The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-09

meadows near the headwaters of the
Chicopee river. in what is now the
town of Brookfeld.
AS there were springs in the hillside
some of the newly cleared land proved
excellent pasturage for their stock,
which was driven up there every morn
ing and driven back again at night, the
feeding ground being, of course, I'M
fenced.
This labor devolved on the two
younger members of the community,
David Roberts and Frank Parker, who
were aged respectively u and IL years.
For their own accommodation the lads
had a small bell placed on the neck of
the most docile COW, thus enabling
them 10 locate the herd if, as some
times happened, the cattle wandered
far or they were late in going after
them They were often saved long and
tiresome tramps by this cOntriVapce.
One afternoon of August, IN 1915, the
two lads as usual started for the pas
ture lot, each taking tin bucket to
hold berries. and Frank carrying a
fowling piece. At their last visit they
had seen flock of wild turkeys near
the woods. and they did not intend to
lose another opportunity of making a
desirable addition to the family larder
AS for Indians, although there had been
rumorS for some time OF a savage out
break. still no immediate fears We're
felt and very little thought was given
To the matter.
1t was a warm, hazy afternoon, and
the sultry heat made the boys very
thirsty Several times they had jour-
neyed to a spring for water. in each in
stance stumbling upon blackberry
patch. where tho berries were bigger
and Iresher than they had found else
where. They had no difficulty in filling
their pals. and long before shutdown
had their task completed. The elder
lad then proposed TO go into the tim
Der to see if they could not stir up an
other flock of wild turkeys.
This suggestion being cheerfully as
sented to, they deposited their heaped-
up pals under the projecting roof of a
huge rock, and, taking their jackets IN
der their arms, they wandered up the
hillside. Frank, with the musket. in ad-
vance. They were doomed to disap-
pointment that day, however, for
though they ranged over several acres
of underground and forest they did not
succeed in soaring. up a single fowl. 1t
was within half al hour of shutdown.
when they concluded il was time to be
fastening homewards.
All at once David halted as if shot,
and looked at his companion with
queer expression i don MINK nave
heard that COW bell for the last half
hour"
And I am quite sure that 1 have
not" declared Frank.
A moment afterward, and while they
stood gazing at each other, the familiar
tinkle of the bell came to them from
out the edge of the forest. It's strange
old Dewdrop should have wandered SO
far said Frank. as they turned II the
direction of the sound.
Just then they heard the plaintive
beat of q calf not far away, in the
same direction as the bell.
Frank, we shall have to hurry" eX-
claimed David, "or it viii be dark be-
fore we get home"
The two lads dashed through the
briars and underbrush, crying, Go
boss, co boss" thinking every moment
tc come upon the straying calf. But,
queerly enough, the bleat, uttered only
at intervals, seemed to be farther and
farther away.
Suddenly Frank uttered an exclama-
ton He had trodden upon a huge
blackberry bush, and several of the
sharp thorns had been left in his bare
foot. He stopped TO extract them. sit /
ting down on a rock to dc so.
As he rose from his position he saw
an Indian step out from behind a bowl
der and deliberately level his firelock at
The unconscious David On the instant !