The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-15

Abners; bat when be turned down over q
new bridge he was clear discouraged, and
vent slower and slower. with his nose down,
md his eyes about half shut It was pretty
lear noon when We got TO the Lake, and the
lid black man what takes you out liz the
boat had gone of, and his wife too TIE
boat was locked with u paddock, and you
rant fish worth a cent from the shore. We
tried il while an then went under the re-
servoir bridge TO eat our dinner. We felt
pretty sure about the circus because c. imp
and his wife always go to one If they
hear of il. The Hopkinstown |
road is only little ways through the wood, |
but it's pretty hard to mud Larry had some |
money and be ssid il we'd only chosen the |
c,rcos he would treat; 30 Tom said we-well, |
We sort of talked IL up and cor Guided TO
leave Hannibal there, and strike through
the woods till we came TO the Hopkinstosn
read, and follow 1t TO town. If you'd bought
me that compass, Cousin Helen. it wouldn't
have happened; bat, some way. We got
mixed up and turned around. and when We
got to the road we went the wrong way, and
kept going and going TIL, all of sudden,
we came to the railroad down by the switch
yard. We were awfully tired and disap-
pointed, and We knew We never could md
the way bsck through the woods to long
Lake. You see we hadn't thought about
4
east, yoa're sure TO hit the Hopkinstevn
| road; bat II you start from the road, you
don hit the Lake unless yoa're just In the
right place, and 60 pretty straight. We
watched the men awhile, making mp
freight train and first we knew il begun 10
rain There was car on q swi'ck, about
| half full Of lumber, and We climbed into IT,
and waited. Ii rained harder and harder
| just q regular old soaker-and seemed as If
| II never would stop. We had To get pretty
well back away from lhe door. and Tom 50 d
| we might well make the best of it, he
began TO tell makeup story, about man
that went out at night. and found stair.
| way leading down TO the micdle OF the
ca -th.
Just in the most interesting part We hea d
a sort of rumble, aud somebody rolled the
car door shut and locked II. We all jumped
and called out. but the man went away
whistlIng, and never heard us. We founc
afterwards he knew We were In there, anC
Just meant to scare us, because the boy
bothered him so much playing about th'
cars. bu' atterward he forgot all about rs I'm
til-but wait til. get to that Well, VI
pounded 8nd hollered till We saw 1t didn'
do any good, and then We sat down, and
think Dick pretty near cried, but Tom saic
We must make the best of il, and somebody
would be sure to come along when the stor
was over. He tried TO go on telling th
story, but somehow We didn't seem to car
any more about that man, and when Ton
said, The king turned his glIttering eye
upon him d said Mortal it is permltte,
to thee to choose three Wishes" Larry said
> "Oh, dry up with your warn; IL L cOuls
choose three wishes I'd like chance TO &c
out of this car and punch that braken an
head and make tracks for Long Lake befor
: pitch dark"
That was how we all felt; but something
worse yet happened, for pretty soon We hear'
kind of creaking like slowing up q train
and our car gave bump and jerk and begsl
to move. My. / DON'T s'pose I'd felt aD.
wore III | was lust starting down in al
earthquake; and nobody said a word for a
much as minute. We couldn't, and tn
: cars made an awfui noise; you haven't 81.
: idea how il sounds inside of q freight cat
Cousin Helen. We guessed they'd stop "a
the depot, bat they only slowed up once an,
then went on and it was the longest kind u
= train. When they went fast eur ca
u bumped and rocked as II il was just goin
: over, and ali the time the roaring E,
loud IL didn't seem bit OF use to try q
make anyone hear us. You wouldn't pos
. anybody could get to sleep with only hai'
: boards 10 lie on, bot We did, ell but Tom
He took off his jacket and made Dick take
. to lay his head on; said he was too no,
o but / knew better; Tom is ths
kind Of boy; and then he kept awake to b
= ready for any chance
!. should think il was about week ate
y they shut the door when something woi
!, !, me up, and there was a man holding up
man holding up lantern, aad q lot OF me
Z looking in. The man with the lanter
= laughed. and Larry was going TO hit hin
IL but he was too big. They asked US what "
were doing there, and every body laughed 9
II If it was funny, only the switchman, and b
!, said it was a mean trick. There wasn't al
train until morning. and you couldn't tell
= graph because they wouldn't send 1t out
the farm, so We Just had TO go home wit
y the switch-tender and wait. He didn't hay
Ii any wife, but be made US some coffee, al
gave us place to sleep till the train cam,
He told the conductor about us, but LAIR
paid for all OF US; he said 1t would be takiD
la treat from that brakeman to get
:. ride on his account, and when
- grew up he meant to lick him.
= We got home all right, and-there, don
!, need to tell the rest because you know whi
:, horrid time they had, s'posing We were q
: drowned, when Clump and his vile e
:, home and grandpa came over, and the
y found Hannibal hitched to tree, and OF
: fish poles under the reservoir bridge. / ne
; er did spose Aunt Minty cared SO niue
y about Dick and me; she had waffies and hol
= sy for three mornings, and gave rs pie Il
= lunch; but she isn't bit fare to Tom She
don. She blamed II all on him and whel
ever we go fishing. or anything, she cay
a And dontt let me near of any more OF Toi
!. Sbeldon's plans"
say it wasn't any body's plan, and 20
: can see that yourself, Cousin He ec-no
= . can't you? on and forgot 70 tell you v
= got acquainted with that man that locked I
= in, and we like him frst-rate. He though
J. we were the same bows that had been boil
:. ering him, stealing rides, and he meant
!. let Us out when the train was made up, DI
y then the yard master sent for him, and
"a forgot fill afterwards. He gave q raj
road knife to make up 1t had q gimlet ar
screw-driver. and scissors bes des tv
blades and file. The scissors are broken Q
one point, and the screw-driver is kind
g wiggly, bat the ginlet bores first-rate In so
. wood He only had one, and he gave ii
a Dick, bscause it was his birthday, and
turned out bad.
= The Widow Knew Him