The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-22
Noises Of the Night.

(By Harold C. Mann, II, Wilmington.)
The day was clear and hardly cloud
| was to be seen in the late July sky as
Alice and Ruth Dodge sat on the front
steps doing a little fancy sewing. Ar.
ter short space of time Alice looked
M from her work and said, 81 have an
ideas"
"What is it!'' was Ruth s reply.
''Don I you think it would be fun to
90 up on yonder mountain to spend the
night and see the sunrises'
Eyes; but who can we get to go
with nsi thoughtful Ruth replied.
Alice thought a minute and then
said. ~ think l can get Carl and you
can ask Ralph. Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
were saying the other day that they
Here Ruth broke in and said, ~
think it would be fun for Just girls to
60 | remember hearing of some girls
that went.
Then Alice, who had very change
able mind, said, "That would be great
and then we can tell the boys that we
can get along without Them,
"Who shall we ask to gof'
Ruth began to name them: "TheIe
are the two Jones girls, MISS heltn,
Lottie Snow, and we two making SIX,
and that would be an we would want.
Alice started for the door saying, ~
will telephone to them and ask them to
come here in half an hour. ;,
At the time stated the girls were all
there and they thought it would be fun:
So the plans were made to start at halr
past one. 1t was now ten.
At a quarter of two they started
from the village in lumber wagon,
with their stock of blankets and pro-
visions for supper, breakfast, and din
ner the next day. At last, after many
bumps and good shaking up, they
reached the foot of the mountain where
their team left them to carry their
things the rest of the way to the cabin
by the lake, where they were to spend
the night.
After cleaning the cabin and getting
things ready for the night, supper was
eaten after which came trip to the
ton of the mountain to see the sun set:
FsWhat a sight!" they all shouted
as they reached the top Of the noun
tain. There was just enough clouds IN
the west to be colored with beauty that
no artist could ever reproduce -,
Then returning TO the lake, wnicn
seemed harder than the reaching OF the
Ton thew gathered dry wood for the
bonfire beside the lake, whose depth
was unknown.
" When darkness came they lighted
the large pile of dry wood which they
had gathered. Around the fire they
told many funny stories and sang
comic songs till it was time to try to
capture little sleep. In the loft OF
the cabin were several cot beds upon
which they laid themselves down to
sleep.
were heard all kinds Of noises among
which was the tipping over of the
chairs, which had been carried out SO
that supper could be served outdoors.
Then the stove took noisy, journey
down a bank. These were followed by
the gnawing Of hedgehogs in the cabin.
The girls said they would never come
there again.
At last to their relief came streak
of light in the east. The noises stop
ned and they ventured down the ladder
expecting to find everything eaten up
even to The cabin, but alas! everything
inside was just as they left them the
night before, and on opening the door
the chairs and stove were standing up
az much as to say, "You see we know
how to use our legs yet"