The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-27
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iceberg, wss sweeping Sown toward ths
bridge. Aieky was oRly lilils more
thAh bslf wsy over. 10 spite oi NJ. Lud.
low hls knees shook. Tss great massive
thing, lwssplaG, along - sFIisly, musI
carry everyshing before n - 8 q 4 e.
There was great shock II seemed "a
Mieky, Ss he sGld EfieFwArd, as iftt'
woruid sud sky bad come tegelbeg sid
bang A heasiag and crashing Of lu.
bers, crssting o. mssosryl The bridge
divided isto thFes pArts; tbs great mass
Of ice went crashing through, driving ,be
middle portion Of The bridge entirely un'
der water. The icy Pile seemed almost
ike living thing, powerful aud relen'.
lets, lrcading deienceless object under
is ieet.
Where was MickyY lie had just Elap'
ped oa the middle portion which the Ice
burg crushed beneath Il; be was M0ating
down the river on that portion OF the
bridge near the shore. But be was too
far from the shore 10 even reach Il,
thought Micky. There was great COM
motion on the bank; hurryiug 10 aud fro,
and shouting, but there seemed to be no
way 70 release him from bis dangerous
position. just here the river was compare
lively Tree from Ice. The great mass In
ita Onward r1sh bad sweptit almost clear.
But there were sigDs that tbls mass had
been weakened by lie collision with the
bridge, aud was about to break up into
blocks; and, when the trembling cFeuk.
leg woodea raft upon which Micky was
saost got into the midst oigreat blocks OF
ice, IL would almost inevitsbly be broken
Into pieces or submerged. Some men
were running as fast as possible down
along The shore, probably hoping that
Micky's irail craft would aoai near
enough TO the shote for them TO rescue
him, before il got among the dangerous
Ice blocks II did drift nearer the shore
but the next moment The relentless ice
blocks were around il, pushing Il farther
out toward the middle OF the Tiyei. II
pitched and tossed, now riding over the
blocks and sheets OF ice, now pushed al
most entirely nnder them; great plasks
aud iimberS were torn from II.
The saints preserve usl cried Micky.
The pigs aud mo'ii riyer get homel
Jump jump on 10 the ice cakel cried
voices from the shore.
He could see Mr.. Ludlow pointing
frsnlicslly TO large cake of ice which
was fostiug by him. But the space be.
tween him and the cake was so wide that
Micky was afraid be could not lesplt, On
numbered, as be was, by The basket.
Never mind the basket! leave the bas.
ket cried voices from the shore.
Ia II leave the pigs, ye ssyf Niver
shouted Micky.
But the boards were giving way uBder
his feet, and be jumped, basket aud all
and reached the ice cake. Hurrshl went
up from the shore, whittier anxiety in
regard to Micky's fate had led the crowd
which had witnessed .he giving way OF
the bridge, nearly half mile farther up
the river.
But Mioky's feet went out from under
him as he came down, In bis flying leap,
on the slippery cake OF ice. The shock
sent the basket, With rs precious conien, /.
Aying. 1t rolled over and over, and into
the water, before Micky could catch II
But two Of the foine little pigs were
sprawling on the ice, squealing as II they
fully realized the dangers through which
they were passing other had uttered
his last squeal, as be went overheard with
the basket.
Micky's perils were not yet over, and
be knew ii, but yet the first cry be uttered
was for the loss OF the pig. The cake o.
ice on which be stood was drifting 20.
ward ihe shore, bot soon il might be
ateered out toward the middle Of the
river by other blocks. But some kind
Influence seemed to guide 1t; now il was
very near the shore. The men bad tried
TO launch little boat, but near the shore
the blocks Of ice were so close together
shat it was impossible. Mr.. Ludlow and
one or TWO others walked out, steppi0g
from block to block, to within a few
yards of Aicky's ice raft. wgtes
Now fs yonr time, Aicky called Mr..
Laesow, as the cake Hoated near. Jump
aud IL you 20 into the water we'll catch
youi
Aicky eIatehed his pigs tightly, one
under each arm, and prepared to jump.
Let the pigs gol called Mr.. Ludlow,
sngriIy.
But eveu Mr.. Lndlow's command was
not sufiicieB TO m AXE Micky desert the
pigs.
IL couldn't 20 home 10 the mother, sirri
wldout the pigs, an her depindin' on 'eu
said Micky.
But alssl one of ihc fquirming, AqueAl
ing creatures dropped as be Jumped, and
Aicky ven. up ihs river bank amid ihs
shouts and congratulations OF lhe crowd
bat With great pang at bis heart be
cause be had only one pig left.
How can go home wild but the wor
pig, an she depindin' on 'em to buy The
warm clothes next winterl be cried.
o, that's 1t, is IN said Mr.. Ludlow
Wen, IN mske that up toyou-I ought Il
do IL, because told you that the bridge
was sale.
Pass round the hat-lel's pay for ih'
two pigs said one Of The byslanders.
The bat was pAssed round. Twomem
bers OF ihs Irop compass, ricb men iron
New York, were there, And two or .hre'
oil princes. Every man gave something