Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-11-11


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tsst 49, 800 4 ~ IS &c fsehos,.
s1d rld9 Tor anyt = ~ q
III hid been : eisalr Tscs IRON a fhs school-
house d never could IS 1nywhere without
: sEop ora leap-froG q. sotLet hing ct the
sort-and now We were al lying On the grass
Is the shade 81 IN appletfese, laughing, pant
ing and eating apples The ground was COW
ersd with small, juicy fruit, mellow on5t he
upper side, and hard underneath. They
were pretty sour, but We didn't care.
81 II was only half past four, andWe had two
good hours before suppertime all to our
selves. So Ne lay there, filling our pockets
with apples after We had eaten enough. and
began 70 propose plans. .:s II
Lets 60 down to the mill and zee 'em
saw log" :5Z 4. = :..5= {. b
TOO far. IS RS ' . .5& 4. 80 III
well, who ays 4 spy them =
This suggestion was we'll received, and l.
who had made it, proceeded to count Of, one
dropping away every time until the last, who
happened to be Bob himself, was IT. and
was posted against the tree with bis eyes
covered. y, q. NJ E I'LL
..Fifteen. twenty, twenty-five, thirty-l'm
coming when lget to 3O0!" be shouted. % we
scattered in all directions.
| At first Imade for low wall near the
house, and had hardly time to gain it when
Bob gave flourish, and with loud ''Three
hundred-coming!'' started for his prey. +
Peeping through crevice in the wall, and
! finding he was coming in my direction, l hur-
riedly glanced about for new hiding place.
At that moment I red squirrel bounded
lightly along the tops Of the stones, and dis:
| appeared in Z crevice between two boards Of
the barn. ~ - .":>'e& .'.s. .Es = 81 .
Instantly followed the hint. Creeping
! on my hands and knees, / soon reached the
corner Of the old gray building, and . mo.
ment later was in the center of the NOW,
burrowing down out of sight, until wa
| pretty confident that it would take smarter
boy than Bob Andrews to find me that time
! A couple Of swallows few in and out over
my head, twittering softly. Perhaps they
| were returning for last look at their old
| home, for it was September. and time they
| were away. S.- IT,. ~ ;.-5iis .s..'
Whether it was the soft autumn air, OF
the distant, faint shouts of the boys, or the
voice Of tho swallows, I never knew; bu,
when / reused myself to climb down and
have my laugh at the rest Of the fellows, Il
my surprise found it was quite dark. Al
| the same time began to experience smoth
| ering sensation, and an almost unbearabl<
heat. ~, -',..fs
| / put up my hands, 1t instantly came
into contact with hay 20 dry that it made
me sneeze. ....- ~,.. $3.50.
/ tried to push it aside and to rise, but
| to my dismay, found myself held down tight
| " by an immovable mass above, below, or
all sides. l had at first supposed the hay
had tumbled or been thrown down for fur
upon me; but all in fash / realized tn.
truth. l. had fallen asleep, and while uncon
scious had been covered by some of the farm
hands, who, remembered, had been direct
ed that very morning to pitch the entir'
! contents of another NOW upon this, a. tn.
flooring Of the first needed repairs.
Buried alive in haymow! For 4 few
minutes I was quite frantic. shrieked fol
help; dug furiously with hands and kicket
with fest, until my snarting eyes, nostril'
and throat, half-choked with the fine hay
dust, compelled me to desist. -, ~: ~:
There was no time to spare. My breath
/
strength growing plainly less. At the sam,
How much time elapsed since / had bidder
away could not tell. Perhaps it was sup
per time. S. r. ~. =, FIX
i began slowly to loosen the hay upon MI
right side, which judged was toward til,
center of the barn. If 90, my course woult
bring me out through the aide Of the NOW
tn,,1v %hG Anov.Ft - s~r't ,: =
Handful after handful pulled out an<
crowded behind me. Every muscle achet
with the cramped position, and the air be
came more and more close. Still, I WORKED
; on steadily, desperately. How long it wa
I cannot tell never knew. q
I was. drawing away the tightly-packet
l masses Of hay, small bunch at q time, whel
the air suddenly became perceptibly coole
and sweeter. dug at the hay wall NOR,
furiously. Somewhere beneath me heart
slight scrambling and rustling, which 1901
ceased. .~. -, -.-.s.~..4 ,3,,,s.ss . 49,.
A moment later. my finger ends struck tn
rough surface Of boards, and, % they di,
%, Z cold. delicious draught Of air, ik
spring water In adesert, blew upon my ho
check. sss!. zs~s - - sSa.% @. RI }'f'
I felt about eagerly, still seeing nothing
and soon came upon . small hole or inter
sites, with roughened sides, AZ if gnawed b,
some animal, between the edges Of two o
the boards. which formed the partition 1ha,
met. It did not; take me long, country bo
a. ! was, to reason ont the nature of tina
opening. Il was Z squirrels hole, without
doubt the very spot where my bushy-taile
guide had disappeared, q watched hin
from behind the Stone wall. q. 4