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

20 at down and rest
Seems to me the path don't So =
very much, said be. looking about
"Tisa't nice path, either, is iiF" sai
Buzz.
Mountain roads are never very god
said Hal, wisely. "Oh, zee what a man
blackberries!"
Bun had brought alOLg the thu cup b
had been using 10 mixing his diri-pie, an
wiping it out with leaves. the children
forthwith proceeded to GIL it aud theiI
mouths. After long silence Hal Ha'
about to propose that they should pick a
eupful Of the delicious fruit to carry to
mamma on top of the mountain, when he
saw that the child had fallen asleep with
his head in a bush and his face smeared
with purple stains.
My legs are tired, too, said Hal, med
itatively. Il won't wake him up quite
yet"
So il came to pass that the two heads
soon rested among the bushes, aud the
squirrels saw two little runaways under
the trees. When they awoke the vind
was rising and thick clouds obscured the
sky. Hal rubbed his eyes, at first quite
bewildercd; but recollecling himself aud
arousing Buzz, he set out anew, firmly be-
lieving that the gathering darkness meant
the approach Of night. Stumbling over
logs and laundering into bramble-bushes,
tired, sleepy and hungry, their progress
was slow and quite unlike the merry be-
ginning of their expedition. Poor little
Buzz began to cry at last, completely dis
outraged
"My feets ache, aud rfraid !" he whim-
pered. al want mamma. | don't want
to stay here where the bears are !"
81 don't think there are any bears
here now," said Hal, in voice meant TO
be brave, but which quavered very much.
Nevertheless, when few steps farther
on they deserted black monster, dimly q
seen through the trees, and Buzz screamed /
with fear, Halls heart sank down to zero, Q
and he pulled the little fellow hastily back S
and ran for life in the opposite direction, b
until a vine canght about their feet and v
pitched both headlong into a thicket. o
SIS he coming?" sObbed Buzz, as they g
scrambled up again. b
Don't; perhaps he didn't see us,
painted Hal. ''Hark hear the bushes a
crackle! Oh, Buzz, | wish hadn't d
brought you with me It's just like d
naughty boys in a story aud the bear al
will eat us up! Only you don't deserve it, g
and do !" 49, p,
Hal Rugged his little brother in frantic v
fear, until, as the rustling, cracking 81
sound among the bushes drew nearer, su
something seemed to steady his nerves and pc
make himpush Buzz back, standing be- aV
fore him very pale and still. ps
'Stay close behind that bush, dear, ais
and don't make noisetat all D. he said sol
INLAY be he won't see you, if you keep of
very still, and | will Brighten him off if
ian. If can't, maybe he'll think one tin
little boy is and all there" said brave lit vel
lie Hal, without a tremble. pou
For q moment he stood there steady sol
nd motionless; there was crash among 10
he bushes close by, they parted and dis. Ma
losed, not fierce black bear at all, but wo
he welcome face and tall figure of Thorn pot
on. -.........
81 declared" exclaimed that worthy, as
e gathered up the children in his arms !
nd understood the meaning of the tab VIII
'aux which he had found. 'ne
What he declared, however, Thornton anu
id not say. He Rugged the boys, and 'na]
with grim smile: anu
"About ready to come back to camp, oln'
rent, Won q, rapi
Weren't they l leave you to guess =
'eir reply. and how when Thornton had : ~ :,
red OFT his gun three times as signal :, ~ -
the other guides who were searching 'I"'
II the lost children, he carried them
'ck to the Oquossoc Camp, which had ~.
overlooked half SO delightful as it did J.;,,
wv to the little wanderers. But first o.o
took them around to the place where AN,
ey had been so alarmed, and showed
EN- that what they had thought was aona
ar was really only black old stump, Az
licb, seen through the shadows, had a m
ny life-like look. But mamma, when ILL.,.
heard the story, insisted that Hal was ~.
st as brave as if it had been the animal Yf
thought it was -
4 9 fiftec
And though she admired Halls courage save,
defend the little brother whom he had j :,
ought into danger, she did not admire IL :,
disobedience at all. For that he had
'eady suffered, and bought with dear ~
perlence the knowledge that the way Of H.
lie as well as large transgressors is hard: Il,
she forgave him, after talk. which III,