The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-03-27

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tbs particles cot has isce ills The dass OF
oi uni STORM. Fee usr have mste .
huesr arussl. Ter life th.o be II 10
proh.hle that Partial driiHun overlook
bin. fct be iS,is,s thsi be conid Dot only
te.r bis .pitit guides. bot could zee them
% lhsy 6lch-s about him spd bsctontd
bim 90
Al do.k he ss 10 . cooniry sholly %
hnovn There ~ers mountains % 10 the
fsht. bot he OIL not reeostias the pesks
no, ,bs Surroundings About % hoos 81
ter the dsrk came down With ths siod
siill driving the snos into bic eyrs, be
eane ont toto . section tbs, be reeognizsd
81 last /, sa "Ths Coli, This 10 .
csoyou shout three miles long. throueb
sbich the ves, branch Of Pissssnt river
rsgs,. Tee walls ere pfseipices Bot
sIooe the north eide skisss . wood road
Leading TO camps miles sbovs. end into
this road tbs ''Medistotr staggered.
Nos, he sss dsspsssteiy ussk Bat be
knew that II be cosld round the loot Of
The canyon md sorsmble Tor three miles
up the ,ide OF the FIRST Chsirbsck be wonld
come to Long Pond. where there we're
camps.
II wss nov race Tor lite. He stood bis
dear old nhs sesinst tree end hung bis
cartridge boz 90 limb. Then be clipch
ed the belt srouud his thin waist end start
ed. He vas 10 . half siupor whsn he
came down to the ir2,n ford st the foo,
OF the canyon. He crossed, and striking
the corduroy road that leads OF 10 the nrst
Chsirbsck be plosed 90. He fell . dtx,n
times, but be had sense enough left to
struggle up and dig to bis task again.
When be made Long Poud bis strength
wss nearly gone Bot be knew thst scro's
the pond Icy Hall 1 Dsvissspot,ios camp.
three miles swsy. The Wind vss still
driving th- SNOW. ard he miscalculsted
bis rouie across When he came TO shore
be peersd 10 oil directions and listened.
Taere vas no elimmer OF light any whore,
aud no sound indics.ing any camp wss
uesr. His knees we're doubling under
him by this time. His strength was gone,
bis eyes would DO, stay open. and be gave
up on the shore and Tell sctoss . log. His
toneus was ssollen 10 bis month and his
thro.t was dry. He says tbs. be ttied to
shout bat be could utter 10 so1nd bat .
surgling whisper. Then he became M
conscious.
Now comes the strange part OF the story.
There Was 1t the Hall 4 Davis camps ~
tbs. time 3 huntins party from the town
OF DsXter Among them we're N. +.
Meigs. the leading clothier OF the place,
and Wslter Abbott. one OF the proptietors
OF The large Abbott woolsn mill. Mr.
Meies had been ont thst dsy With the par
". and 10 trying to cross the pond had
frozsn both bis ears, 90 bitter ives he cold.
He would have peiisbed bad NO. his guide
beaten him TO make him walk. He bad de
sired to lie down and go TO sleep op the
snow, and had begged the OTHERS to 60
away and leave him.
o. this evening be WAS lying 10 his
bunk wondering whether OF not be wss 60
ing to be able 10 ssve bis ears. They were
wrapped up and we're schips fesriulIy.
and Mr.. Meigs wasn't taking the most 10
tense interest 10 any outside matters. The
others we're playing pitch.pede before the
6re.
Suddenly Mr., Meiss raised biniself on
his elbow and cried, bear someone shout
ing for help.
The others stopped their play snd list
ened. Beyond the moaning Of the wind
10 the chimney and the Sigh Of tho big
trees outside there vas no sound.
Folks With frozen ears can hear most
any thing. remarked one OF bis comrades.
But l certainly beard come one shout,
persisted Meigs
Do you believe for . moment. asid his
friend, thst man With bi, ears done up
like . pound OF picked tripe could bear .
sound that ~e didnti
The clothing man admitted that it did
Of seen very probable. bet still be psrsist
cd 10 his opinion slrsnuously. AT lsst
one Of the guides won't 10 the door and
shouted into the night There vas 90 r.
sponse.
/, oouldnt have been. be said. return
ing.
don't wspt to be stubborn 10 this mat
ter, ssid Mr.. Meigs, bat | do hiLk We
ought 10 make some investigation. / can't
90 to sleep With the notion that some poor
cuss 10 cot there 10 The cold. Houehev OF
other can't reason myself out Of the no
,ion thst there 10 something the mstter
outside. and l wish you Sould look !, up.
I'd 90 myself IL II weren't Tor my ears.
After pokios some iun 81 the persistent
msn arg uiue from bis nest 10 the bunk,
two Of the guides pat on their cu.er cloth
ing and vent on.
OF course, it may be that someone hs'
dropped into the water hole down bere q
piece, ssid ons Of them. bat ss that's more
than . mile away it don't stand to reason
the. you oould have heard any shouting
With your ears done up 10 thst msnnfr.
10 the conrse Of fifteen minutes one oi
the men came RAINING bsck. acd those 10
tbs camp hesrd bin pulling the loose sl d
out OF the ieso.to.
There 10 something the ustter sitter eli
dovn 81 the vsser boIsi be cried 10 thoss
within. FL vas shesd snd be bollered
back TO me 10 bring the moose slsd.
Aod 10 little shile they came tagging
into csmp sli1 Hsure that the guides .,