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

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Harry bad never been u CANISTER BE-
fore; and. - he snd hm father iumpe
dosn from the train. be did not like ih
looks OF IL very much.
There Was only lite shed lot ststicr
Then there Vas the sigpsl.tower. aud be
you'd that tuo houses. That vas all b
could see oae Of these houses was qais
smsiI. and no windows II Was close |,
the tr.ck, aud Harry knew thai il vas i
keep the trsekmen's tools aud tho hant
car 10. The other house Vas painted gfa,
and bad smoke coming out OF the cbimae,
Harry vas going TO ask hi, father Il ihs
vAs where they we're TO live. ~heo tai
man hurried out with = trunk on BIZ
shoulder. Hs ran thro' the snow to Hr'
ry's fatLor, snd ihrnst large key into his
hand.
Here's the key. Fetrow. he said. Sorry
cant beip you get settled. bu. must
report at Ssckville tonight. Then he ran
along to the baggage car aud threw bis
trunk in at the door just Is the tram start.
eJ. As be jumped On the platform Of the
car, be waved his hand back ut them. The
train pulled along the embsnkment. turn
Cd into cutting, aud was lost TO sight,
but Harry heard the whistle twice after i.
wss out Of sight.
Harry and his istber we're the only pco-
pie who had got out OF the cars at CAMS
Ter, but there were six or eight men who
had come up TO meet them.
Hsny's father, Mr.. Fetrow, had juss
been made foreman OF that part Of the raj
road. aud the old foreman. whom they bad
met coming out Of his house, had been or.
dered away. 1t was quite promotion for
Fetrow. He had been only Q common
track k-haud; but now he had been promot
ed to be foreman at Canister, and he had |
come up with his little son aud m ost Of THE
trunks and boxes They we're going to
settle as well rs they could, and next day
Mrs. Fetrov was coming up with the
baby.
The men on tue platform were the track
hands, who were going TO work under
Fetrow. Some OF them began to pick up
the trDnks; but one OF them came up TO
Fetrow as tbe train pulled ont.
Mr. Feirow, be said, my names Archer.
I've been boarding with Smith at the
house yonder, and l haven't moved my
things out yet; but VIC have taken all the
out Of the car that you sent up.
and we've put l, in the house in some
shape. The boys will bring in your
trunks now, and perhaps you can tell us
how to fix things"
Well, Archer, said Mr.. Fetrow, you'd (,
better stay with US still tomorrow. and {
Then. IL my woman likes the idea. perhaps
ron can keep on boarding at the house.
She's used to keeping bosrders. This 10 B
ny boy, Harry. Hes only ten though he
8 80 tall. t
Harry put up bis hand to shake Archer's
md Archer smiled down at him. He t
iked Archer's looks. for he had peasa ut i
ace and curly yellow hair. 4
They walked together TO the house, and Ii
rent into the kitchen. Harry saw that Il
be furniture was the same they had at
ome, but the room was good deal lar v
er. The stove was new too; but there |,
'as good fire in il. and Harry pulled off I
is coat and warmed bis hands, for il was al
rowing chilly out Of doors. r,
Harry and his father had been living fe
early hundred miles, down in the val 81
y where oil the snow had melted; but W
ere 10 the mountains it hardly seemed to b,
ave melted 1t all. The men were taking al
lie trunks upstairs, and making q great cc
Disc and humping as they went. Harry &C
'ked il be might 60. too. OF
Is there little room up there that the
oy could have? asked Fetrow. 81
Yes. replied Archer. l had the little OF
adstead put in the room over the front r.
Dor; but haven't any clothes for the bed rs
Ths,s all right We have them in one bt
the trunks. Do you remember which to
upk the sheets and blankets are 10, Har VI
(? So they all went upstairs. after Ar
'er bad lighted candle. for it was grow ey
9 dark. sh
Harry ran up into the little room; and bl
1T OF all, be looked cut OF the window O.
0 could see, through the twilight, the m
,ck aud the tool-house and the signal er
wer, with its bright red light, and be. kn
nd the embankment curving away into OF
Q darkness he noticed. too, what be cr'
d not seen when he was out Of doors, no
II there wssx culvert 10 the embank
mt and quite a brook running through 40
The brook was very black against the M
ute sno~. He could no. see very plain. COZ
for II was quite dark. and besides it an'
Q beginning TO rain; but be could make VII
that the calvert was srched, and made ere
it's pretty bridge across the stream. rus
Bat his father vas calling him to help
pack the wooden chest, for Archer had see
10 down 10 look after the supper SO thi
pulled out pillows snd pillow-csse
sheets and blankets. snd helped to sss
Re bis own aud bis fathers bed. Be. mu
8 they ven, down to supper. he went cot
Il to his own room and looked through At
window; bat il Vas 20 dark, and the mo
, beat 30 against the pane. that he !
Id only see black stream assiast the rus
lite snow. ]
10 be followed his father down 10 sup 'h
l, turned on, that Archer vas quite 200
ood cook. They had fried ham and sa
led potatoes. with somr hot biscnits, 4
'cn Harry though, uere better than er
se bis mother made; for they bad lit her