Sharp County record., 1880-10-28

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But the moon will be up right
awav." said brave Kitty; land maybe
well hear owls. We won t mind hear
ing owls, will we?"
course moi" said Ted.
In a very short time the shoes were
of. the handkerchiefs tied on, and the
two tired children cuddIed up in their
wigwam, with KittY's apron over their
shoulders for a blanket.
The Lord is here just as much as
He's-He's in the Methodist Church, u
said Kitty.
Course He is, said Ted; and with
this comforting thought they were soon
asleep.
Morning came earlier in the woods
than in the quiet bedrooms at home.
Birds were twittering around the little
camp before sunrise, the breeze blew
noisilv through the lOw-hanging
branches, and the children were awake
before the night shadows were quite
gone.
q Papa II be sure to find US to-day"
said Kitty, after they had crawled out
of their nest. We must have all the
emigrant fun we can, for we Il only be
Ted and Kitty after we get home "
"What do em' grants have for their
breakfast, wonder?' asked Ted.
"Oh, thev-lOok around for things.
Sometimes they have Just butternuts, l
guess, answered Kitty, while she slip
ped on her shoes.
"Wel, Unen, let's have but, nuts
and lots of them,' said hungry Ted.
So Kitty. who was a nice tidy girl
about everything, looked around until
she found clean fat rock for a table;
and while they were gathering their
breakfast from the nearest butternut
trees, they came across q tiny little
spring that bubbed out from under a
ledge, and slipped away in a small
stream down the mountain-5ide.
"Oh, isn't it cute?' said Kitty.
" Well build our cabin right here, and
we Il play this is our Water-power' and
build a mill, too. I'll be Mr. Brown,
and you may be the Co.-BroWn & Co.,
you know"
After a good drink of the clear, cold
water from cup made Of Eastwood
leaf. thev washed faces and hands, and
went to the llat rock for breakfast. The
were not quite ripe; they
stained fingers, and they we're hard to
Just a stone for hammer
but there were "lots Of them" as
Ted had requested.
All the long bright forenoon they
worked about their water-pOwer, put
,ing up an extensive mill Of stones and
sticks, and having no trouble at all, eE-
,eDt when Ted got tired Of being called
B. Co." and insisted on being Mr..
Brown a part Of the time at least, IN
5pite OF Kitty's argument that the
ought always to be Co.
So, about one o'clock, when their
ather and uncle were gallOping here
md there in search of them, they were
lifting at their rock table cracking more
luts, and listening proudly to the MINI
C roar of the water going over the dam
hev had just completed.
Sometimes they heard faint echoes
md queer hootings off in the distance.
b. Wen play it's Indians, and we're
hiding from them" said Kitty, never
lreaming that all the men in the neigh
]orhood of her home were hunting and
lallooing through the forest for two
yerv lost children. Once, when the
shouts came quite near, the echoes
mixed up things, so that Kitty was al
most frightened, and drew her brother
nto the shelter of some thick bushes.
. 1t sounds like crazy man, ~ she said.
After while the noise slowly died
away down the mountain-side, and the
woods seemed more comfortable to
Kitty. But sunset drew near, and still
here came no cheerful tather-Volce.
The supper Of butternuts was not a very
.olly one. Ted tried to be brave, but
inally he dropped his face into his
elbow and walled forth, 81 want some
bread and BUTTER and cried loud and
.ong.
"If we only had matches" sobbed
Kitty, after Ted's cries had hushed a
little, "we could make fire, and-and
maybe find something to roast"
Ted stopped crying by trying very
hard, and began to examine bis pock-
cts. The prospect Of bonfire is cheer
ing, even to q hungry boy. First a dull
lack-knife was laid on the rock, then
two nails, then little rusty hinge,
then a piece of slate-pencil, then
brass button with an eagle on it, then
more siate-penci, then a piece Of string
wound into ball, then half Of match
the end that wouldn't 90! Then, hap
PLY, he thought Of his inside pocket, and
the hole that was in it! Feeling along
the lining of his jacket, there in its
corner was something which might be
yes, it lCas a match!
I'VE won't care very much about it,
anyway" said experienced Kitty, "and
then it viii be more apt to burn
Nevertheless, after they had piled up
some dry leaves, and laid birch 'quirls'
and small sticks over the top, she
struck the match across the sole Of her
shoe, shielded it with her hand. and
it anxiously. The little blue
light quivered, paled, almost went out,
and then leaped cheerfully upon a dry
eaf, and in an instant the pile was
alive with snaps and sparkles and !
dancing flames. The children gave
quite a merry shout.
''And now what Il we roast?" said |
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