Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-25

inc cOndltlOn Oh tho "Artful logger
for had he not examined II daily fol tho
pasttwo months, and longed impatiently
for chance to use itf my there's
another snowflake, assures the world |;
and there's another, aud another,
s war lsi Of em p exclaimed happy Jack
to his small but select audience of Stub
and Jane. They we're very amiable, and
frisked and gamboled with de good On
appearance Of happy innocence as could
be desired. tl'o aI1IeEl1fa diiH Rt
cts getting dark very quickly; not
four o'clock yet. I guess it's going to
be abig fall this time, and--whew Stub,
hear the wind soundssqually, don't itp
Stub looked, with an air. Of gravity
through the window, and seemed to be
Of the opinion that it certainly did not
appear. threatening -. ....,,,,-,,..s...
"What keeps father 60 late, I wonderi'
lit keeps on getting dark as FIST As this
the light will have to be fixed pretty
SOON" gm a .b4fiHu8 saT1f ny.
Thick aud fast fell the suowaakes hur.
rying, seurrying down, o. If in haste to
zee which could first reach the earth,
Every now and then 0 violent gust of
wind would come that romped and root
ed among the dry leaves that still clung
to seine Of the trees, and near at hand
the waves surged and dashed and tossed
themselves on the shore and against tho
rocks. aH,f4.. .sf HE7r F' Ives
Il know the lamp ought to be lit. I'd
better 60 right away and do it, said
Jack, addressing his companions. As
they raised no objection, Jack started,
naterials ID hand, and they followed
to see, no doubt, that everything was
done fairly and squarely. Up the stairs
went the trio, Stub ahead, snufing and
peering into all the dark corners; Jack,
with the lamp and oil in his hand, fol-
lowing YEARLY, and Jane, with dieni-
ty suitable for lady Of her years, bring
ing up the rear Jack kney how TO set
to work. He watched his father daily,
and had sometimes been allowed to help
him +; 50, in very short time, d friendly
glow Of light poured through the win.
dows Of the little tower, and laid bare
the deep, treachereus rocks with blunt
distinctness while they strove vainly to
hide beneath the stormy waves.
II suppose we might "a we'll get sup
per now, against father comes," and
Jack laid the cloth neatly and cut the
bread with will. Like o few rare and
isolated boys Of his age, being hungry
was Jacks normal condition, relieved at
occasional intervals by being satisfied.
Supper was waiting-father's tea was
boiling and bubbling on the stove
{Jack's limited knowledge of cooking
had not taught him that tea should
never be allowed to boil). Jacks basin
of broken bread in readiness for the
scalding milk, some dried beef as spe-
cial treat, and plenty Of good bread,
cheese and butter besides. Inside, All
was warm and coy, CHEEKY and home
like; outside, stormy and clustering.
Two hours passed, and still no father
Jack had made o tremendous effort to
delay eating till he arrived; but bit by
bit the broken bread had disappeared,
followed by other selections from the
bill Of fare, while Jane Tapped saucer
of milk, and the quondam Friday, for
getting his canhibalistic tendencies,
made hearty repast on dried beef and
pieces of Jacks bread and butter. ''"
"seven o'clock, and father not homo
yet Well, the light will burn an hour
yetwithoutfixing. Father says it would
burn longer than that, but it's safest to
look ct it every four hours, and he's sure
to be here before it wants looking to-" So
Jack got his tavorite book from the shelf,
and settled down for q coy read in his
fathers armchair near the stove. 1t GER
tainly was very exciting-where Cruse
and Friday discover the arrival of the
one-and-twenty savages, and was SO
active all the day, that no wonder his
mind began to stray and his eyes to
blink and close. Stub had settled him.
self near for o little quiet meditation
nose between two black, 0utstretched
and gaze fixed on nothing in
particular; while Jane, having first made
her toilet for the night by careful watch
ing and patting, dozed peacefully behind
the stove. Tired Jack slept, and dream
ed he was CrusG, and had just built q
beautiful sled, and he and Friday coasted |
down among the cannibals and sent them |
flying on all sides; and the old clock |
licked, licked, while outdoors the snow |
blew in whirls, and a weary man fought |
hard against the wind, and sought to |