Connecticut western news., 1880-09-29
VOL. X.

q1ite quiet. You have fallen down and hurt yourself, and you are faint and weak. You are quite safe where you are, but you cannot move, for we are on the side of the hill, aud must wait till help comes. Your cousin is lere with you. Kiss her, Pussy"
 Amy Herbert listened in sort of con- fused wonder. She did not understand in the least, except that she was told to be quiet in firm, authoritative tones, such as had not been addressed to her since she was a child. The warm kiss of her little cousin seemed to assure her that all was safe and right, and, with 8 little sigh, she closed her eyes again, and was soon breathing quietly. Then the child turned to Hugh
 "Amy's gone to sleep. My name isn't Puasy, but Ida-Ida Herbert"
 "Al right, Ida. I'll call you so in future. Now, Ida, when you stand up, can you see the road down below there?"
 "Just see it, the child said; "but it is getting dark. When are we going home 2"
 ''I am afraid we are not going home tonight, Ida Certainly not unless some one comes along that road, and there is not much chance of that"
 "Where are we to sleep?" Ida asked, in surprise.
 "We must sleep just where we are. Cousin Amy will sleep here, and you shall curl up close to me and lay your head against me on the other side, and I don't think you'll be celd."
 "But want my supper before I go to bed"
 "Ah, you can't have supper tonight, Ida; but it will be great fun, you know, sleeping out here for bit, and I expect that presently your mamma will send people out to look for you, and then we shall hear them shout, and we shall shout back again and then they will come with some ropes, and up we shall go to the top. Now shall I tell you story?''
 "Oh, yes, please p replied Ida, de- lighted.
 "Will you sit quiet. by me, then and when you feel sleepy you just lay your head down and go off to sleep. will go on with my story till you're asleep; ; but we must talk very low, else we shall wake cousin Amy
 For an hour he told stories of fairies and enchanters, and then the little head leaned gradually against his waistcoat, and in five minutes he stopped in the middle of his narrative. Then Amy Herbert spoke:
 "I am not asleep; have been awake for some time, and have been thinking. Now, please, how came you and Ida here, and where are we, and why don't we go home?"
 "You rolled down steep grassy slope on to ledge. You struck your head in falling, and were insensible for time. I came up, and should have run off for assistance, but I feared if you moved before I came back you would fall oyer another fifty feet, so I took Ida and slipped down to you."
 "Can't move ?" the girl asked pres ently.
 "Are you uncomfortable ?''
 "No," she said shyly.
 "Tben you had better lie still, Hugh said decisively. "The ledge is very narrow, and you are weak, and I dare say giddy, for you lost a great deal of blood. So you really might fall over if you sat up. It must be nearly ten o'clock" Hugh said to himself. "I should think we ought very soon to get out of this. The old lady will be fdgety by half-past seven, alarmed by half-past eight, and by half-past nine she ought to have all Barmouth out with torches. But women are so long before they set about thing in earnest. They begin to hdget long before 8 man does but they don't set to work to take decided steps. Still, searchers ought to be out by this time. I am beginning to fee horribly cramped. I suppose some fel lows would like this sort of thing, but ] don't see any point in it whatever"
 In another quarter of an hour Hugf saw several lights coming along the roac below, and could hear faint shouts which seemed to be echoed by party proceeding along the hill. The winG was from them, and it was useless fo1 Hugh to try and return their shouts
 Gradually they got nearer, and he de
 termined to make an effort, but to do s, 1t was necessary to stand up. Hen moved slightly, and the elder girl moved also "Wake up, please" he said; "hel] E is at hand"
 } She raised herself at once. : 1T will stand up to shout" Hugl said. Will you lean back against tn l hill? Now for it p and standing up , Hugh gave shout with all the powe \ of his lungs.
 There was a pause in the movemen 3 of the lanterns, and then shout.
 "Hallo-a-a ]" Hugh shouted again l "this way" Rapidly the lanterns came fitterin v along the road till they were down i t front of them.
 9 "Here we are here are the ladies s Hugh shouted
 3 "Any one hurt ?"
 "Not much but we can't get eithe l. up or down. You must let rope dow
 to us from above. Here we are ;" an D Hugh struck match and lighted lare r piece of paper. Have the party abo7 | got robes?"
 0 There was shouting backward an e forward, but the party above had n'