The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-03
the VITA BelI.Rlurer und a Rrave Roy.

Aquasco is such an out-of-tho-way
town that no doubt many Of the children
never have heard Of it before. 1t is in
the State Of Maryland, and stands on
little hill near the mouth Of PatuXent
River. In the summer time no girl or
boy Of AquaScO need 20 TO the Gcushorc
for salt water flows at their feet and the
same salt breeze that sweeps fleet after
fleet Of whito-sallcd ships mp and down
the chesapeake Bay blows in the
windows Of tho houses in Aquasco. The
good people Of Aquasco 20 to bed go
soon after supper that the wldppoorwiil
cries and complains without ono person
to pity him, and the grunt Of the bull
frog is tho only voice that answers tho
whirr and ring Of tho clocks when they
strike twelve, midnight.
So it was that when in tho middle Of
tho night Of the 25th Of last juno, Cyrus
Wallace IN Aquasco boy heard tho
church bell ringing, no Bprang out OF
bed and ran baicfopied into tho street.
As ho reached the cato ho saw men run
ming by at tho top Of their speed
"What's the mnttcr?' shouted Cyrus,
to one Of the flying figures.
IN fire, guess" sald the man.
Fire, fire, fire p shriclcd Cyrus, o8
no ran after tho others, and in few
minntcs tho whole town q ATasco was
aroused Everybody woaiu the street
and everybody was hmryiug towards the
church Women seized water buckets
and children gathered up pals. Aquosco
had been very RiIll five minutes before,
but now AQuasco was beside itself with
excitement
But where was the iiroP The first
man who roachcd the church put hly
hands to his mouth and haIloood to tho
top OF tho bell tower, wlcro tho bell woa
still changing AWAY. Tho second man
did the same and the tlnr called oIoud
and 50 did tho fourth, Not word would
the person In tho bclI-towcr answer
though no ring and rang, until all
Aqnsco gathered ON the grass below.
"Iho door Of the siocpIc II locked =
said one Of the mon. " Nobody under
stands it. "
., M"Jno hnnN r'lacai Got locke" ID
moro y'Steruy '1Iu I,,I h'Ie'P 7"L"
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Dody III in' ,o|ei' us II "SPlTl' Q 2 Bop,
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n''"N i'l' 'tr"' why poiiio - wy IN.
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thuou Mr. No'loo''' i"PPln way
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poi up lt'Vio '"r '"oH| yo"p' iio
ooll,o p'IN.
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Wen VIM "liy oo"Il,l' i,olioNu'' II, p.T7'''
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nio,'a"',i AZ, 'nI noi, n'l,' i'P EXP
no" n'l'' ''o'' C'lo h'ioNoh W0'''u 10 iIii',
p'iC 'uo "tAC instant Wp'Iu G"l'3 i ,.I
ch1,B, uS Vho"Bl tno "lu ,c'' G dn my
h''on niyn"''lo'.h woiA a pi'' liu VIII
was moving sunny III 'no t"I' ~ 'no t'''i
OAK trees, but an Knew that tiio "iiId
como NOT ring inc pen because @ o., inc
lnttlce-Work around tho berry. Nlliio
the people Wero whispering, toErther
around the chllrch, Cyrus was busy looN-
ing Tor way TO get INTO tho berry h'-
ioro tho sexton should return with me
Keys, lie knew that thero was IL NIUE
round window, llst lnfRo enough t"f nm
TO crawl through, some distance up thc
$40 "i the tower ana When ne NJ lns'
Gotn ladder that reachGd To TINS hiiIc
window he stepped hoiily up tho rounds
II priliE uowil thtt EhoSt pI'"ro ME-
NoHtG"aI RotS paIE' E'iRn'u NNlu",
ana me people could SEQ MN ny 'ho GUN
Sli'rllBht as nc put MS nead through inc
window ma disappeared.
Cyrus found himself IN queer pl"ce'
u was SO dark IN tho Dolby that ne
c"1Idh I see where TO move. lie Groped
IRON one step To another, gong up tlle
nenry h'''l,S Slowly "iillo ,ilo So''l','
from tho bell above seemed to crash
down rom above with ten,told clanGor
ITO reached inc crank Wlllch the SoAtoh
turned when ringing tho Doll NO ono
was tIlere'
lii, iiI,'o ~. lo; ti1ioi IN, no sl3'''ou Nyt,'S
MI iIIg''y INTO Ilo p'i' !nroa'' p"' IIo
gf i" Avn, I hi ,,'' wo.us lio
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