St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02


Much excitement hath made thee
mad. franklNn.' said IL voice from one
OF the beds. "fhon hast glory enough
i"r one night. Get thee to thy downN
couch, and put thy head under thy
wing"
''Shut up with y"m thous, NV voung
friend. "r I'll put Nou in the front rank
where you'll surely lie killed. retorted
FranklNn.
Come. boys" said the first speaker.
man the corvette. run ont the gun
boat, spike the main halliar,lS. and "a
way t" D"cter's island. where well
make such il hole III the Hole bows that
they wont ho whole boys any more"
''Sec here. Foster, what's the use of
| Sp"itln% III that imbecile way? You'll
hr the first t" join me, when Won hear
the plan. Now what do YOU say to
thlS The rear platform, outside the
boat house. Aou will remember, was
burned t" na1hing: but the ones which
lun around each side were only partial
lN destroyed. Now with a saw we
could get Il good part of both of these
PLATFORMS launched. and where could
\"u find better RATS than they would
make"
franklNn," said Foster, '.you're II
genius Put me down for one oar
Speaking of oars. though. | suppose Won
have twenty or thirty Nou can lav vour
hands on -
'l-IicrIllN 50, old fellow" said Frank
lNn. and. lifting up the mattress of his
bed. he took one of the Stats and held
1t mp rNultinglN. Foster snatched if
nom his hand. spiamg upon Il chair. and
hr%ln padding around the front lcns
~ the Widest manner. while Il small
hoy on the outskirts of the crowd wns
:" carried AWAY with enthusiasm that
he cried ''hnuraN" WherrrIpor he v.S
lrd of I" bed 10y the ear.
Ia shorter time than it would tak.
1" write II the matter Was arranged. the.
>:iW brought from the boys workShop.
ahd the dark lantern (which they didn't
htti) from the Theatrical stores th,
ON" winch played such an important
pili III Foster : original drama c.Th,.
Missing Link ; or the Bmylar'S One
f-\rd Daughter. and three beds were.
hnad" >krIrt"n> 10y removing all the
Stats. The Il. Il. \ r. As maru,ui-
ln"II>IN consented /" allow Il few outside
the my size circle L" join the party. and
~ they stole SOFT down the back stairs
ANA iIlrd out across the lawn Nou might
nave counted fifteen determined bed
Stats %ll>trnin" in the moonlight.
1t was not until the platforms were
i"IrlA launched and found To answer
perfectly. and the two parties uudcr
trHmklNn and Foster had embarked.
that lh" serious side, of the question was
brought tn mind.
I,. tIu.tnI
the Venture! The rules of the school
I"'hlIr ANY hoy leaving the huildim.
'i'rl IT WAS closed ton the night. and the
hlhl"lltA Thought II would ht Il close.
shave II they missed the dnctnr'> anger.
ANA perhaps something worse. Then
again. they were guin" tn meet Bill
SMalt/> party on rather >hakN lighting
ground. without knowing he number of
the enemy "r the drtcn>,S that might
%i'dld The boats against Il hostile inVa-
>l"I, not u boy would tun back how
ever. and ~ they padllcd acrn>S the
lih' all 'ihNlrtN WIS lost in the excite
IhrHi at the VOYAGE. 1t required no little |
rii" 1" keep TIA" rIti> we'll trimmed. and |
~ II Na>. tn" water now and then WAS /
washed over the feet OF the paddlrI>.
he moon WAS mean lis >cttin" amd nu |
the >ilII an r.rnc the chime from the vii /
Lag" : 3"'cI"ck. The ratt> were
close together.
wv hat "a" want t" Il" l. +" rrlra>, all |
the boats. l"aN ing them pri>"urr>
catching them at THEN own came" said |
franklin. But let lis have NO FIGHT !
lm% # it can possibly hr avoided. RN |
the iin" Nr reach the island the moon .
VIII /" drWn. :" the only danger of dis
c"\rTN l. the noise some of Won fellow
may make. and h,. looked lcrN hard at
Young Slmn>. They went >iIrntl, ON.
and. a> the moon disappeared behind .
he hills. their dark shadows fell upnn
the water. neatly hI"tting out the little
lNI'iid. Witch they we've NOW rapdidlN
y slight breeze Spranu
up. aud the lake. which until this time
had been like Il minor began to toss the
l;iii> about. maxim" them management
more difficult than ever. BN half past
) they were :" close To the island they
could iral the splash against the shore.
and almost before they knew it. Frank
l\nS raft WAS night upon Il group of
boats. which proved To hc the school
barge and the tW" boats belonging to
the Village. m""rrd in deep water fifty
feet from shore.
All the oars had been removed. and
Fosters crew with their bed Stats.
were ordered to divide forces and take
possession of them. The transfer WAS
made. the lines were east of.
the un"ccupcd Iait taken in tow. and
all parties made their way noiScrSSlv
ON.
"Scc ANYTHING of the boats ," whis
l"rrd franklNn. pcclin% through the
darkness aS they ncarcd the island.
Not II sign. answered Franklin II
:! ! spoke the chimes from the
distant church. C"asting along the
shore, keeping sharp lookout. the in
NadcrS found moi single shell to re
ward their search.
''Franklyn," said Young SimmS. ..may
speak -
YES. if You want to he drowned"
Whispered Franklin.
Il was only going to saw Ietorted
>ImmS. THAT the shells. probably. have
been dragged up the bank on shore"
he Young one is right. I'll wager. I
Ani ne Just the one to crawl up and
see. said Foster ,
flanklNn patted Smms on the back. |
y "u 1t" credit To my tutorship NV bav. '
mere may 10" twenty NagabondS up
here: but all Nou'll have to do is totiud l
hr position of the boats. and come back
p" me and report. Mind. nov. no ;
l"lSc. and not Il step hevond the bank" t
hey lifted the boy out on the sand.
md watched him creep upon his hands a
lnd knees back into the darkness Il
! hey waited. what to their surprised c
seemed to he half AN bour.
when they SAN the boy cautiously re- i
urning.