The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-07-07

7ES5i know about the Of man o
GAs4D the woods" but Uncle Eb
would take no part in any further con
versatiOn.
So had 10 lie down beside him again
and think out the problem as best
could. My mind was never more acute
~ conscious, and II gathered many
strange impressions, wandering In the 1
kingdom Of fear. rs looked up NJ the |
tree tops. Uncle Eb had hnllt furious
fire. ami the warmth Of Il made me |
sleeny nj last. Roth he and old Fred |
had been snoring long time when
ceased 10 lear them. Uncle Eb woke
me nc daylight In the morning and said
we must he off 10 lind the trail lie left
me by the dre n little while and went
looking ON all sides ana came back no
wiser. We were both thirsty and start
cd of on rough footing without stop
ping 10 eat We climbed and crawled
for hours. II seemed 10 me, and every
where the fallen tree trunks were heap
cd in our way. Un<e Eb sat down on
one Of them awhile 20 rest
Like the bones o the dead" said he
as he took o chew Of tobacco and pick
ed at the rotten skeleton Of fallen
tree. We were both pretty well out Of
breath and Of hope also. II ! remembe-
rightly. when we rested again uHder
the low hanging boughs Of Eastwood
for n bite Of luncheon. Unc's Eb open
ed the little box Of horny and spread
some o. II on our bread and butter In
moment noticed that half a dozen
bees had III In the open box
lord Harry. here's honeybecsr' said
he as he covered the box - a. %
Keep them In and tumblcd everything
else into the basket. snake haste now
Willie. and > follow me with all YET
might" he(addei
In n ml1ute he let out one Of the be-.
and s,artf N running in the direction Z
Jew. II rent but a few feet and thei
Tsss-Iarsf the tree top.
"He's oln' { Kit up into the Opci
air said, Uncle Eb. But I've got hi
bearln's. an I guess he knows the wa.
oil right"
We took the direction indicated Tor
few minutes. and then Uncle ~ let ou
another prisoner The bee few 81
little way and then rose In n slantln
course 10 the irrc tops lie showed u
however. that We were looking n
right way.
Them little fcllcrs hcv got go9
compass" said Uncle III as W. follow
c,i the line n the hess. 1t plnts hon
ev'ry time an never makes a mistake
We went farther this time before r
leasing another. lie showed ~ that "
had horne ont ~ our rpur,c little. no
Ms We turned a. follow there wrrr ha
a dozen lc,s dying around the box as
begging Tor admission
Here they arr back ng'ln,- slid 4
Gle ~. an they've told a l1t ~ N,
Crunlcs bout the man an the hoy wi
honey"
AZ length one " them few over u
heads and back In tn direction We %
come from.
"Ah. ha." said Cuclc ~. "its a d
tree. an we've passed. u, but I'm SD
q keep lct,ln' 'cm IN an out Ne,
heard o swarm o bcys gnin' {
away. an ~ We mus b. near I
clcarln'"
In little while We lct one 81 q
took mad " H. own. The others b
gone back over our heads This d
horc ~ to the right Ia frlu, n u,, q
we followed was riding 10 the b
Net and was nrst h. ~ the lleht ~
oren through the trr tops Bul
didn't know what u meant until
heard the hearty hurrah ~ Uncle "
We had come O. smooth fU1i.ns u
grove ~ naples. aud the clean truI
sto~i w ~ straight as a granite
umn Presently W. came ont NJ
wide hcids " rrru and clover. nni
We looked back urDn the sruve u
rounded front. anil think N \ o
as to- vrsiIbuic ~ che gfvat f1fvtt
Its a rcx'lar hie tomb" said 1t
N. lookine back oyvr bis shoutlef
the gloomy cavern " the woods
We could scc a log house In the Oh
lne. and We made for Il a. fast a.
lcrs would carry Us We had a mis-
thirst. aud when We came 10 U
brook In the meadow We lay O.
and drank and drank until We v
fairly grunting with fullne,s 7
we hilei our teapot and wen, on.
werc rrapIug with their cradles
field " Eraln. aud as We nearci the
cabin a woman came out IN the i
yand aud. lifting a shell 90 her
blew a blast that rushed over the 81
lns aud rang In the woods beyon'
A loud hallco came back from the q
A small dos rushed out AZ '
barring. and I suppcsc. with some
of r~pc,t. for the old dos laid boil
him IN a violent temper and sent
awuy yplping. We must have prs
"a an evil aspect. for our clothes
torn aud Ne were both llmplns
fatirus. The woman had kindly