The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-02-23

winter was about setting in, and there
had been a slight fall of snow, when
zone day they saw near their house the
tracks of several rabbits; and they
thought they would 60 out and look
after their traps and see if any little
animals had got into them. Jack had
that day gone to town with his master;
$50 the boy determined to 20 without
him. They went away before dinner,
land, as their kind mother feared they
might be hungry, she did them up a
large bundle of bread and other things
to eat, telling them to he careful and
Ike back in good season.
The day was clear and bright, and
they went away very happily into the
woods. They went here and there,
looking at their old traps and making
new ones, when, before they knew it,
the sun WAS hid hy clouds, sudden
wind rocked the trees, and snow began
To fall very fast. They were a good
way into the woods, but made nogreat
haste To return, aud when they tried
to find the way out the snow had COW
cred the ground, and they did not
know which way To go. They were
now really lost, and they felt afraid
that they should die in the forest and
never sec their mother again. But
they kept walking and walking
till they were So tired they could scarce
ly move; when, just as they were about
sinking down on the snow, one of them
cried out:
why, Tom, here is our Indian hut
that We made last summer"
80 it is, Bill" said Tom, joyfully.
"And We will 60 into it and stay until
the storm is over. guess it will not
snow much"
So they went in, and found it just rs
they had left it-as nice little hut as
need he for protection against the snow
and wind, which they heard roaring
among the trees. The snow kept fall.
ing, and as the boys peeped out thro'
the door they could scarcely see foot
before it, it was so binding, Us it was
blown about by the wind.
1t grew darker and darker, aud thus
they knew it was night; but they were
brave boys and had talked 80 much
about dangers and being lost in the
wood that they were not downhearted,
and their only thought was for their
Poor mothcr, who they knew would be
almost crazed on their account. But
they ate some of the bread their mother
had given them, and then they scraped
together in the dark the grasses, that
were now hay, which they had picked
in the summer, and, saying their pray,
ers, covered themselves with the grass
and lay down to sleep in each Others
arms.
The next morning, when they awoke
and tried to look out, they found their
hut entirely covered with snow. They
could not get an opening through large
enough to see outside, and then they
began to feel discouraged. They were
only ten and twelve years old, and
many an older heart would have sunk
under such fearful shut
up in darkness, with not one hone of
escape.
The youngest boy, Bill, began to cry.
But Tom tried to cheer him up, though
he felt very badly himself.
Don't cry, Bub," he said. There
will be some good fairy come along at
the right time and find u.s."
Billy cheered up a little Mt this, and
they both tried to eat a little of what
they had left of their provisions; but
it was not much. The air was very
close in the hut, shut up as it was by
the snow. Then Tom took the longest
stick he could find, and, standing on
Billy's back, who got on his hands and
knees. he reached up and managed to
push q hole through the snow on top
of the tent, But the snow blew in so
that he had to use his cap to keep it
out.
So they passed another day and
night. And in the morning they were