The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-01
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lle tovu from stitch all tte men bad gon'
asst.
lrbrsuiy Of locstioa had been mIitt'r!
tc4aute. tbe ~ wss eetls.aly sell plant
ed Tue esr hsorEs fan uesr tue edge o.
hlsh bluf, ubieh roe .lmo,t p,rpeu
a culsrly hom The s'up Of l,od bordering
the bros rvtrst 10 loot % The othe'
SIDE I.guiasus stretched s1by to tie bori'
zlu hoe. level aud green as g'fde' :
sod il the duttuce bit Of lake often
caught some blasuess u the shy aud
,hoae The gen Of oil tbis t,ir seating.
Toe boy vas lyiug o. the edge 4 TIE
hluti hsd DO eyes Tor the d. t'nt view
through 50 opening 10 the trees chm lns
10 tie siies Of the bin be vas g. zlog I
the antics Of party Of boys isr below
bin. Close uuder the blun lay s~hite'
many pi.lsred house, sud stretching b'l
lore and hehlnd It w,re smooth spaces OF
lbwo, loug hoes Of clipped hedges aud
aver ues Of mseuolias
From the door OF a rough house within
the em aukment tso ,iiisefs watched Sue
boy. Tue elder. Colonel Drnuiug, was
the commanding tfiicer Of the fort
SUI sirsii ! made mpt'ke when
brought my son down here, sad the eolon'
a. ! was afraid of II, bot il seemed too
hard TO lerye bin there after bis mo Ler
died.
think you did night TO brlog i'm,
20 ouel, tsld the younger man. It's d
pcoI, quiet, hesrhy place, and sf er a
vi lie he viii make friends with the men
.nd be happier
hote be will, sad the colouel
feel sure Of 1t. II )lned the other, Just
now be loogs for the society OF boys, bot
he is 6yhtiug against the inevitable, In
going to send George the Second to take
IN cut on the river. He Is 40 amusing
lrue teggar, and will rot make such
h a companion forWlll when be gets used
to bis color and ways.
A few miautes lstet two boys were
.siueiug themselves down the face OF the
bnn. wills companion was slim, ilm
h,r jlinted little black boy. whose move
mvnt suggested jumping ] cs, and bis
b, ing showed the pride he felt as Wills
Lide.
Holding now by tough root, now by
the smooth stem OF q black ,ck vine, dig
II. their heels into the soft soil. tLey
pr sently struck iuto well worn cow
path, which led by easy stages to the foot
Of The bi !.
Beyond tie road which led to the gar
den lay huge stranded logs, through
which they picked their way out upon a
saLdy ttip OF beach, where an ancient
skin was tied 10 raft. There wRs little
water ia the boat. aud a hinge gourd WIS
at hand ss o means Of defense against fur
her lesking. Two clumsy oars furnished
employment for both boys and cnce
iounohad their strength was tried by the
current, which came sWiling around thr
OF rotlol bark which served
IS breakwatei.
Dtasiog long breath, Will pansed for
, ID mute and said Let's go over to Il
sland we see from th folt-the Towhesd,
mean Where is II, anyhow I'm com'
p letely turned sround
Hits night ovsh ysnder whsre yon see
Z cottonwcodssn Sc san bar, said Geors
Dis yer is de corral Heap er cuIlud folks
ives yer, but it's drappln in de water
nishty fss. Dat beach tree a swisLin up
an down in dat bend usettr grow in Unc'
4ke's yard.
Ga the shore otlhe bend George Toint
Il ont the grim sight Of al tld burylng
ground upon who's, precincts the cur
rent Of the Mi-srsppl was rapidly enI
, alcbiag
When the island first pu,hel its wi j 3.
aldy bead through the water some tos'
,,n, ood seed had landed there from a.
voyage, aud the young trees that
D ane frt ID them form, d tue uncleus OF
l., .tertrowth which was added year by
srar like the riues Tree, The inntr
,,s. growth was Low composed Of tall
onug rees A long tongue Of sand *
rtded ike the il Of a com,t down the
rvr. Upon tbs the boys besched the
aud then ,tr, tched their legs on the
j., f., warm sand,
I'zi skeered er dis yir foSbesd, said
3eotge, Hits hsunted, A ole fatbost
u d ustter live up 10 ysud,r, sh,re You
f., dat black spot 'mob'.t de trees. DE
- TER, 40 de GA man nebb,r msde 10
a.olsi'ous tempt hr to glt out. He was
IlscUsble ike, al liked li.set mighty
vii. He 1--we yer kinder qniel, 40 folks
ionc get De roti9n dat he bsb heaps -
moley. An oLe night somebody done
kIll tim so tux oil be bed. SiLce dat
.ime bis ehos doue walk die Tnwhead.
We'll I'm goiog 10 bsye loIk at be
o. sbtuty, said lIl,Iidrg from The sand.
Hi conpauion dad not venture 10 70 los
Y,m the expedition.
Ils uv,r had year by year added to
.llip Of lal', snd III. old h.tboat wss
1uw teuly bidd'u by the und'rbtush
,hn hsd sro~n up bet~eeu it snd the
ar. Tie Iox hu' sssstiil stsndius ald
" n noticed sirh sutpure thd here ~'re
traces O. somstbirg hte footprints lead
ire 10 It.
Nevertheiess b. stepped quite uu,nspl
c ouly over ihe doorusy. Once isirly
within h isit im.tu r5ugbly srssped bt
the sfms lr3u b'htbd.
You mske htIse TO cell tbst boz, said
a voics clio, TO /, esfs, sod ~ kIil you
| tell you AN u,vsr Oe taken prisoner
Tie ttr.oa sLa brd teiz-d him nos
i.c ID hiu. ,tnI 10 loiag BIN By thea