Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-30

tonse of needing help to hold the baskets,
ANqe, Dnd Bessie; proposed tlaR Shelly
should sit on the back seat with them,
vhiIa, Ammo moved forward and sat with
HAHipY .Iheynow fslt, erEttle safer, 'ahd
i Philip smilingly whispered IT, gAnhie: TINT
! Shelly no doubt felt he WAS safe, Mt least,
for ne WAS leariy in the center, and If 7
wild cat46r an indian sornng ot1t,snt would
takc. somebody else: before it would HIM
II Ammo replied BY, reMarking the; cool. si'
lon0a 0fthe Forest and how plainly each
taint twitter Of a biM sounded; and When !
squirrSl popped ont from boldna ~ lox
liz Md her hand on the reins and' softly
tseia $; 'bo" ste Prince, who imn pt
HWhat is it3 o. what is thotnnater y
cried Alice; and Bessio, in terror, and tho
! sonirr6T popped ont Of sight At thenoise.
I "You foolish children, yI5replied Annie
good-naturedly, ''You have frightened
Swnyo the o,tnningest Ettlo squirrel t. ever
! laid: eyes: on. Go on Rrince!"-A 80,
Shelly raised up hishead from among the
basksts aid- exclaimed, 4 + .->.&@;
,;s" Enid Of q squirrel no ha! 81
! Philip felt called upon to defend tho girls,
who had not noticed She1fys action, and
turning hid looked him steadily in the facc,
a"s n@So s? !? Your" - :: +: ::.: =, !,
Shoily's face grew very red, bat no made
no reply.
They nov rode out Of the -.forost, aud
;soon came to large gate: which opened
|into Lee Swamp. The girls. had forgottot
!thoir fright, and gathering up the basket
!tley rushed in among the bushes where
ItLe berries hung in tempting clusters over
|their heads, In order that Prince should
snot got lonesome during their absence,
Rhilip poured ont some oats for him TO
amuso himself with, and then sought tho
rest Of the party among the bushes:
i But they were, out Of sight and hearing,
sand he resolved not to hunt tor thom, for
Ehe felt sure they would all know the way
Font If thoy became tired of.picking berries
and Wished: to 90: and sit in the buggy. It
tnkes a good deal Of time to pick but a
-small quantity Of these berries. and before
he had a quart he heard q piercing CRY, a
little way from where he stood, Philip
listened and soon he heard it. again, and
Ta was sure It was tBessie's voice; SO Tic
ran through the bushes az fast as he could
in the direction the voice seemed to be.
The cries crew fainter and fainter, and even
fke ibraye Philip felt his heart beat fast at
tho fear OF some serious danger to hisl0Yed
sister.
"Phil Phil! don't go that way any fur
ther-you will DO bit or eaten up if you
do"
This voice seemed to be over his head,
and looking up he saw Shelly safely en-
sconced in tree, while at the foot of it was
his basket, overturned, and NIL tho berries
rolling on the wet ground and leaves
"Whats the matter-and where are the
qirls?" asked Philip, angrily. III there
was danger why didn't you stay and pro-
tect them; you coward 2" and without wait
ina for reply, he hurried forward, where
he found Bessie fallen in a ditch, covered
with mud and nearly dead from fright He
lifted her out, and dipping some water up
in his hat poured it over her face. just as
soon az she could speak sho exclaimed,
catching his arm,
1--WE must 90 from here, quick There's
a snako-the awfulest big snake you ever
saww ~. -
around. ..
"Thero, on that log: O, dear! o, dear "
Ho went a little nearer, and there peace
fully reclining on i log was-a harmless
| branch of a tree, grown black with age,
and certainly, % little why of, looking not
very unlike reptile; but a bravo boy would
not have been ue,v much afraid Of a black
snake taking his noon nap on log, and a
fow steps nearer would havo shown him
what it really was.
Alico now came from behind stump,
and Annie, hearing tho noiso, hid just
roached tho scene as Shelly slowly do
seconded tho troe, looking worry much
| ashamed OF himself. lie was tho ono that
raised the. alarm, but tley aid not say much
to him, and finally resolved they had all
better go home, and next time tako' some
| how who had moro courage.