Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-11-02

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was in the sitting-room with grandma,
and If grandma woke and found that
she was not in the sitting-room, why,
she would conclude Mt once that she
was in the kitchen with Abby. And it
was not long before an opportunity fa-
vored her to do rs she had planned.
1t was awfully cold out of doors, to be
sure, but Bessie ran very fast and
did not mind it much. Sometimes the
wind almost took her breath away,
but what was that when one had such
delights before her? Then, when she
got under the hill out of sight of the
lights on grandpa's house, and out of
sight of any house. she commenced to
feel little frightened and to wish that
she was safe ut home. If she had only
taken old Carlo with her, she would not
have felt so lonely. But still she trottcd
bravely on and finally reached the little
lane which led to Aunt Mary's house
and past it through stretch of woods
into another road. The lane was shell
tered by great trees, so that 1t was not
so cold, and Bessie's spirits rose again.
Her hand was upon the latch of the.
garden-gate. when, on looking up, she
beheld a sight which fairly curdletl her
blood with horror. 1t was, in reality,
Tommy's Jack o. Lantern which he had
Just finished and stuck upon the gate
post, hoping to startle his mothers
servant girl when she came in from
milking But to Bessie, who had not
the most distant idea what it was. it
seemed like the head of some frightful,
grinning monster, whose mouth was al
ready open TO swallow naughty children.
She uttered one loud, agonizing scream.
dropped the latch, and ran on toward
the woods as fast as her feet would
carry her. Not for the world
would she have gone through that
gate which was guarded by the horrible
thing. But the people in the house did
not hear her scream, for the wind was
doing the same thing, and she went on
and on, never needing where she went,
caring nothing for the darkness of the
woods, conscious of nothing but the
dreadful fear that the monster was fol-
lowing her. She dared not look behind
her; she had not strength even to cry.
In some places the snow was deep, and
the effort she made in running through
il was very eXhausting for little thing
like Bessie. 1t was warmer in the
woods than out in the bleak highway,
but still it was bitterly cold; and it was
so dark in some places that she ran into
the trees
''Oh, what should she do! Wouldn't
she get out of the woods soon and find
some house with good, kind people in
it, who would take her home to grand
map she said toherself.
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woods, and that is a good way for a
little girl to run on wild winter S
night; and Just before she reached the
end of it, she sank down quite ex-
hausted in the snow. She was horribly
cold at first, but this sensation soon
passed away, a sense of drowsineSs
stole over her, and she was soon quite
unconscious. Poor little Bessie!
AT home no one but old Carlo missed
her for n long time. He did not see
her go out. for he had been eating his
supper in the woodshed at the time;
but when, not very long after she had
gone. he scratched at the kitchen door
and Joe let him in, he looked in at the
sitting-room door, and not finding her
there, he came back to the kitchen,
meditated for moment, and then sig
nified his desire to 90 out of doors.
Come here and lie down, Carlo; You
don't want to go out tonight. If you
do so, it won't be two minutes before
you'll want to get back again." remon-
strated Joe.
But Carlo persisted that he did want
to. 90, and that he wanted to
90 at once, too, and finally Joe
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for him. If it had not been bolted,
Carlo could have opened it himself, for
he could lift latch os well as any one,
and, with little patient effort could
turn knob with his great, clumsy
paw.
"You won't find any tramps to bark
at, or any foxes to chase, to-aight.
Carlo, and it's as cold as Greenland,
You foolish old dog said he as Carlo
leaped down the steps.
Carlo put his nose down TO the ground
and snuhed at some little tracks in th c
snow, then he gave quick little bark,
and ran out into the road and down the
hill on brisk trot, every now and then
stopping bit to investigate the foot
prints, for the wind had drifted
the snow into them, and they
were hard to follow. He paused a
moment at the gate OF Aunt Mary's
house, uttered growl of contempt al
the Jack o. Lantern, and then ran wild.
y into the woods, and ON and on unit
he reached the spot where poor little
Bessie was lying. lie licked her cold
face, he barked wildly, he tore at hcl
clothes, but IT was all In vain, he could
not wake her. Then he tried to drag
her along by taking a fold OF her dress
IN II, ms mouth bul hnally ne gave W
the attempt, and running to the edge OF
the woods, which was only little dis.
tance oil, took n survey up and dowr
the nam road then ne gave quick
Joyful bark, and ran headlong toward I
house lew rods distant. where ligh
was glimmering at the window. Reach
ing the door he barked and how!ed IL
the most frantic manner. A man sooi