The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-13

self throwing light into tho hole while l
throw dirt out And presently the metal
struck something which rang IN response
Tno Familiar squattcd in cxcitcmcnt and
Kissed directions over nv painting head.
Threatening ne with his Lantern because
| did not uphcavc the whole find at once.
The spade scoopcd grvd head over; and
II continued turning sluWiy "a II by It's own
will. Tho top 81 IA helmet, on which had
been clnking remained intact. hut the lower
part broke away aud an under jaw fell from
its ancient Icposc. shedding teeth on the
spade with the rattle of uvCr-ripc peas
I'VE were wrapped is the emotions of the
dscovercr stoypcd down and took hold
OF the helmet. AMI can still feel its pc
cular metallic tLI.ll The skull was 81
gantic. We turnc" il ia the lantern light.
The ashcn front head had dclicacy of text
urc which was al most infant like.
"But you amt tcllin' abou, lu'iuns." COM
planned Nose, curling himself around in an
other attitude.
WYATT, Moses Their MoCCasin solcs
make no noise, but step 10y step through tho
dark woods they arc coming
Nose glanced behind him.
81 whispered e. the Familiar that both 81
MS working together could hardl, dig out
his length in a week.
"'Eou could do II yourself in half IN"
night Kissed the Familiar, while | hold
the lantern for YOU. If you'd onlV put To it,
! hope the whole skeleton j. in n..lI and "a
well preserved as the head. This proves
my theory that Indian t.iOcs buried their
dead in mounds, ana some Of them had
reached ahgh state OF civilization.
Don't deceive Yourself sand l. This
proves my theory that an ancient race made
thus continent great when the old world was
plunged in balbarism'
Il threw out shovcrul Of earth and felt
M If ! had struck somebody. TIE Familiar
lifted his lantern and flashed it around We
both saw, standing IN rwinkng gravity
on the ridge Of fresh earth. Ia tall Indian
who never moved Il muscle while the Ian
tern pierced him The Familiar turned our
light around the circle of the mt and be-
hold. we were surrounded 10y ring of say
ages The searching lantern revealed their
warpaint their steady glittcring eyes, their
moCcasin thongs and even uny wrinkles in
their skin.
Neither the Familiar or spoke: we felt
under spell. when the Familiar was
pushed into the pit, almost SmOtherinE me,
thought it was = trick But some hand
took my spade, aud earth showcrcd back
into that hole with terrific sWifucsS We
endured the shower OF clay. trampnG il
under Our feet in u dance So rapid, or We
should have been buried. The Famiiar.aS il
bcwitchcd. still moved his lantern around IN
a circle, and there stood every brave motion
less while the spade ChnkCd ana the dirt
fell in. I'm "a brief time we stood on level
earth. still uampng earth whore the hole
had been. But then the lantern WAS flung
l,,.1,
were tied To- sapliugs before | could realize
any thing except "a deer. hide thron2 which
cut palpably into lay wrist.
THE elder Indians stood in Hroup. while
timber. young ones collected chunks. twigs,
whole ,tumps. to wall us in for burning.
Instead of preparing my mind for death
foundmysClf ruunutinG on the FHmlhar'S
immense capacity for combustion, and Won
dCrin. il he would not burn up richly like "a
barrel OF tar.
AS our fires mounted 50 did the spirits
OF our captors who were 81 determined II
keep from the white man the secrets OF
their ancient hand They danced and threw
tomahawls awhile; then they paused ana
stared; then they ten upon their knees III
two circles aud all blew the flames can
still see those aquihnc noses bent 10
earth those lCathcru checks distcudiu. ana
collapNiug as they blew. But that ghostly
fire of the past, rubbed III the beginning
ON of two hard sticks, would not take hold
of the breathing present Il failed even
To warm rs. And when those Wrctchcd be
ings became convinced oi that fact. they
rose with one accord ana iOmahawked each
other and threw each other into the
fire. IN true Indian fashion, until the Famil
lar and were walled about by their charrcd
HplIrpN unI moi ppp hruyp WAS |, fl
we escaped from our saplngs; we fled
from the spot But never aftcrward were
we able to find any trace Of digging or
burning. This is the simple tale
II don't believe there's word o. truth IN
1t, commented Nose.
How can you be 80 mrrcdulOus" re.
monstratcd Gurlcy.
why, it don't stand to reason argued
Nose.
imagination" said McArdlC. spreading
his bands Uirily, "is a fine thing, Moses"
"Oh, isn't it, murmurcd Phpbc, watch
INK the hre. It's kind of wonder palace
that ynu can step into ont of any thing
May bc Lazarus had his head ia such u pat
ace. Wh@tcVCr your self lucks YOU will
iind in u perfect self IN that wonder palace
80 that IL seems as ig God gave us sixth
sense with which we can Cujoy things we
don't possess
What on Carh is the girl talkin' about:
said Randy Thompson.
SHE - tuning hUr imagination for the
story about the North" volunteered tiurlcy
~ thought one ont long while ago. said
Phube, "whcu was reading scandinavian
things about Thor and Sit and Wodm- bat
this is about hill Troll"
Now. what's "a hill Trollr' complained
Randy.
''hc was "a little spirit fellow, sometimes
good and sometimes bud. VINO lived inside u