The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-14

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seemed a long way off, and her fest wen,
too little to carry her fast. but all,
trudged bravely ON. AT last she reached
the end of the field and looked out on
the broad prairie. Susie was It'll,
girl, but all her life long she never for
got her first view of n prairie ON fire.
Stretching out of sight ON either hand
was red line OF flame, rising towan'
the sky, and covering II with y denee
cloud of smoke. The sparks ilew In every
direction, and many, yes, very many, wet'
brought by professionally al wind near Ia
whore she stood. Between her AMI the
"rcd snake" as IL seemed to her. black
figures with clubs IN their hands rushed
back and forth, looking shadowy and
| gigantic against the fire. Susie knew that
these were her father and brothers, with
other friends, whose strong arms were
battling with the advancing flames. But
she soon made discovery which caused
sparks had lit in the dry grass by the
rail fence not far away The grass had
kindled, and the blaze was spreading and
beginning to curl around the rails, and
just the other side was her fathers corn
field 1t was but the work of moment
to find stout stick, and then Susie's
labor began. How intently she beat the
grass and stamped on it with her little
shoes she soon found that she was
really smothering the flames, and,
though her face and hands were hot, and
her arms ached, she kept on until not
one spark was left, and only the burnt
grass and slightly blackened rails were
left to show what Susie had done
"But oh I'm so tired ~ she said; 81
wish / could find papa"
The light from the far-off blazing
prairie, which awhile ago had been so
bright, now seemed dying out. The low
CLEAN ON the distant horizon was not
enough to light her path as she started
to find her father. Her tired limbs soon
gave out, and she sank down with sobs
which would come into her throat.
go papa, papa |"
Alone and in the dark, and tired out,
no wonder the tears fell as she lay on
the grass, until her sobs grew less and
sleep shut her eyelids down.
After awhile, when the fire had been
extinguished, her father reached home
to find the house in commotion.
ooh, father have you seen Susie 2"
said his wife, coming to him with terror
in her face.
"Susie is she gone ?" he said hoarse-
ly, for he was very tired.
"She is lost We have searched the
whole place, and called and called, but
we can't find her anywhere"
Mother" said the Oldest daughter,
running in from the barn, where she had
turned over peck measures, and bushel
baskets, and shook up empty grain-bags
to see if Susie had crawled under them,
Might she not have followed father to
the fields ?"
"The child the poor darling =
perhaps she did, and who knows into
what danger she has gone The wolves
are around tonight" and she shuddered
with fear.
Mother" said her husband, "She
is in Gods hands, wherever she may be.
Come, boys, we will search the field"
and he fastened out with q lantern,
had returned with him followed with
such means of light as they could OBJ
tain.
1t did not take long to trace Susie to
her hiding-place, for they knew she
would follow in the direction she had
seen them take. When her father
paused not far from the path over which
he had passed short time ago, put the
lantern down hastily, and took her in
his arms, what shout went up from
those who were near Her mother and
sisters, who had followed the others,
crowded around with tears of Joy.
Awakened by the noise and light, she
lifted her head bewildered, but, when
she saw her father, she said, in sleepy
voice:
Papa, did help put out the fire. 1
kept it from burning up the corn" And
then her tired head sank back on his
shoulder, and she fell asleep.
York Tribune.