The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-03-19

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Tbeu let j., 80 bach . little sbd all
,bos Joa The lf.eks ~ttre tie -, 90 : d
,oh
No her aud 500 rtif.ee1 their step'
" snd sll At once the latter poiuted to b,
ground,
u ~ss At spol where the ground ~.'
= still cot, from recent rsios, sod very ir~
: iesvrs wsre there
Here Is one Of the tracks, mo het, ssid
BeuUy Dou'I you see It !. shaped ike =
huusu foot sDd ihst the toes turn iuwsfd
| ssw good msBy Iudlsn tracks 90 the
old sand bar lsst SIMMER, sud We knoE
that they we're lodlsn ones
The settlers wife bad taken the torch
from her son hands s0d was look lug At
the ground st her ieet The light fell
full upon the spot and she o1uli make
out the outliges Of hnman foo'msrk D
the yielding soil
oar bear msy be redskn, said the
boy, watching bis mo,har
There wss no reply ,ss Mrs Morley rose
quickly aud looked toward the cabin,
where she bad left her husband and the
other little ones asleep.
Come. she said hastily. II al Indian
has been here We must reach the cabin IS
soon Ms possible.
ln anolher moment mother and son were
Fastening toward the little home. but sud
denly n cry from Benny's lips startled
the mother, aud she stopped and looked
ut him.
| The bear mother the bear said the
boy, pointing toward the house, but few
rods away
Mrs Morley leaned forward her eager
eyes searching out the dark places which
the light of tue torch dill not fully pene
trste.
Benny had fallen behind his mother and
was holding tue ti,m beau above his head
bis pale face and bis little hands wound
about the iagot WITH resolution,
see 10 bear. Benny said Mrs. Nor
ley,
Nj her do | now, bu, be was night over
youder among the bushes, for | got
glimpse of his eyes aud -
Hush, Ben y, | see blm now
The light bad sought ont the clump OF
bushes desi2 lsted by the pioneer boy,
aud Mrs. Morley bad stepped back
pace aud thrown the rife to her shoul
der,
Remember phst father said, whi' pored
Benny, Don't shoot TIL you can take N
between the eyes.
Never mind. Benny. He shall get it
there or not at slI,
The glstening targets which both moth
er and sou now saw we're near the ground
as il the bear had crouched and the fire
light enabled them to see them plainly,
Benny Morley watched his mother while
be held his breath, and wondered II the
bear when killed won turn out to be
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lIeved not large enough to carry of a
pig after attacking the pen.
Seconds seemed nit utes to the boy who e
held the orch for the determined won u,
but suddeny the ritl rang ont on the 8
uight air and there followed Wild scream I
while the tso frey eyes near the ground q
vanished instantly, Q
You hit him, mother. cried the excited "
boy. q
Mrs, Morley, standing like statute in
he fire light, made no reply, but the boy II
1oticed that she was dea'bly pale and II
hat the rife t-embled in her hands q
lie is over there among the bushes, con u
inued Benny. did not hear him run. d
Mother, that was Que OF the best hots OF q
'our life. p
Without word Mrs Morley sdvsuced,
olowed by her SOL, to the clump OF ei
pushes but she insli 1cuvely drew back, ID
md for moment passed her hand across o
ler face
The game lay dead at their feet L
There, 10 the light OF the torch, with n
Iestb IN his staring eyes, lay an 10 iian
rfsee1 for the garpath and armed with 10
omshsgk aud scaIplug knife, the former &c
utched 10 bis erlm dead hand.
Benny Morley looked a moment amazed Iy
nd then almost dropped the torch lc
His eyes pliltyred like bears in the
ish', said he But, mother, II you had th
OF killed him what would bsve become OF
( us2 cd
Tue presence Of the armed Indian
bout The little home at that hour told
ow narrow had been the escape Of the
aniy, aud but Tor Mrs, Morley iortuu
tie 6re hunt there might have been au At u'
sck Oh the cabin. ~
The death of the proWIlug redskin was w
secret which hsd 10 be kept, aud long ~
efore daylight there va. grave 10 a sc W.
luled spot 10 the forest, aud 10 time Wild ="
ushes grew over the tpo', which was 10
0 way marked. u
Tue lndlan bad undoubtedly killed the
ig, but 10 20 dong had sealed bis ogn III
com, Tor be couli not have heard OF tue III
ourage Of Rsbecca Morley nor Of her pa
with the May flower riff.
The secret Of the fire hunt was JEALOUS se
kept by the MotleYsi but Benny when %
E grew to manhood long alter the Rev 0 OF
ltlon told to lev tue story Of t5e bear oA
bIcb turned ont to be Mohawk brave
Hob.,D', H'ssrd m
A lsok young negro cIlUb'd up the BE-