The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-10-14

Wild didnt sec why she oonldnt 81,
too, Il was her father jest q much s.
Johnny's, and she gncssed sha cared -
much about TIE Little Katie Is any 81
them did And - wild, bundled pp
until al resemblance % twelve ycar oit
girl was lost, set forth, Ioilipg through
the sand and snow 20 the coast AZ 8
short distance 80 The rear Mrs Rose fol-
lowed on. Il seemed 10 her, rs shc drew
neaF the shore, that haIf tbe inhabitants
Of the next village were gathered to see
the fying OF the kite.
lt was jast ready TO start on ils over,
ice journey when Wild came upon tie
scene.
Don't you see, there won't be anything
to catch bold Of she said 70 Johnny.
Catch hold Of repeated Johnny, who
felt that be could not iu justice despisc
Wild's suggestions suy more.
IN show you, she said, II yoGll hold
on minute. Tie some long strings now
and then near the kite, that will hang
down.
Tee strings were tied on, half dozen
Of them, at intervals, aud away went the
kite, with more slring TO Il than any
other Kite ever flew,
'Twon't reachl ii Aies too hight No
gol Let Quit Give It string! nurrhl
as the kite seeming to meet wind in an
other current began to halter, turn,
and actually did fall on the ice within
reaching distance OF the Little katio's
crew.
Then such a shout as went up from
Cape Cod shore, for, was there not line
fast from one OF the ice-bound boats 10
the firm, old main land, aud did il not
mean that bread at least could be drawn
across the frozen sea to the iamishingl
The men on the Little Katie were
pulling in the kite, which looked good
deal worn, but still they gathered around
il, and read in Johnny's boy.hand the
words: II you get the kite, don't pull in
the string, for we'll put something to cat
on 1t II you are hungry, and ron can
pull it over. Every body's well over
here. Wild and Johnny.
Captain Rose read the words and nlen
be and his crew tried TO shout back, but
the wind carried their voices across the
bay.
Within the next "a hours The cord had
been doubled, aud food in small pack
ages went along the novel roadway from
hour TO hour until miles Of seine twine
lay on the deck of the Little Katie and
many loaves of bread with small pack
ages of salt meat, sugar, tea and coffee
had been secured from the shore.
The next morning the wind blew again
on Cape Cod. The inhabitants were Oh
the watch for the kite, and, ol il was
rising in the air. On, on, II came II
sailed over the heads Of the group on the
shore; it went right across the Wrist OF
Cape Cod. 1t would have gone out up
on the ocean, but for the Highland light
house that caught and held the great
fluttering bird OF man.
Wild aud Johnny were the first to
reach the light and cry out, What newst
10 the keeper, who had just succeeded N
recovering the poor battered Kite.
Come and see with your own eyes,
Wild and Johnny found the words: We
had had nothing to eat for two days
Now, we'll weather the ice, God wiling,
aud get in all right, We've supplied the
Mary from our stores.
And there, right at the door, the first
corners, who had followed the kite, were
Mrs Rose and the friends of the men Of
the May
Whose idee was the kite? asked an
old fisherman.
Wild's, shouted johnny.
Johnny made it, though | couldn't
make kite, said Wild; but not a soul,
save Johnny, heard her,Ffor the wild ait
about the light was ringing with the
shout of long live Wild Rose Of Cape
Cod.