The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-04-25


: A. for vashouts. thsss woald have b,
a s,me bed onss isst sessss. during
o fresbets. II Smith hsdat made ne /,
such sharp lookout
(. Then veil have 70 kssp that up. .,
Feirov. Whats the asster are the CT
. warts too small,
Welt. not exactly that II it vas on
water that come dosa. Il would be
right; but. when thess little streams ri,
they fetch down logs ard trees 10 the GU
verts, and nii them up pretty nigh solid
Then suppose ths uster backs q
and. II II gets runnins Ovss The track. y,
ara dope f1r
That's il. said Archer. And Smith.
vas always after tho eulveria. especially
there vas any isassr ~ . freshes r,
sesn him up 70 bis waist 10 uater. worl
ing away vith On sxs. ssd, when the jaI
broke. nearly getting carried through u
eulvert; and thai was right ont here. ju'
peyOnd the lower.
Harry bsd stopped eating jam. and va
listening with oil bis ears. He had neve
seen bis father up 70 bis waist 10 water
Bot just then there was rap on tb
door. aud . young man hurried in. II
was the operator from the tower.
Sorry TO interrupt you. he said. but Nv
Just received this.
This is the telegram which he hsndet
TO Fetrow.
j. f., Canister. There 10 Q small wash
ont at Six mile Dump. Please report q
once with all your force to +. J.. 9. al
that point Bring shovels. You can us.
the north track with your hsnd.car.
p. NJ. s.
Fetrow handed the message over to Ar :
cher, L. NJ. s. is Mr.. Sargent, Of course,
said Fe.r3w. l forget who J. +. O. is.
bnt you can tell me on the way down.
Will you call the meni I'll get out the
handcar. Then 10 the operator: Just
tell p. M. s. that I'll have the men down
there in an hour. Can we get down on the
hand.car as quick as that Archer2
Yes, 1t is not far beyond the end OF
your division.
The men we're pulling on their boots
aud lighting their lanterns.
don't like this leaving my own divi-
lion. Who knows what will happen while
We are gone? said Fetrow.
Oh, said Archer, il anything happens
Harry will let us know.
Harry had been watching them little
adIy, but he frightened up at this. Shall
telegraph down to you?
No; you cant do that, for the operator
Vill go away at eight or nine, said Ar
her.
No. said bis father, ~ be stopped to
iss him. if anything happens you will
ave to walk. .T. .a.ss--- -
Harry shut the door after them. and |
hen watched them from the window
.rcher's light disappeared Is be ran down
be bill to where the rest lived. Fetrow's
ght went to the tool-house and got out
10 hand.cars and shovels. Then Archers
ght came back with six other lights, and
ley all started of down toward the east
1t was about seven O'Clock, but Harry
us very sleepy. So be blew out the
mp, took his candle and went up TO bed.
here was no curtains 10 the room, so,
J be lay in bed. he could see the great
Vi eye Of the signal tower. At first be
II very lonely. He had never been
one in an empty house before aud the
ind blew, and the rain beat, and the
'use creaked now and then iu o way he
4 not like. But the big red eye was
'mpany for him. and be dozed off quite
mtortably. But, just as be was dropping {
|, be woke up with . jerk. +,
A train had stopped at the station. He I
up 10 bed, and saw the red light 20 1
L, and then the light 10 the tower 90 out
,en some one came ont Of the tower, and I
n across the wet shining platform and
'ardod the train. Then there was clat. q
: as tue train went on. and everything
IS black. /
1t was so black that Harry could not I
en- make out the white snow. But be c
ut his eyes tight, so as not to see the q
ickness; and then be found that be 7
uld see quite plsiuly bis father and ?
'tber, just us they looked sitting toseth- 4
at home. with the baby on bis mothers .
ee. And, little by little, be heard less
the wind and the rain and the strange
'aks. till he heard nothing At all and saw
thing at all; for he was asleep.
L was . long time before be woke
en be first thought he was dreaming OF !,
sgara Falls; for really he thought be
lid see it just as IL is in the geography.
be heard 1t. above the bowling OF the :,
I'd and the splashing OF the rsio and the
sking Of the house. be heard . great :,
hing OF wstber.
ie rubbed his eyes.sud then be did not = !,
the Falls any more, but stiIl be heard 7
; great rushing OF water. a
10 sat up 10 bed, but il was all black =
in. Then he lay down. and thought IL :,
1t be the wind and rain. But no: he !
Id hear them spd the rushing. too.
first be tried to 60 10 sleep; but the
rs be tried the more vaksful be grew.
cant help il, he said. ! csn'tstop the :,
hing, 90 Why cant 90 10 sIeepl y
Int. as be lay. he began TO think OF - =
Il Archer had said shout The culverts -
the freshets. and Smith up 10 bis
$, 10 water.
they are having . ireshet on the 9th
ectiop. Why should they not have one IN
el But. be argued With bimself. vha, %,
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