Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-18
tCopwt0't Secured Aa Rights Reseyred.l Driven From Sea to Sea-;
 Or, JUST A CAMPIN'.
BY C. 0. POST.

hOiScS GO q stop duu dTOS0 10 ms lece unharmed, excepting a few scratches and bruises about the face and limbs. But Johnny, having nothing to cling to except the back of the seat, which was wrenchcd from his grasp in the fall, was thrown violently over the bluff, and rolled halfway down its steep si le, being caught at last by huge powder which had itself fallen down from above at some previous period.
 Mir. Parsons first thought when he arose was of Johnny. and he looked around. hoping to see h.m unhurt and scrambling up the bank.
 But, TO; he was nowhere in sight His father called once; then again then he hastily tied the now perfectly quiet animals to stuntcd manzenita tree by the roadside and ran back to look for the boy.
 Not seeing Il m from tho point on the road where the blackboard was over. turned. he ruslred over the bluff. nearly pitching headlong in his haste. and scrambled down it's side. coming upon the body of the boy where it lay, with eyes closed and one arm bent under in a way in which it could only be if broken, and with blood issuing from nose and ears.
 For moment John Parsons stood with look of awful horror on his face, and then his strength left him and he staggered and leaned upon the rock against which the body lay.
 The next instant his strength re- turned, and with great beads of per- spiration standing out upon his face, he knalt down and placed his hand over tho lads heart.
 There was faint fiuttering there. and raising the body in hs arms he worked h;s way up to the road, coming out of the gorge several rods in advance of where the horses stood hitched to the manzenita bush.
 Still holding the body in his arms he attempted to unsnap the halter strap with which they were tied. intending to leave it hanging to the bush; but the horses were frightened at sight of the limp body and the scent of blood, and drew back.
 He might have united the strap from the tree without difficulty, but If this were done it must hc allowed tc drag on the ground and might cause the from the blackboard, which had lighted itselt after having thrown its occupants out He laid his burden carefully on the ground. united the strap and se cured it in its place. again lifted his child in his arms, got upon the buck board and drove with as much speed az he safely could down the hill, and then turned off to the left into by-road which he knew led to settlers shanty not more than a quarter of q mile away. By the time he reached it, Johnny was showing signs of returning life and hope that he might not be so badly injured as at first appeared was beginning to find lodgment in his fathers breast
 As it chanced, the only occupant of the shanty at the moment was a woman, hey husband being in the field, and the children at a neighbours on au errand.
 Through the open door she saw q stranger approaching with the limp body of a oh Id in his arms. and under stood at once that an accident had hap pened. Catching the dinn"r-horn from the nail where it hung, she ran to the back door and blew several loud and | sharp blasts, then rushed back, and without stopping to ask any questions. or even for him to reach the door, called to Mir. Parsons to ''come right in." at the same time arranging the bed to re- ccive t. body.
 | John Parsons looked his thanks and laid his burden down upon the place prepared for it, the woman assistin 2 him, and placing the poor broken arm in as natural position as poss ole. As she did so, the sufferers eyes opened and closed. then opened again. Then his lips parted and a low moan escaped | them.
 John Parsons sank down by the bed side and looked at his boy with agony depicted in every lineament of his face more terrible than that of his child's, | and when another moan came and the eyes of his boy were turned to him as if pleading for help. he buried his face in the bedclothes and groaned as if his very soul was being wrung from him.
 ''You had better go for doctor al ence," said Mrs. Jones, for that was the woman's name; .'there'S none nearer than the Landing, ten miles away, ano ter. My husband will be here in few moments, and we will take the bes care of the child we know how unti you get back; and after all he may no be SO badly hurt as he appears to be; i it is only broken arm it doesn't really amount to anything very ser.ous excep the pain; and the sooner it is set the less that will be-"
 John Parsons was on his feet and ou of the door almost before Mrs. lone had ceased speaking.
 Stripping the gears from one of hi horses without even unhitching the tug from the singletree, he jumped upon th
 animals back, dashed down the lane out upon the main road and across tn , little valley.
 t When he reached the hill upon tn opposite side he sprang from his sea without more than checking the spee' , of his horsr and ran by his side up tn . incline, keeping the animal in q trot but reaching the top with his stee , much less entrusted than if he ha' borne the weight of his rder. The :, mount;n again he dashed on across tn 5 next valley, q race of mile and 8 hal1 : with the speed of the wind, agai