The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-29

IlIIl II tullult iilAi vi N'''' "''''
put more wood in the stove, and bring
me Tiptop's night dress, and unite the
boys shoes, and wear your hood and
don't lie gone long"
Dear had closed the outside door.
ready to start on n run, when she heard
old Fans whimny in the direction of the
barn. Papa has come. and is unhar-
Messing Fan" thought she, feeling a
little disappointed that She could not
meet him and ride home Instead, she
turned 10 the barn.
At the stable door stood Old Fan.
steaming rs ii she were lay ~ Il yapor.
bath. Papa had load homc,'
thought Dear. as she went up TO pat
Fan. But what was that she stepped
on? 4 thill? Yes, q broken thill. still
hanging to the harness Startled,
Pear glanced around the yard. The
wagon was not there, and now She saw
that only part Of the harness wns on
the horse, and that was trailing on the
ground.
Before this in her heart had time to
take shape, Dear opciicd the stable door
and lc, Fan in, and, carefully closing
the door. ran for the street. I'll" road
over the top OF the hill lay like three
narrow fool-paths, with straight ridges
OF turf between. and along these narrow
path, Dear sped with Iying lcct, strain
ing her eyes 10 see she dacd not think
what.
At the brow 0! III, hill She paused
and looked down Tine road wound
like brook down the long hill side,
turning 10 the right and TO the .c.t,
with here and there steep pitches and
many bars, tlil it was lost in the dark
ness ar down toward the valley As
"a y, her eyes could reach there was
moth nw unusual t. hc seen; but al her
feet lay broken harness strap. Up
| that road Ian had come, and down that
| road Dear must 20,
| IN and ON. over bars and PITCHES.
sraf,c c,y touching the ground, loose
| stones hit hv her feet living bc ore her
| ill. suddenly. halfway down the s'rep-
est p.trh She came tDo place in the
roal where the stones aud 10" gravel
had been plowcd up rs II By the pluil&-
ing of horse,
Here lay the wagon seat \ little
farther on lay two ortmrr plankS across
| the road. and n he foot of the steep
| pitch Law. ON its side 4 wrecked lumber.
| WAGON, which had run backward ill II
| capsilc |; and acroS, the steep gutter by
tine roadside lay Il load of PLANK Mhcn
| had slid from the wagon rs II went
| over Here WAS u part Of the hr" rn
rcins hclougingto III" harness. "ilh ih'
| end, umdrr the load OF plank,
The wagon was her father :. Dear
knew that; but where was her ialhcr'
She stood and looked on cithrr side. up
the hill and down into the valley.
Nothing mo cd there w@S not even
wind enough 10 bend the tail dead
grassc, bv The roadside, and no sound
wa; 20 hc heard in all the still night hHt
the Iurlmg and bthbling OF the ENie
brooks that had quilted deep channel
in the Waterways on either s.de oi thc
road Dear could bear this silence nc
longer,
Papa, papa, where are YOU? an,
the wild cry went mp the hillside and
down into the valley, bringing no an
swcr -,
90 papa, papa! what shall | do"
she called again, AMI as She listened
with Straining ears, she heard, Ol
thought she heard, n low moan near her.
Sh, dropped ON her knees. Papa,
papa are you here. II was PRAYER
now. Surely she heard II ,ound rs II II
answer. and il seemed to como iron
the plank that had slid over :hc gutter
In an instant Dear was over thcr'
pee in among the plank'. She coul'
see nothing, blt she could hclra n >oun'
u ainlv now. She tired with traItI
haste 10 raise the planks but there wa
not strength enough in her small arm
for that, and almost without though
she darted, not up the hill TO ne
mother. but down into thn back yaIlr
nt the foot Of the hill where n Ca"t-patI
leading from the woods inlcrScctcd til,
road. Along this dark path, oycrgr WI
with aIderS, she went till slc came TO
low ,hantv bu It between two trees
and bursting open the door, she ere
80 Bddy Mccoy! come quick; some
thing dreadful has happened on th'
hill" n, ,
"What is't yer sayin'?' sad tn
startled Bildy, Starting from her seat
but ns Dear was already out OF doors
| she added, suting thr action to ~
words: "llrrc, bridget, talk the haob,
and you Mikc,' toa stupid boy ny u
Q fra. "pet yer lauthcrn and con
v nlonc;" and without waiting To put an
Il Thing on her head she followed Dear;
The child was already out o. 50
" but 8iddy went on at sounding ghlt
l. TN sho came To the foot OF the hi
II There she saw the small figure llyl
sr before her and bccioning her ON.
rs "Shuie. an somcthin dreadful !
c, happened sad the breathIciS Il d'
l. crossing herself as she came ~ 10
N wrecked wagon. "ls any ono hurleo
re as Dear c He'd her TO help.
ic "rm airajd--rm afraid there $ so so
one under the panks," gasped Dc
nc irving single handed to lift the load.
nc '"llcre, CUR, that's no way to war;
IT, tax the top one first. Mike, yo II
ed sowl, get along wild yer lantharil' =
ar he. voice went down the hillside /
he the blast of trumpet. starting oven
X slow Mike into q rum ., =,
er "There. hould that said she, ''2t u.
he inc the lantern to Dear, and WIN !,
l;s dy's stout arms at one end ana Ai'N
ad at the other, the planks were t"ng o
Ks into the road. Dear held her brra
and before the planks We're all on u,
Ip, could SEQ That man lay there >trel'l
ut. in the bed oi the gutter Inc p'aI
re were over him like root, or tho co
,re of n box. and, when the last one was
NJ Fear saw her fathers in q, sllI
he white, but she could not utter n So"
"Howly Mother, helpus acHn
ip- Bid ". take his feet, Nike aiiI !, n
get him out OF the wather ne !,
e., drowned ntirely ii he sno Kilt a'rcau.
old For as he lay damming up the n~.
ng channel, the choked water had r.
md and spread around him in an cver-rlS
ear pool.
Al they took him up and lad