The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-07-28
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got to my heart and stirred my imag
| nation. II all came not fully 10 my
| understanding until later Little by
little II grew upon me- and what an If.
feet II had upon my thought and life
ever after | should not dare TO cstl-
mate. And soon sought out the poet
Of the hills" as they called him. and
got to know and even to respect him
in spite Of his uulovcly aspect
Uncle Eb skinned the boiling sap,
put more wood on the fire and came
and pulled of his boots and lay down
beside me under the robe And. hear.
ing the boil of the sap and the crackle
of the burning logs In the arch, soon
went asleep.
remember feeling Uncle Els hand
upon my cheek and how | rose and
stared about me in the fading shadows
Of dream as he shook me gently.
Wake up. my boy" said he. Come.
We mus put fer home"
The fire was out The old man held
a lantern aS he stood before me- the
blaze nlckcrIng There was fear.
some darkness all around.
Come, Willie. make haste" be wills.
percd as | rubbed my eyes "Put on
yer boots, an here's yer little coat an
muller"
There was a mighty roar In the for
eat ana Icy puffs OF snow came whls
Ting In upon us. We stored the robes
and pals and buckets and covered The
big kettle
The lofty tree tops reelcd aud cr,ukcd
above Us, aud deep, sonorous moan
was sweeping through the woods as
n the fingers NJ the wind had touched
a mighty harp string In the timber.
We could hear the crash and thunder
OF falling trees
Make haste! Make haste! It's resky
here, said Uncle III. and be held my
hand aud ran We started through the
brush and stecred as straight as We
could i1r the clearing The little box
OF light be- carried was soon shcathcl
In snow. and remember how he
stopped. half out Of breath. often and
brushed II with his mlttcns 10 let out
the light We had made The scatter
Ing growth ~ little timber at Tie ,,ise
OF the woods when the globe Of the
lantern snapped aud fell 4 moment
later We stood IN utter darkness. I
knew for the first time then that W.
We're In bad Tx
Il guess God n take care Of Us. VII.
lle," said Uncle Eb. III be don't we'll
never get there In this world never
II was a black AMI icy wall u night
aud storm on every side OF US never
saw a time when the light " Coils
heaven was 10 utterly c1tlnguIsh,-l.
the cold never went 10 my bone as on
that bitter night Ny hands aud feet
were numb with aching rs the mar ~
the trees grew fainter 90 the open I
remember how Jagged ami how the
"d man urgcl me on and how We toilet
In The wind aud darkness. stralu.ug
our eyes Tor some familiar thing Of
a sudden We stumbled upon wall that
We had passed an hour or so before
oh. be grulucI. aud made that
funny dcpncutiug cluck with bis
tongue that have heard 80 much from
Yankee lIp,
Cool 90 mercy" said De-. we've rur,
round in half circle Now wen taEo
tie wall an mchbc itll h-in. %. home"
l thought couldn't kcyp my fct aus
longer. Tor no Irresistible druw..u,,,
had come over me The voice " tr.I,
III seemed fur away. anil wien I ,luk
IN iAc Show and shut my esq. tn ,I,,p
he shook mr ls o. terrier shakes aut
Wake up. my boy" a.d hr. eye
mustn't ,l,p"
Then De- hlNvl my ear, until / rr.el
anl picked mc ~ AMI ran with mr
along The side " the wall Z WIS but
dimly conscious when hc drrru..l me-
under tr~' who's. hare tuI-s r.l,,I
10" Hir nud ,iuns my checks { heard
him TEARING th" buuJhc, ayH.,ly anal
muiirrlus Thanks % Col rrs tb.
blue b"ryh' shall newer forget how
hc turned and held 20 ms hand and
put the whip ou my ag I lv Ia ib,
snow, and how the sting N ID s,sr,,l
my blood Up I spr1uc In q INV apl
l'w.Hl aui daarci Tile s'1r' ri bsr,
and circicl on me like a ho1p of mr.,
Then ] turned aud tr.cl On run utIr
%" cluns % my crlt talls aui ,,cry
stem ! frlt thc singing rrab %, A.,
h"cch. There Is little seam scr,s.
my cheek tp,lly ilu, marks fnrf,l
81 on" of tho'" whips Ina momcn, I
was MS wide awake as Uncle Tb s,.I
n"vl"l uo morn stimulation
Tie wall levi us 'n tie pistur, .p,.
md ihcr Il was EASY enough On mai.
our way 10 The hH-nyari and up Z, m,
door n the hou'c. which had \ ,apl,,
To every window. remember n,rl
was un aud dressed a. ypnc Hf,,r Al.
AMI r',uli how Do took I'rrI. ia, b,
avs ann, when be- fcll fllntin. an N.
ao'rsi"p ani carried him 10 the Ionr,,
! sn" the hlrsi uu my farr as pr..,.,
w" mirrnr. AMI Elizabeth Rruw.r rrr.
running nni gave On, one rlsnrc ana
ln''''l ou' ~ l'nr, With the i'pi-r n
WIS ip'l N snuw when she nan 4, AMI
''Fe the wropp.ngs VI my ncyk nnl h..
Fan 10 rub my cas aud chcrks wl,b N.
,o'd snow, calling loudly for Granlm,
H.sncite She cane In a mom.p, ma
ur'I"d ~ the stripping " our fcc, anal
.1s' remember That she slIi NV
trousers with the shears o. lay on tho
moor while tho others r,ibhel Yv 10,