The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-13
A NoSEL Trap

The forests Of fouib,tp New hsmPshus
wsi Jseos Tyler. good specimen OF 'h'
early . oufcf,, the men who carried ih'
b.utdfy lines % the country u their hsno'
mii wer, GA th. ,As, bstk of the M'rfh
mae b. built cshin Tor iis sife ara t~e
children, The youngest tocdler OF three
4 wears
4 10 ,pl.e of the lack Of iiisnds and neigh
bar,, tire ismuy liysd cenl.btsdly II tinply
until N epIsod htfell them that for many
,esr. At erwsrds disturbed sturdy Mrs
Teler'. p ace Of mird.
| Sss Hampshire was ihtn 40 unbroken
Stretch II forest, irsyers,d only 3, rsfe IT,
tervsl. b, wsrdtrirg parties q ltdlans
Game OF all kind. was stundant. IL Was
10 lrtuble for the pioneer TO keep his lAr'
der stocked with grouse and fat yenlson'
for the birds could be knocked down from
their roosts with poles, and deer cane to
the very dooiyad.
II the harmless creatures had hardly
| learned as yet 10 fear msn. The tame was
equally aud ubple usntly true d ,ueh
beasts of prey IS the wolf Al the psnther'
| /, Was lot uptIl they had had lorg xper
/, nee vi h the deadly m , that thtse an
mails realiz how hopelessly the odds were
In favor Of the hunter. After they bad
once mastered the lesson they seldcm foi-
got IL, The mere smell Of human beir Z
became associated with immlnent danger.
The Incident referred TO happened In the
50 log OF the Tyler's second year IN their
new home The pioneer had departed ear
~ one morLiug for The house OF neighbor
ten miles away, to borrow matteck. He
bsd broken lis own while at work In the
field, and was al xous to have everything
| Il readiness for the spring planting as soon
az possible. II was a clear, fragrant day,
with little wisps Of clouds Dating lightly
across the SKY. There WAS a smell OF pol
len and soft earth 10 air. A few birds,
the advances g uard Of the migratory hordss,
hsd begun to appear shout the cabin, and
th, ir gentle, twitteripg notes were irex-
pressibly pleasant to Mrs. Tyler.
She bad grown very tired Of the lopg,
white winter, although she had never told
Jacob so. The children, too, had fretted
and lest some Of their color under the con-
floement, for the snow had been too deep
ard the cold too bitter to allow them to be
much out-of doors. II was great relief
to then. as we'll as their mother, to be able
orce more to run about the clearing 10
freedom.
1t was .osp making lime with Mrs. Ty
Ter. The big tubs stood on the wooden
bench In the angle formed by the cabin
ard the log barn. As she worked, hum.
ming little tuue to herself, she could see
through the open window at the rear OF the
house the sun 4 ,cked interior, and the front
door which little Farley WAS "driVing."
The boy had fastened pair Of old r, ins
to the handle, and with birch whip to en-.
force his authority, WAS putting the heavy,
refractory door through all the PAGES OF
which 1t was capable.
Ms Tyler smiled with a mothers parti-
alty at the sound OF his sturdy baby voice.
lie was a strorp, fearless little char, his
father In miniature She was certainly
fortunate In her children, There was ten
yesr-old Mercy, already a help about the
house.
Soap making is hsrd WORK, but the hard
est tasks can be ligh.eued II the spirits OF
the worker are singing with Thanksgiving
There were go many things to be grstefu
for. Neither OF the children had been sick
a day since they had left the settlements,
and che and Jacob we're both well. Spring
had come early Jacob hoped to raise
good crop Of vegetables, for there were
rumors that oiher families we're coming out
TO make homes near them, aud the new
corners would be ready purchasers. That
sould mean visits and the social amenities
80 dear to women. Perhaps II enough
settlers came there would be schoolhouse
The hummiog bad almost broken into a
low song when suddenly Mrs. Ty ylel's heart
gave a leap, as Fl ,hiened cry came from
he catiu loft. IL was Mercy's voice There
sss fear In II, and new note that the mo-
her hsd nevhr heard there before. L.
seemed to come from an older person than
her little Mercy.
o Farley, come In, quick Qaick o.
mother!
The door of the cIbin had swung open,
a ,odirg the slab n)or with yellow light.
Oa The broad step outside stood Par!ey,
one arm outtteiched as II beckonirg, a
pleas interest ln his smiling eyes and lips
Mrs. Tyler's gaze rested on the little fel-
low, and some what reassur,d, sought the
rough, chip-littered turf beyord.
A.the fiat casual glance she saw moth
Ing unusual In the pattern Of pale greens
and browns. |, looked prosalc enough and
familiar, ouly sbe had forgotten that Jacob
had left that short log lyirg 10 the patch
OF la,t years dear grass Her eyes returr-
I'd to II Al d rtmsin'd caught by something
cuiiously tu9geslive Of life about it, some
hing wife ard mentcing
l. moved slightly, ever p Sigh ly, as The
locked, ar d sbe saw the play OF terte mus.
cles ripple ever II in kind Of expfc;ant
qiiver What she bad taken for bark wss
skin covered With tleek, brown hair. She
distinguished, sll 10 moment, The outlines
ca.like head with lie tqusre, eager chin
frosted ui,h bite, and The two points Of
yellow light died Oh Farley.
The little fellow turned last then 10 ODE.
disrce to bis sisters call, and smooth 81
oil the .rcuchin, thing glidsd forward.
Toe sudden anguish 10 Mrs T.ht'f hat
ssrose to rpit. it,tli 10 sRa.plpe breath
That see,net 10 tear hef throat, ka'ernsl