The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-30
much lifting and struggling, Il was

much hfting and struggling, II was
done, however. Then they all pulled
with a will, and n clang that almos,
deafcned them cane from the bell.
sleeping Cherryiield was aroused in a
very few minutes, aud asked. In amaze
mcnt, what was the matter. The new
ire engine was taken out with a rush
and clamor. But where was the fire?
| People ran wildly about and nobody
| seemed to know. The .nust mystificd
man was old Sandy Movie, who ran out
| Of the house In maze OF pvwilderment,
and declared that the bell was be.
witched. How else could IL ring with.
cut a tongue3 And how could any hu.
man being get into the church when the
door was securely locked. and no win.
dow broken, as anybody could see?
And still the bell rang wildly and
/ clamorouS,y, as such n sober minded
/ old church bell was never known To ring
before. The spirit Of half dozen
/ Fourths OF July seem TO possess Il.
People on the outskirts Of the town
began Go think that the selectmen had
reg entcd of not celebrating the Fourth.
and were making amends 10y cclebra,.
7 ing the 5th. and they came hurriedly
/ driving into the village 20 see VIVA,
was the matter.
VI length somebody more courageous
than Sandy McNic insisted upon going
into the church to investigate. and
sandy went Go get the kew. The dis
coyery that il was gone put new
face upon the matter. and Sandy's sus-
picions reverted to the boys whose
plans he had overheard and he vomn-
t,crcd To break open window and
lead the search.
Rosy McNic az that time was pulling
the bcdclothes over her head. and won.
dyring what would become OF her. and
resolSing never again To- touch a key
or anything else that she had no right
90. for all the candy Ia the world.
Candy was good, but, oh. how bad was
the terror she was suffering now, And
Rosy is not likely To forget her resolve.
although she was never found out. The
boys agreed that they would never bc
So mean as TO tell on girl. anyway"
and they were always supposed Ia have
stolen the key from Sandy Movies
closet themselves.
When they heard the footsteps 81
their rescuers the boys ceased TO ring
The bell. II was easy enough 20 open
he trapdoor from beneath. While the
boys were wondering anNiously wh,th-
.er IL ever could be opened. SANDY Me.
Nic's head popped up out of II like a
Jack-in-thc-box. Rob's father came
nc.'. and Rob--who meant To tight In
dams threw his arms around hi> neck
and-crird. Rob's father had suffered
some anxiety about him. but thought
he had stayed at EorroWs,illc with |
True.
Everybody agreed thnt the hoys had |
been sufficiently punished 10y their inn |
prisonment and the loss OF their Fourth |
OF July fun. even Sandy McNic said |
he guessed isty Wouldn't be apt 10 |
do IL again. But he may have been
,ssJ,s,~tss -astened ny ,l,e compliment.
Which True paid him on his skill in
kiding the hell tongue.
The boys didn't care 10 say much
about their adventure. They felt a. II |
the trick they had tried to play had |
been turned upon themselves. When |
TrCe's Brownsville cousins asked him |
wha, kind Of Fourth he had had. he |
replied. carclcssly:
"Oh. a sky-high onc,"
Which was certainly trucr than the |
cousins, who had their own opinion
of Cherry field cele brations. believed.
But those three boys will never ring |
4. "A. L..
Sophie SWEET. in Golden Days.