Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-04-17


sunshine resting on their tops IL was IN
deed glorious view and 50 said MAMMA;
coming at That moment out Of the hottie 10
enjoy it too
"Velly goliolis!" said Echo Buzz. with
a diguihed attempt to talk like older peoi
pie. but Ha; only jumped up aud down
with delight and pronounced II all "tOo
jolly for anything"
That morning was tho beginning
of gala days to Hal aud Buzz.
While older people had CONT to Indian
Rock for The sake of fishing papa did not
mean his boys to have no share in the gen.
eral sport; so pretty, slender boat was
devoted to the use of the children, and III
Il Oh the water, always accompanied by
Emma aud good-natured guide named
Thornton. In Halls opinion Thornton
hnew everything worth knowing and his
patient Kindness was unlimited. He taught
the boys TO fish, told them stories of bears,
of Indians, of any and every incident for
which they clamored. and on one memoir
able day allowed Hal TO fire off his gun
at u wild duck whichthey aw far out OH
the lake. The duck was not killed, but
Hal always declared that it would have
been. if Thornton had not persisted id
holding on 10 the gun himself when it was
fired. r..H....t ... .......
Buzz had his triumph too 1t came at
the time when he caught his first trout
all by himself. 1t was not very large hut
a four-pounder could not have delighted
Buzz more. And when 1t was cooked and
brought on at dinner in the middle of the
largest platters, with an immense carving
knife and fork and placed before Buzz
the little fellows satisfaction was complete.
There was mouthful apiece for mamma;
papa, Hal, and Emma, and Buzz looked
at the platter for his share with the ut
most content. l.
One pleasant morning party of tour
lists were setting out from the camp on an
excursion to the summit of Greytopi one
of the mountains near Indian Rock. Hal
stood watching them disappear along the
narrow path among the trees, feeling very
indignant. 1t was his private opinion that
he ought to be included in the party. but
nobody agreed with him, and he had teased
mamma in vain, much to the injury ofhis
own feelings, and hers also. ..
"ls it a great climb up the mountain p
he presently asked of Thornton, who was
cleaning his gun near the camp.
considerable of a one," was the reply.
o"And eau you see ever and ever SO
far ?' ,,. ...,
miles around a good bit further thau
Lever travelled at least" said Thornton.
There's lake on the top oft, too, not
very big, but deep. Nobody ever sounded
it close to the bottom, though they have
tried often. Pretty curious, folks call it."
"Mamma never told me Of that" said
Hal. II wish | could see it, d.
you'll grow to it one of these sum.
mers, said Thornton, consolingly. m
Hal turned away, feeling that he had
Already grownfto it, if he could only get
people to believe it, and greatly inclined
to prove it to themby plan which had
popped into his naughty little head. Nam
ma, who had gone on the excursion, had
Arranged that her boys were to row to
Birch Island with Thornton after dinner,
until which time they were to play about
the camp in care of the nurse. Emma had
just entered the house, and Hal, glancing
around, ran as fast as possible toward the
mountain path. Quick as he was, Buzz
saw him from the place where he was
mixing mud-pie, and followed in haste.
, "Where going, Hal Nell come too,"
Ee called. 7di 'ai 6aG Fiaa ba
"No you can't" said Ha!, frowning.
81 spose you'll cry, but I'm going up the
mountain and you are too little"