The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-12

and, aC laSG, SUCCEEDED III 0AUIdc6llg from
a tangle of string, marbles, fint-stones,
and rabbits paw, piece of the match
used in the mines, and which looked
like small rope about four inches long.
81 picked dis up over at de coal
pit, whar somebody done dropped
it. You jess makes little pile
of powder unner de ness, den you puts
one end of de slow match in it and lights
de udder, den de fire ketches de powder,
an who-ee! up goes de ness in de ar;
all bus to pieces an de hornicks all
kilt" Bat delivered this description
with great vivacity, and added, Make
haste and git de powder, SO as we kin
Git dar fore de hornicks all goes out to
/ git der dinner.
Lud was quickly off to the house, and
soon back with powder flask; so away
the boys trudged as fast as they could.
Bat took the lead, and they made their
way as directly as they could to the spot,
sometimes in the shade, but mostly
through the scorched fields where
myriads Of grasshoppers bounced up I'M
der their noses, and the blistering sun
seemed to waken all manner of tittering
and buzzing insects.
| At last the boys arrived hot and pant
ing at the further side of the broom
straw field, where it was skirted by a
line of low scrub oaks and chinquepin
bushes. Bat took a little time to find
the spot, but at length, pointing toward
it, he called out, under his breath, Oar
It's %
Whereof cried the others.
esDar, dar don't talk loud; skeer
'ena, = replied Bat in loud whisper, and
making violent gestures for them to keep
silence. The others joined Bat, and
soon discovered the object of their
search. It was attached to a tree some
what larger than the others, and which
stood in little glade in the wood, and
the limb from which it hung jutted out
close to the ground. It looked like a
ball of dirty paper which diminished
gradually into sort of neck /; the whole
about foot long, and nearly as much
through in the widest part. Not a hornet
was to be seen.
Lud whispered, cob! Bat, they are
not there after all y
"Dunno bout dat" answered Bat !;
eye all lay down and I'll try 'em." The
two lay down among the hot weeds.
Bat broke off the longest switch that he
could find, and tickled the nest from as
safe a distance as the length of the
switch would allow standing behind a
sapling which protected about three
inches in width of his person. He
paused, and with a grin, made an en-
couraging sign to the boys, who were
now raised on their elbows watching the
operation. Then, crouehing low, he
cautiously backed from his position.
CAL right" he whispered, when he
had backed to where the others were,
all right y dey sent out one to see
what was de matter let's go to work. "
Bat proceeded Immediately to explain
that the powder must be poured into a
pile lust under the nest-which was
about two feet from the ground
and the match laid with end
in the powder and that I'M
less Iud touched the nest there
was no danger whatever. Under these
instructions, Lud carefully approached
the nest on all tours. The others watched
with intense interest while IJud poured
out the powder directly under the nest.
as he thought, and then laid the slow
match. Bat and Teddie held their
breaths. The former, by crab
movement; had gradually increased his
distance from the scene OF operations,
and was a yard or two behind Teddie.
They saw Lud funbling IN MS pockets,
and he began to work his way
backward. When he had reached them
he painted out, Scot no matches !"
They all looked blank at this dilemma.
Teddie searched all four of his pockets,
and shook his head. Bat had none.
The prospect of failure was overwheim-
ing.
"Oh, look pr said Teddie, who had
never ceased to- explore every possible
place on his person where match might
lodge: and he exhibited round object
which gave sudden fash in the SUM-
light.
"The sun-glassl' p exclaimed Lud.
EDO you think that VIII do 2"
"Of course" replied Teddie, holding
it to him. But Lud did not extend his
hand. Its yours; you take it, he
said. Teddie turned to Bat.
Bat said: can't do nothin wild dat
thing; I seed yoao make fire wild it,
Nah sr Teddie."
"And T have done my part, added
Lud.
ct found de ness fust," Bat said, as
if has dnty was entirely discharged.
Teddie saw that his turn had 2ightfully
come, and made no further appeals.
But suppose there isn't any sun
there ?'' he said, after moments hesita-
| ton.
"Hip' cried Bat; CT see de sun
shinin' on de very ness" There was no
excuse for delay, SO Teddy crawled to
Lud's former position, and held tie
glass to the hot rays which poured down
between the thin leaves. His hand trem-
bled little, but he soon got the proper
focus, and. the slow-match taking fire
began to splratter little sparks.
Teddie scurried back to the other
j boys