Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-11-22

II - swept tnc Dl2n rOal
1@~- down into the towr
FST. n, and behind them wa:
3/AI<4xI a fringe of trees, and
Ee<sESy 80 then the leveles
WV grassy slope you evel
saw.
1t was pretty hard for the haymaker.
In the summer to swing the scythe and
rake the hay up and down or back and
forth scross the steeply rising ground.
Mr. Swazey, who owned most of the
slope, declared it was standing tempta.
tion to rival the vineyards he had seen
on the river Rhine by planting terrac IS
Of grapes across its bosom.
1t remained for Ella Waldron to dis
cover the true purpose for which this hill
was formed $50 she sald). 1t was in the
early winter of 1SS- when the snow cov-
cred the whole expanse that she caught
the inspiration as she looked up its
dazzling cloak of pure white to where,
half mile above, Swazey's south gable
just peeped over skeleton trees.
"What a toboggan slide!" she ex-
claimed.
Twenty seconds later she was befor.
the gate, starting up the high road with
the intention of uuburdening her mind
into the responsive ear of VIII Swazey.
One of the town boys was just COM
ing along on the way up the hill. 1t was
Dick Carson, Wills chum.
"Good afternoon, Miss Waldron. I'm
going up to"
"oh, Dick!" interrupted Ella, unable
to restrain her enthusiasm. ave got
such an ideal You know the Swazey
hillside, behind the house-such to-
boggan slidel And we can form a club,
you know aud-and 1 was just starting
up to see viii about it. Don't you
think it's perfectly splendid ideai"
"H'mw exclaimed Dick. "Seeins
that 1 was going to propose the same
thing to win, think the idea is pretty
fair"
'tNo, were you reallya Well, com.
along then and we'll"
moo, 1 guess not" returned Dick
with a pretense of doubt. "I guess III
turn back and mail an order to New
York for a toboggan and an outfit"
"What forl There's plenty of time
Besides, it isn't settled yet"
"Oh, yes it is-if you're going to tel.
VIII you want it."
"Ol, you tease" cried Ella with "a
little flush. "Come along, now, and
don't be sGucy."
And this explains how the Luna To-
ooggan Cub came to be formed, and
perhaps little more besides.
There WAS great excitement over it and
.normous curiosity, you may be sure, uu-
til finally two crates of toboggaus ar
rived from New York with boxes of the
regulation Canadian costumes for boys
md girls.
But the winter seemed to have passed
then, for the air was mild and the snow
had vanished. But change came and
one February afternoon big flakes began
20 fall, faster and faster and next morn.
ing they were falling still aAd the hill
was a sight to behold.
Everybody was late to school, fol
everybody must look over his toboggan
and his suit, to make sure they were all
right, and then they all lost more time
rs they gathered about Will Swazey by
the gate and listened to his mothers in.
Vitation TO great Inauguration spread
at their Eouse after the sport was over.
For of course the Svazey house, just at
;he top of the hill was to be the head
quarters of the club.
Words can hardly describe the ga
excitement of the night. Children and
parents alike came, the former wrapped
up to the ears in their brilliantly colored
suits, and dragging their toboggans, the
latter merely as spectators of the exhlla.
atlng sport.
And such a scene as it was on the
crest of this snow covered hill, with the
moon shimmeTing on a long, CLASSY
crust sweeping down and away for very
nearly half a mile
But when it came to taking the first
plunge at this new sport, there was some
hesitation.
'Come along Ella; let US take tn,
lead," and Ella responded with an alac-
rity which, it must be confessed, she
really did not feel.
Everything was in readiness, the,
we're seated and wrapped in carefully,
VIII behind to do the steering; then
there was a little push of the foot, the
toboggan moved over the brow of the
Incline-whiz! they were off like flash,
gone almost as soon as started, into the
deep shadow of the town outskirts.
There was breathless and frightened
silence among the spectators until
faint, far shout came up from below,
bctokening that the adventures were
safely landed.
Then clutching maternal hands re
axei and the young people scrambled
for the next start.
Will, with his usual brightness, had
ordered every available family sleigh to
be waiting at certain point to bring
the tobogganers back, and, as fast as a
toborgan came whizz.ng 10 the bottom
amid perfect cloud OF snow crystals.
they piled into the vehicle anu were
dragged up the highway behind the
jingling bells.
IN short, everything was perfect and
the event was hugh success, and at the
festive board when it was all over vote
of thanks as rendered 10 Ella for he
inspired idea.
The seighs drove off one by one with
tired but happy children, and the Wal
drons were the last to leave. They were
gust getting into their sleigh.
sI'm sorry it's over" said Ella, look
ing wistfully toward the shoulder OF tht
bin. = could keep it up all light long