Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-09-04

Katie or any other captain ovel
whose boat it might chance to fall
or get entangled. The wind was of
shore, and away went the kite
tho men paying out the seine
twine, but alas the kite went high
above the boats and did not reach
them. 1t was cold work flying kite
N the awful, ice.bound shore, but
the novelty of it brought q crowd of
Men to the spot. 10 their own sur.
prise they entered into the work
with spirit, but every attempt that
morning failed. The kite fell short
Or few too high, or went in the
wrong direction.
"Run home, ladtlies, and get your
dinner, and get warm clear to your
bones," said one of the men to John.
ny and Peter, about eleven of the
clock, "and we'll see what can be
done with the kite this afternoon"
When Johnny reached home he
declared that he wasn't cold the
least mite, nor hungry the least at
ON, but he sat in front Of a blazing
lriftwood fire and ate like a giant,
and got up to 90 to the coast again.
Wild didn't see why she couldn't
go too. 1t was her father just as
much as Johnny's, and she guessed
she cared as much about the Little
Katie as any Of them did. And so
Wild, bundled up until all rescm-
blance to a twelve,year girl was lost,
set forth, toi|ing through the snow
and sand to the coast. At a short
distance in the rear, Mrs. Rose fol.
lowed on. 1t seemed to her, as she
drew near the shore, that half the
inhabitants of the next village were
gathered to see the flying of kite.
1t was just ready to start on it's
over-ice journey when Wild came
upon the scene.
"Don't you see there won't he any
thing to catch hold Of" she said to
Johnny.
"Catch hold Of" repeated John
ny, who felt he could not, in justice,
despise Wild's suggestions any
more.
"pll show you," she said, "if you
will hold on a minute. Tie some
long strings now and then, near the
kite that will hang down"
The strings were tied on, half a
d wsn Of them, 1t iatsvals. and away
went the kite with more "strings to
it" than any other kite ever flew.
"Twon't reach, it flies too high
No go! Let out! Give it string
Hurrah p as the kite seeming to
meet wind in another current began
to tlutter, turn, and actually did
fall on the ice within reaching dis
tance of the Little Katie'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 to the firm, old main.
land, and did it not mean that bread
at least could be drawn across the
frozen sea to the famishingl
The men on the Little Katie were
pulling in the kite, which looked a
good deal worn, but still they gath.
cred around it and read in Johnny's
boy hand the words: eff you get
the kite, don't pull the string, for
We will put something to eat on it
you are hungry, and you can pull
it over. Everybody's we'll over here.
Wild and johnny"
Capt. Rose read the words, and
then he and his crew tried to shout
back, but the wind carried their
voicas across the bay.
Within the next "a hours the cord
had been doubled, and food in small
mckages went along the novel road
way from hour to hour, until miles
If seine twine lay on the deck of
he Little Katie, and many loaves
If bread with suall packages of
salt meat" sugar, tea and coffee,
lad been secured from the sea.
The next mo rning, the wind blew |
gain on Cape Cod. The inhabi- ;
ants were on the watch for the kite, .
nd, 10 it was seen rising in the
ir. On, OH, it came. 1t sailed over {
be heads of the group on the shore
went right across the "Wrist,'
f Cape Cod. 1t would have gone
ut upon the ocean, but for the t
highland lighthouse that caught
nd held the great fluttering bird S
t man.
Wild and Johnny were the first v
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