Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-12
LADDY'S LOGGING.

IL, over and over again, and so the fault wa
partly his. Now the logging team was Jus
ready to start for the woods with supple
and Laddy's father, who owned the driy,
had gone up with Laddy's mother, who neec
ed somewhat unusual outing And whe
lady had seen the prancing black horse
shaking Off showers Of bell tones, he ha
begged hard TO go, and harder still when b
heard there was Ratchet and knife in th
sleigh, and saw his father examining his re
volvers, there being rumor of wolves Oh
the way, although probably baseless rumor
But Laddy's entreaties had been prompt,
silenced and he had been told that it was ou
of the question; he must stay and attend {,
bis lessons If he wanted to go to Bowdoir
year after next.
Well, he didn't want TO go to Bowdoin
lie wanted to go to the logging camp Year
after next was great way off; the woods
the lie there, the stories, the games, the hunt
ing for bears, the gathering of gum. the
creaking of logs in the snow, the deer hunt
the escape from the panther or the paunt
gray wolf, the coming down with the drive
in the spring, the jam Of the logs at the falls,
with the raftsmen skipping round upon them
lightly as Mercury IN his mythology. ham
ding them with long hooks and springing
for dear life as one dexterous thrust loosened
the whole mass and sent them rolling and
plunging and shooting over the cataract-all
that was close at hand And Laddy. as he
thought Of II, was bound to be a luniberman.
and was heard to sing some dreadful and un-
Ineligible rhyme TO himself about being a
logger boy by the jingoes or die
You are one now, said his sister Anne.
Fathers logger. That makes you log
ger boy
Il don't want to be that kind, and sit in
counting room. want to come down ON
the drive and shoot the rapids, and bring
home caribou's horns and a catamountis
petit
He had resolved TO run away, Just ahead of
the supply team, and oblige the men to take
him on later and go to join the logging camp
after all and in spite Of everybody. As he
looked up at the window there stood bis aunt
Mabel, with the baby in her arms. patting
the pane with her rosy little palms. and pres
entity he heard Anne practicing her music at
the piano, the spinning song, with the whir |
Of the wheel, the beat of the treadle the song
Of the spinning girl and the rustic Of leaves |
outside, the hum Of bees and stir of wind /
and twitter of birds in the branches through
i all. And that was the last be heard and
,he last he saw OF home; for he put on his
'eefer hanging in the back entry pulled his
ealskin cap down over his ears, hung his
'kates on his arm, and, with his hands
buried IN his pockets, went down the field to
AXE short cut and get a start Of the team.
Laddy felt himself very i'll used. There he
vas, kept at his books, with woman to
each him, too with nobody but a girl 10
hare his sports, and obliged 70 look forward
o life OF study, when he wanted to be using
is muscles; to be shooting and trapping, fol-
owing deer, sharing small camel 1t was
cry short sighted and great injustice on
IS fathers part, he reasoned; and he couldn't
se what his mother could be thinking Of, and
Q was very indignant indeed with his Aunt
label, who had insisted on those horrid rules
! the suhjunctive; and as for Anne. she could !
lop all the Latin she wished-he preferred to /,
lop wood And so nursing his wrath he went
alking, running and skipping along. When
reached the highway he got a lift of several
lies clinging to the runners of a surveying =
lrty's cutter; had a bowl of bread and milk y
a shanty by the wayside, for which he maid q
the pennies in his pocket. He wondered
by the logging team did not come along =
ad he made mistake, and was it tomorrow
'on they had been going to starta Old ;
'achblow had certainly told him they would L
of within the hour, they were only wait =
9 then for Diana TO put up the cold beef .
d bottle the coffee for them. and TO have a 9 :,
echaffing, very likely, with her and Susan =, u
} expected to hear the bells every moment "a
Nv surprised his father would be when be q
v him come riding into the camp with Old "a
achblow and Jol How angry, too, per- ns
ps, at first. If ever any one was glad il J"
$ Laddy, when he heard far off tinkls "a "a
4 presently peal of sledge bells and stood "a
1 to receive the supply team, with Old :
lchblow and Jo and to feel his heart well ~
their surprised exclamation. "Well, he's ne
hap OF speerit, vumln cried Old Peach
W, when the little fellow stood in the path na
halted the horses. 81 d'no's we got any al
. ter du but ter take him on, but | guess ia
II cure him~ 'Or manll be mad. y suz- VI
ted Jo-Laddy's father wearing that ap- u
alton on account OF his mastership. not GA
account Of his forty years, certainly. llo
Can't leave the boy here in this woody -
e aud night coming on. if be is. Pretty Jun
lie Of fish, Up with We, youngsterir And Jus
led under lot of horse blankets on top ger
he load Laddy knew but little more till slu
the next day, when he found they were u
jogging on, having a vague, delightful uo'
aory Of a misty scene Of swinging Ian eii'
5 and shouting voices as they changed 70
Is in the middle of the night ut the half q
house, feeling a little stiff aud sore. me-
ching himself and getting down to walk 'oN
and timber up with Old Peachblox. and sIe'
finding the cold beef and biscuit and sf'e
led coffee as good as nectar and ambrosia V.
they plodded on through the day, with ofii
g here and sup there. and they stopped va
isk in sheltered spot. where they were ION T.,
mp for the night in a rude hut left there az
be logging parties .eie
Feh. This Is great said lady, stand 'na'
nth his legs far apart in front Of the fire ninl
Old Peachblow had swapping outside 80
ending up clouds Of sparks, and where ron
ID fellow was cooking some squirrels be 80 =,
hot And when, after delicious re-
Laddy went 70 sleep on a pile Of hem llei 4
coughs. covered with another pile, he TX
d to be on the brink Of surprising ex- , -,
aces. and when be walked. in the first y
Of a red sunrise through the chinks, be "i ~.
; II be had been floating on a cloud in
ppsr sky DO"
ldy lost no time in making himself llAfi
with his 49, a. " or