Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 20 December 1890 — Page 2

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If the witul ha«l IMM'I* blowing from Across tho rivor. so as to hold Uio ark cluso lo tlir shore, against which sho was moon d. nothing could have saved her from destruction by iho torrent of blazing oil t.rmt rushed down tho slope toward her. Kvon lior occupants would have stood but a slight. chunco of escaping. Tho stream of leaping tlame was s?o wide, and came toward thorn with such extraordinary swiftness, that, bofort they could haw readied the shore and run beyond its limits in either direction. it would have been upon them Their only ebanco would have been to throw themselves into the swift current of the river from .the opposite side of their boat, with the hope of gaining tho bank at a safe distance below. l'nelo Phin was helpless with terror, and completely bewildered by the suddennesw of the peril that threatened them. Tints it was entirely owing io Arthur's presence of mind and quick wit that their boat was saved and they escaped the necessity of taking the desperate pinnae, that would probably have drowned our or both of them. The boy had noticed that the .storm came from over the hills on their side of the river, and how. as the fierce blasts swept down and struck the broadbide of the ark, she tugged and strained at. her moorings. Now he remembered this, and was quick to turn his observations to account,

Seizing tho axe he severed at a siturle blow tho rope holding the boat at one end. and then, running to the other, cut that, with eoual promptness. Next, 'thrusting long polo into L'nelo Thin's trembling hands, he hade the ohl man shove oil from .shore with all his strength, at. one end. while, with a lighter polo, ho did the same thing at the other. Their feeble strength would have availed little, but, for the powerful aid lent by the favoring gale. While this htirWl the advancing flames fiercely toward them, it also drove them, at iirstU c.v]y. then more reach of the danger.

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There was hardly open water between the shore she had just 11 a tries sprang down th to spread over the surface of Uio river, tho oil burning hero as readily as on land. For a »«:ir«.ute it seemed as though t^io hro must, 1'iitch and devour them after all. Irs flames leaped eagerly forward, like a million writhing serpents, with red forked tongues darting after their prey. "I'ush, T'nch' Thin! Push for your life!" shouted Arthur from his end of the boat, whore he was breathlessly exert in every ouncof strength that his sturdy little frame could yii*ld.

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Ts a pushin*. honey!*' answered the old man. with the veins of his forehead standing out like whip cords. "I is a pushin' but unless d" good Lavvd push wif us. wo hain't got no show." 1»ut the good Lord did push with these. UN helpless ones, and Ilis strong wind bore their drifting boat forward faster than it did tho hungry flumes. Th** current of course set them down stream at the same time, and thus, moving in a diagonal direction, they .soon found themselves in safety. Thoy wore beyond the limitsof the sea of fin?, that extended for a mile down the river, and a quarter of that distance out toward its center. Hero the old man and the boy laid down their now useless poles, and watched the wonderfully beautiful. but fearful sight-, while they recovered their spent breath.

The great tank was still vomiting forth sheets of flame and clouds of bmoke. None of the others had caught lire and an occasional gleam of light, reflected from tin.' white walls of the Chapman's cottage., .showed them that it wa« still safe.

At length. as they wore rapidly nearing tho.opposite side of the river, the current bore them around a .sharp turn, that almost instantly hid the whole glowing ftccne ".f-rojiV"tiiedi. and plunged thern into a darkness, the more intense .-.On a. «f lie* tvwent giai'e. i£h-this'turn of tr^e, river tho gale, iiow.agtiiig ^tiie other side of theboat. drove^t^U'-k lfv*yat-d the hank they had left: jind.-:' -:sis. for ^eyera)hours, as thoy •y-ifpilb^Vtfl^ -crooked

Btreum, fcliey' werv.T(?arned, now almost V-.to ^.he/feidoir-:and'.t-hpii''nearly to the othAs tuey.eouid Kee absolutely nothing of where they were, or whither thev were going.~r.hev were quite ignorant of V.'their-surroundings.. Nor did they know whathad'happened, when, about mid.,njght, their boat was driven violently '••upon fcomo obstruction, and its movesuddenly arretted.

The storm had passed, so that there was no longer any lightning to give them instantaneous photographs of tho ecene about theiu. The wind still blew a gale, and, as they could hear it lashing the branches of the forest trees, apparently directly above their heads, they concluded that they must have been driven ashore.

Although both Arthur and Uncle Phin were too excited and too anxious to go to bed. there was nothing thoy could do to improve their situation until the morning light should disclose its features. So Ihev closed the doors and windows of their house and lighted tho new lamp. How snug and cheerful the rtido little cabin now looked. How homelike it seemed, and what a line shelter it was from the galo that was howling outside.

Arthur said ho was hungry, and, as

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I 'nolo Phin said ho was hungry also, they drew upon their slender store of provisions for alight lunch, after which Arthur read aloud fr"in iiis book the tab* of the Steadfast head Soldier. The old negro thought a very irice story, though not so gooJ as it would be had the lead soldiorbeen alive. Then he told Arthur, for about the thousandth time, the story of how Poor Kabbit and llrer Fox went a-llshtn^ and before it was finished the tired child was fast asleep. Then Tncle Phin lifted him gently into his bunk, and. linding that the gale had subsided almost, to a calm, concluded to go to bod himself.

So the arlS was again left to take care of itself: and when its inmates next awoke, it. was not only broad daylight. but nearly noon. They now discovered that their craft had indeed been driven ashore, on the same side of the river that they had left the preceding evening, though of course many miles below the pumping station. There were now no houses in si^ht. nor any traces of human beings: nothimr. so far as they could set*, but a thick forest. After a few ineffectual efforts, they found that it was useless to trv and push tho ark ofT with poles into deep water. She was hard and fast aground, and they could not budge her a single inch.

So thev decided to ha\o breakfast lirst, and make up their minds what to do afterwards, and while Uncle Phin prepared the simple meal, Arthur made the beds, and swept out the cabin with his line new broom of birch twigs.

After breakfast, or rather after dinner for, although thoy did not know it, it was past, one o'clock before thev finished their meal, the entire crew of the ark got overboard to examine her situation. They found she had grounded on a sandbar that afforded her an easy resting place, but which also held her in a firm grasp. Uncle Phin cut down a young tree, trimmed otF its branches, and. using it as a lover, with a large rock as a fulcrum, tried to pry the boat off the bar: but to no purpose. Thoeombinod strength of tho old man and the boy produced nut the slightest elfect upon her. and no wonder: for all the strength thoy could command was but weakness compared with what was need oil.

It was a vety unfortunate situation. particularly

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they had only provisions

enough to last a few day/., and knew not where they wore to obtain more. Then too. as it was now the month of October, no more fiigh waters could be expected that year. and. in the meantime, tho river would bo apt to fall lower and lo \er. leaving their boat high and dry.

In going ashore to cut his lever. Uncle Phin had discovered a road running parallel to the river. Now. he proposed to walk down this road until he came to a hou.se, in the hope of obtaining help, provided Arthur was not afraid toremain alone, and look after the ark.

Of course Arthur was not afraid. lie scorned the idea. What should he be

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afraid of.' It. was not likolv that anybody wo'tid hurt a little hov like htm. So Undo I'hin left hi:n. and. wading ashore,...disappeared down tho fore.it road.

For some time the hi,y amused him soil about, tlio boat: but lu's resources worn few, and after an hour or so ho (Trow lonely, and beaan to watch anxiously for Uncle 1'hin's return. Exposed to tlio full rlaro of the afternoon 8uu, the boat, became as hot as an oven and finally the hoy decided to take his book and wade ashore. Then: ho would tind a comfortable place in the cool shade of the trees, from which ho might tho sooner perceive anybody approach illpr alon. tin: road. lie found just such a place as ho had longed for a deliriously cool, shady glade, surrounded by spreading oak trees, and commanding a limited view of tho road. After sitting liore for some time, ho discovered that there were ripo berries on tho opposite side of tho glade. When ho had gathered and eaten those he saw more berries beyond them, and still more at a greater distance. There he found some lovely flowers, and thought it would bo a fino idea to gather enough of them to deO' orato the cabin of the ark against Undo 1'hin's return, sio ho strolled carelessly on, from berries to flowers, and from one flower to another, until, all at onco, the deepening shadows roused him to a knowledge of the fact that the sun was setting and that he could no longer SOB either tho road or tho river.

It was evidently high time to bo getting home, and tho boy started back in

tho direction ho h:ul just certain thai it was the rifjlit. rtiroetion, and yet tin* trees and hushes kept jjettinjr thicker ami thicker, and he missed the open glades through which he had liiMMi p.trolling. This was clearly tho wrong track, and. f:n-iti_r dii'cct.l.v a1out, ho now attempted to retrace his latest course.

It was rapidly jrrmvini* dark. strango niffht sounds were heyinniufr to bo hoard in the forest, and a ^reat droad bepan to clutch at the lily's heart. Was he really lost is the i!:ibes in tho Wood had been, and would he die there, and overed with leaves, so that even his body would uni he tciund. and nobody would ever know what had become of him'.' lie heiran to call aloud, but only tho forest echoes mocked liitn. and thenijjht

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birds answered him with harsh cries. \t length it was too dark to even try :ind walk any fart hi r. The little fellow, frightened and weary, sank down at. tho foot of a great tree that seemed to loan over liini with an air of protection and sympathy.

Ho would not. cry. l'nelo l'liin said that none of the Hales ever cried after thev were grown up. and he was a Dale, ilmost grown up. Two or three big tears rolled silently down his cheeks, but. then that was something that might happen to most anybody at any time. It could no be counted as crying.

As he sat. there in the darkness, trying to be brave bec tiiM ho was a Hale, the sound of a peculiar, long drawn, far :tway cry. .-ansed him involuntarily to look around: though, of course, he did not expect to see any thing through tho darkness, lie did see something, though, mid it- was a light. 11 was not. a bright, :lear light: but a dim glow, just, visible between the tree-tr'.ir.ks. and evidently at, i|uite a distance from where he sat..

Tho boy's spirits rose with a bound, lie dashed away the stealthy teardrops, ind sprang to his feet. Things were coming out al! 1 ight afi.er all: fora light meant people, who, according to simplehearted little Arthur's experience of the world, would be kind to him. Thoy would probably invite liim to stay to supper, and show him the way to^.Jho. ark afierward. Then ho would ask them to help him and Uncle l'hin get the boat afloat, and hi* becoming lost would turn out, lo lie the very best kind of a thing that could have happened after all.

While these thoughts passed through his mind, the boy was making his way. as rapidly as possible, through the woods in the direction of the light, that grew brighter and more distinct with" each step. lie still carried his precious book in one hand and the great bunch of flowers that, lie had gathered in the other. Suddenly he came to an abrupt pause on the edge of a shallow ravine, through which laugued and tumbled a small brook. The sides of the ravine wore quite steep, am!, almost, at his feet, the boy saw a sight that filled him with amazement.

About, a glowing tire, occupying all sorts of easy positions, wore grouped a number of men and one hov. They wore ragged, dirty and unshaven. Their clothes were made up of odds and ends. Some of them worosmoking short black pipes: some wore talking loudly, and others lay perfectly still, as though asleep. Two of the number seemed to be preparing supper, for they were at work about tho fire, and wore evidently anxious regarding the contents of somo tin cans and several battered kettles. At a short distance from the fire were two or throe rudo huts of poles and branches.

Although Arthur did not know it at the time, this was a tramps' camp, to which all those vagrants of society, who happened to be prowling about that part, of the country, flocked when night overtook them. Sometimes one or more, who were tired of tramping, and who had begged or stolen astock of provisions, would remain hero for several days, so thai: from early spring until nuilo late in the autumn, the camp was never without a greater or less number of occupants.

Now, although Arthur had never had any practical experience with tramps, except to gaze curiously, from a respectful distance, at tho few specimens he bad soon, he instinctively shrank from making his presence known to tho rough-looking follows gathered beneath him. It, was pleasant to see the cheerful firelight, to hoar the sound of voices, and to know that there wore other human beings besides himself in that dark forest. It would also be very pleasant to the hungry boy if ho could have some supper. Stiil. t.o venture down among those men might prove very unpleasant,. So Arthur wisely decided to bear his hunger as best ho might, and study them from a safe distance, at least for awhile longer.

All at, once, from somo part of tho camp beyond the circle of firelight, came tho same melancholy, long-drawn cry that had first, directed the hoy's attention to this place, and ho now recognized it as the howl of a dog in distress.

At the sound the largest, and most powerful of all tho tratnps. who had been lying motionless stretched at full length on tho ground, sprang up and In a llorco voice exclaimed: "You km fetch that pup here! We'll

see if wo can't give him something t6 ki-yi for, or else we'll stop his infernal yelp entirely.''

The one hoy of tho camp, who answored to the name of "Ivid." and was a tough-looking young rascal, largor, and apparently a year or two older than Arthur, hastened to obey this command, lie disappeared, and in a minute returned dragging after him by means of a bit of rope about its neck. that, was evidently choking the poor creature, a dog. As the bright IIrelight fell upon it Arthur was amazed to recognize it as the very one that had boon presented to him by the Chapmans the day before. There could be no doubt of it. for there wore the same erect, sharp-pointed ears, the same white-tipped little tail, and the same brindled markings. I' was indeed poor liusty: and Arthur's heart ached to see him in so wretched a plight. How could ho have come there? What were thoy about to do with him? This last question was quickly answered.

The big tramp took the rope from the lad's hand, at the same time bidding him go and cut a hickory switch. "See that it is a good one. too," he added.

This command was obeyed as tho other had boon, and in a few minutes the switch was ready. "Now whale him while I hold him," ordered the bigtramp. savagely. "We'll give him a chance to do all his howling at once, and then have some peace for the rest of tho night. Lay it. 011 solid, aiid if you kill him. so much the belter."

Arthur's blood boiled at these word '. How could anybody be so cruel? Wou'd the boy dare boat, hi* dog?

The heavy switch was uplifted and brought down with vicious force on tho animal's back. He uttered a sharp cry of pain and terror.

Again was tho switch lifted, but before it could descend it, was snatched from the boy's hand and flung away while ho was confronted by a sturdy little figure with blazing eves. "How dare you strike my dog?" cried Arthur, in a voice that, choked and trembled with anger, "lie is mine: My very own! Ajid I won't have him hurt. 1 won't. 1 say."

Tho other bov stared at, this one in open-mouthed amazement, while tho other tramps, who had been startled by tho sight, of the strange little figure, as it dashed into their camp from the dark forest, now gathered about th: two tosee the fun. "Well, my bantam," said the big trainp to Arthur. "1 don't,know who you are. nor where you come from: but you talk pretty big about, your dog. Kid here says it's his dog. and I reckon you'll have to settle it between you. Can you fight.?" "I don'1 want, to fight." replied Arthur, looking the big tramp bravely in the face. "Oh: well. then, it's the Kid's dog, and he'll do as he pleases with him. Kid. give the cur a kick."

The boy lifted his foot: but again Arthur sprang in front, of hitn. "You shan't kick him. even if 1 liavo to fight

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you to make you slop it!" he cried. Then he clinched his fists, and his face growvery pale. "That's right, sonny!" said the big tramp, approvingly. "I'll back you. and hold your picture book and nosegay. Takeoff your jacket, like a little man. Now, fellows, form a ring, and give tho bantams a fair show."

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