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


What ile mbiltr was,
Then the glass was pa, away aud they
ai went down, and the children, thor.
oegtly wstmed. started ior home,
Afftie cloud over Cape Cod hay grew
and ssme nearer and spread oat more
apd more, tbd A. last began 70 drop
down white ike snow on the ssnd
eomul pliga ipto It fast As Yen can
while we can see. said Johnny, scizing
+ Wid's haad aud bowing TO the wind,
We'fe tbieoaqusFters home, aud wp'll
make u Ia uo ume.
j II WAS not dark, aud JohuBy knew The
sand marks well Here hanch Of pov.
erIy grass aud therea forlorn little clump
+ Of bsy berry, whose outlines be knew just
as be knew The outlines Of the boats and
sails, served 10 guide him when The air
was thick with snow
I We're lost! said Wild, pulling back
aud trying 10 stop Johnny; bat The
I sturdy little fellow declared that they
weren't lost at ali; dldnt be know all
about Il hadn't be "fogged" i many a
time to the light and back? Why there.
right ahead, was a pole be knew. OF
course il was right on top Of home, and
there wss mother calling this minute,
not fifty feet away,
All 81 which statements were quite
true; aud IL five minutes they were safe
/ IL lie cabin, and had told their news
\ from the ice-bound boats.
4 Nothing to eat, may be, and cold, per-
haps. Not sick, hope, said Mrs. Rose ;
and then, in rather dismal way, she set
forth the little table for their evening
meal.
/ | should think you'd feel gladder about
our getting home safe, mother, said
Wild for Just see how il SHOWS,
am, said Mrs Rose, but | was think
\ ing about some way TO help your father.
DO you think there is way? asked
Wild You know the boats can't get
there, and the ice isn't safe.
If was God, said Johnny, ia fetch a
big wind along that nd cracker that ice
up small IS fish scales in no time.
Yes, and sink every boat in almost no
timel suggested Wild with look OF
scoru.
On, dearl said Johnny, | guess ! was
in TOO much Of hurry; but something
got to be done!
The wind had been blowing two hours
after dark, and the snow and sand were
whirliug about in a long, round dance,
after the fashion of Cape Cod sand and
snow, when Wild called out OF the dark
ness to johnny:
Are on asleep!
johnny guessed he wasn't asleep, al
though he had been fast asleep when
Wild's voice reached him, and he wanted
to know what was the matter.
I've thought Of a way, guess, we can
reach 4he Little Katie, Johnny.
| How?
Johnny was up in bed, leaning on bis
hands, interested, in moment.
You know that big hank of net-twinc
of fathers?
What Of it? with disappointment.
Don't you believe fwould resch2
! Who's going to reach it, should like
TO knowf
When the wind blows right--
What, then, Wild Rose? Are you talk
ing in your sleep?
Send kite overl suggested Wild, moi
needing the interruption.
Whew! exclaimed Johnny, sinking
down into his warm bed again.
lie didn't speak, and poor Wild though
he held her scheme in extreme derision
nevertheless, johnny was thinking abou
il, even after his sister was sleeping.
The next day it showed all day. There
was no chance to hear one word from
the fishing fleet Johnny declared tha
be must 20 TO the nearest neighbor'
house. lie knew the way well enough
but ii was after nine by the clock befort
be set forth.
Presently be returned with bis friend
Peter Petit, and the two lads spent th
morning, with barred door, in Captain
Roses net-room,
Wild peeped into the place when tn
boys were out Of it eating their dinner
and beheld, to her amazement, the skele
ton of huge Kite.
: o Johnny! are you going to try ii
+. She cried running out to him.
!, At first Johnny was very yexed tba
: she had found il ont, but in a minute 0
/ two be was all over the pet, and was /
G high .glec when Wild and her mothe
e also Sized in the work An hour befor
the sun went across the bay, the kite wa
; done aud the snow ceased to fall. II Wa
I too late 10 90 10 the Highland light to sc
Il the signal on the Little Katie; it was to
d late to DO anything with the kite, eve
had the wind been right.
The next morning tue wind blew iul
4 right, and almost at break of day ii
boys set forth, accompanied by five {
Z six men, for idlers are always to l
Is found on Cape Cod in winter.
q The Kite was made Of good stout pap,
e and Il was covered with message to Il
Ie captain Of tie Little Katie, or any 9TH
'e captain over whose boat il might chan,
% b fAil or get entangled. The wind wi
a OF shore, aud away went the kite, II
j, men paying out tbe seine twice, but ala
X the kite went high above the boats a.
ie did not reach them. II was cold woI
y flying Kite on ihe awful, lce-bour
ie shore, but the novelty Of il brought