The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-06-09

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q himself. mctsphoreally epcskJag. oil TIN
way back to college.
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The ways Of the "lenicrtoot IN Chllor
ola continue TO smuse the old restdautF.
IN srlte Of the fact that California has
grown 90 "eiyluaad' that the difference
between the life there ana that in tbe rctt
OF the country is not 40 msrieJ az 1t vas
onoe, There stlll remains a degree Of
danger from Wild animals IN some parts II
the Sierras Some tend tiuols" are la,
a gch afraid Of the Wild creatures Iu lhsao
tsstuesses, AID others are from iguu4sHsa,
too little afraid
An Eastern msu who wae camping a,th
some projectors in the siotrae wont up
into the mountains one day, and wander
ed 90 far that be could not yet back to
the camp at night, lie wac net alarmed
however, as he knew the way prrlueay,
and bad heard that in TIE clear etmoa
phtrs one coulI he down uu tls ground
anywhere aud sleep without Danger II
taking cold. He had w.lu htu. - rubber
popoho OF llaubet fer emweeaua. aal
when night fell he wrapped tbo pobcho
4bout him and lsy down TO pleasant
irelms.
He happened to strkoa stretch Of sand
which was soft, smooth white aud track
lees, Lying IN thl3 sand he was quits
comfortable He lay awake locking at
the stars u while, There was no moon,
and the night grew as dark as California
uishl can be when the stars are shiuiag.
some time IN the night ae woko With
euuous senee Of suli1calloa. such as he
usd expeuyLced occasionally In night
mare He did not feel anything touching
aim, bat something vast aud tcrublo
seemed to be over him Ho had been
sleeping 80 toundly tha: be did not al
once open bis eyes, but IN momout ho
vas sure that be heard great halt roaring
bali suofuDg sound, and q sliding uolse az
II some one were scrapng the sand near
him.
He opened his eyes then. There was
nothing betWeen them aud tue stars. Ho
found himself lying on his back. and very
cold, Hs decided that his position had
induced d sort OF congestion, aud brought
on nightnare' He rolled on his ieft
eide, outled himself more closely in his
poLcho wished he was whore It was warm
or. and soon foil asIeep agaia.
When be woke next, it was broad day
light The sun had risen, though II was
behind the mountain, and the reache, oi
sand about him shUne IN the reflected
light. AS he still lay on his left mle Took
ing at the Wild scene about HIM, and
thinking th.t 1t was 10 great adventure
10 be caught ont in the Slerras overnight,
he noticed very strange thing.
The sand WAS no longer trnckless, but a
ine Of great footprints led from bis very
'ide of into the distance. He sat ~, aud
ooked 10 the other r1de. There were the
'ame tracks, only on this side they led up
o him insteed OF away from him,
1t was evident ihat come large anlmsl
bad walked straight over him in tho
lightl He sprsng up aud examined tbe
rscks Az be was tenderiOot, he wes
lot sure what animal had made them, bot
30 was pretty enre that 1t was bear
That would account for the strange igi
ng Of come hing terrible above hiu that
Ie bad had in the night oni flr tho
ound that be heard inst after tbs feeling
Isd wskeued him.
1t VS. DOT nightmare bats Might beat
md he perceived tho. as tho icy chill of
be night had given him a cold 10 the
cad, it was easier 70 say 'ni4at beaf'
nsn nightmare too.
He took op his liae oi march iar tbe
amp with oil possible fpsej, keeping
bsrp lookout ior bears % tins way. He
rived early in the forenoon, sga lasit
4 upon taking one Of the pf9speclors 40
ID Calfofrian aHd huutar, back with
i'm TO the place where be bai spent tAe
isht.
They ionnd it, ante uaiistnrbed.
here vas the place where = maa had
sstled 10 tic Fsu' making a depression
little longer thsn ths teaderigyt himself
acause BE- had worked down the Lill
N ia the night. sud there wrre the
acks leading up - him and Oh beyond.
Whist kIrd Of sn suiala! made thoss
scksi be ssked eagerly
The Californian had been iqspsotloR
zen. Gugzy, cure poe. tan1eflJt. he
.swsred.
Apd did be wsIk over u,e 10 lae 1ight'
II you IAid here, before these tracks w.s
ale, and hey ~s's't ~ sds sitter Joa got
p tleu h- ssikei over you.
They stfelt here vhel | Isy ioar. 41i
.ey acre trfe when woke ap, ssid the
n3etig#.
Ihpo he walked oysf y1a, su'e; likely
ok yoa for a lgg, said tue Calliouisa.
Tlis tsu3effoot aow Go-s DOT 20 gat ia
the mountains without flHs s1i sever
knives, snd be Is particularly careful
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