The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1889-02-08

but she said her prayers to herself and
kept very quiet and soon was truly fast
asleep.
Harry lay awake somewhat longer,
listening to the wind and wishing that
poor Duncan were as comfortable as
Mary and he were. Then he went to
sleep, too.
Meanwhile at Mr. Wilcox's, the snow
had begun to brighten Harry's mother,
She could see it piling up in the road
and she said to herself, s'If Lucretia lets
the children start in this storm, they will
never get here" She kept hoping that
Marys aunt had kept them in Benning-
ton, but she was very anxious.
About six o'clock Mr. Wilcox came in
stamping his feet and saying, ''This is
the biggist snow storm of the season."
"Oh, Stephenr' said Mrs Wilcox, 81
am so anxious about Harry and Mary. !
I'm afraid they have started home from
Bennington and can't get through the |
drifts" ''Nonsense,n said Mr. Wilcox,
'sLucretia would never let them start in |
this weather. ''But suppose she has"
rejoined Mrs Wilcox, ''they will certain
ly be lost III the snow and be frozen to
death =
Mr. Wilcox could not help being anx-
ious himself and after a minute he said,
''Well. I'll go over to Eagle Bridge and
telegraph to Bennington and then we
shall feel easy"
GLOW can you get to Eagle Bridge
IL, ,l,.;ct oil I
in a sleigh, but will take Patchen and
go on horseback"
Mrs Wilcox was thankful indeed for
this and Mr. Wilcox went off in
few minutes on his great horse Patchen.
| About an hour afterward, he plunged
into his neighbours yard, calling aloud,
'Howe, get out your team and bring all
hands to break the road to Bennington.
Harry and Mary started home at
O'Clock and must be in the drift some
where
Mrs Howe heard this and almost fell to
the floor. Mr. Howe sprang for his great
coat and called to his hired men, while
Mr. Wilcox hurried to his own house. AS
he rode into the yard, Mrs Wilcox came
to the door with light and saw on his
face that the children had started for
home.
'David," shouted Mr. Wilcox to his
man, yoke the old oxen to the sled ;
don't stop to take Patchen's saddle off.
Hurry Wife, where is HeroI Cali him
give me some bottles of hot water and
4 Of brandy. ha uuipL -
In a few moments, his wife had these
ready and when he got into the yard
/, David Riley, his man, had the oxen there
and Hero, the st. Bernard dog.
U ''Mr Howe has gone by with two yoke
of CATTLE said David, land called out tt
, me to tell YOU"
/ Mr. Wilcox laid the whip over the back
Is of his oxen and pushed on after Nj
Howe. Soon both teams got where tn
e drifts were too deep for them, but tn
two fathers and their men worked lik
i; tigers with their shovels, opening pat
~ for the oxen.
IN Mr. Wilcox kept sending Hero forward
hoping he would find the sleigh wit
he Harry and Mary in it, saying, "Hero, G
y find Harry, go find Harry" pointing t
~ the road. Hero would plunge forwar
w and be gone 10 or Is minutes and the
ne come back silent.
a The men all worked with desperation
1t took them more than an hour to go
It's mile At o'clock they had not &C
oil half way to Bennington. At 10, Il
in storm ceased and soon the moon shor
'st brightly. They were nearly at the to
of the hill which Harry was going U
lst when Duncan's strength gave out. !
ce the top,Mr Wilcox looked down the ros
nd ahead. He could see nothing but Il
en- white lane of snow leading away towal
m, Bennington.
ry Snow, Hero" he cried, ''good boy
we on, Hero, find Harry, find Harry" He
Ird leaped forward again. The men and Il
oxen labored on.
mt A few minutes afterward, David Ril
lie. spoke. "I heard Hero bark, Mr. w
lad coxr' ssNo,'' said Mr. Wilcoxl II did n
EN- hear it, eyes, there it is" said Day
ow and in moment all hands heard it.
ny she has found something" cried \
| w llCOA. VII Any SiihN
~ On pushed the men and the oxen,
very slowly. The sound of the do;
he voice came nearer and shortly Hero {
'oo peared, barking and wagging his tt
'hu Az soon as he had seen Mr. Wilcox a
" knew he was coming, he bounded +
I'M ward again and was soon out of sight
-; When near the foot of the hill, the p
aan ty looking ahead could see Hero in
,aat snow on one side of the road. He v
barking loudly. On they pressed q
sts soon came up with the dog.
III Mr. Wilcox sprang to Hero's side {
go, there in front of him was a mound
= snow which might contain the sleigh {
,,ld the children.
ond sob, my God!" said he, ''my CHI
u;n. my child" He stepped forward with
, 70 shovel and began gently to push
snow from the top of the mound. /
;..,a little while, he saw movement in
~ snow and then heard whinny from
1ha pony, which was aliye.but had been
oyer led so deep that he had not heard
dog. Hero was almost wild when
nant hearu ehe pony "n'nny' ioi '''
his and he were great friends.
ping Mr "iieoN anu ~ iao"e -. -. ),
heir their siioVeis anu Desan - os ao"l
and the sleigh with their hands. They TT
.ome bled, fearing to come upon the fre
t he Dooies 81 'lieir ehiiuIen'
the Shortly the black bear skin robe be
to show itself and seemed to lie fiat
stov though the sleigh contained no occup