing had been
arranged for their comfort, the boys
went up to their bed, and the Old man
retired TO his little room.
The two hoys thought not Of seel,
or # they did, il was only to avoid it.
Halt an hour bad passed away, and
they could hear their father snore.--
Then they heard movement from
those below. PULP crawle,l silently
to where he could peep down through
a crack, and saw one of the nen open
his pack, from which lac took several
pieces OF raw meat BY the rays Of iht
moon, and moving toward the win
dow, he showed the sash back and
threw the piec. 5 Of flesh TO the dogs
Then lie went back to his bed and laid
down.
Al first tho 10, though; that this
might lie thrown To the dogs only to
distract their attention bot IS hen the
man laid down, the idea OF poison
passed through Philips mind. He
whispered his thoughts 10 his brother.
The lir,i impulse Of little Daniel. AS
he heard that his poor dogs we're 10
be poisoned, WAS TO cry oat; but =
sudden pressure fIom tic hand Of his
brother kept him silent.
AT the end OF the boys bed there
was dark window. a small square
door, and as j, was directly over the
dogs house, Philip resolved to 90
down and save the dogs. The UNDER
taking was dang rons one; for the
least noise would arouse The villains
and the consequence might be fatal. |
But Philip Slater found Il mselfstrong
IN heart, and h. deter hiued upon The |
trial. Ills fathers liic might be il
his hands. This thought was low
er OF strength in itself
Philip opened the eindoW without
moving from tie bed, AID il swung
upon iis lealher hinges without noise.
Then be threw off the shrrt. tied the 1
corner OF il TO the staple by wliicb Tue !
window was hookrd The sheet wa,
Iben lowered ON the outside, and care
fully the brave boy let himself oui up
on il. He enioined his b. other not 70
mos e, and hen slid noiseles<ly dow n.
The hounds had just found the meat,
and they drew back at their young
beck. and Philip gathered the
itsh all up. II easily qpieted the
althtui brnies, nd then he quickly
nd the meat up 10 the sli G. 1'h re
= as light Tad er standing near the
log oa-e. AMI setting this up agaiut
tr building. Philip made hi- way back
o Il little II, and aben once safely
s r. he pulled thr sheet in alter hIm.
lie .irangrFs had NOT bern arou.-
ID. aud with beating heAff the baN