Village Squire, 1977-11, Page 21Tom tu. ned anc started off again. Jack ran ahead of Tom over
a small tree -covered hill and shouted, "Look!". When Tom
reached the top of the hill, he saw a large body of dirty water
which was known as Mud Lake.
Mud Lake was its name because old timers in Bradleys'
neighborhood told stories about it being a bottomless lake. Tom
remembered a story, told to him when he was a small boy, about
two large draft horses being frightened in the swamp when they
were pulling logs. The horses. in fright, ran directly into the lake
and were unable to swim because of the mud which more or less
acted as quicksand. The two helpless beasts were never seen
again.
The boys kept well away from the lake and decided to rest
again. By this time it was almost dark. Tom heard his brother
start to cry and at this moment he knew they were lost. When a
thin layer of snow had covered -their tracks, leading into the
swamp. Tom knev3 that they were in trouble. Instead of
venturing into the darkness they decided to find a sheltered spot.
They found a suitable leaf -covered patch, situated under some
thick pines and Tom suggested they gather some wood for a fire.
When the boys had gathered enough fire wood, which was
rather damp they huddled around and prepared to light it. Jack
pulled a lighter out of his back pocket and carefully lit some small
leaves. When the fire was smouldering, he placed some small
twigs on it and gradually brought the fire to a warming flame.
While the two were sitting there they pondered how they would
get out of the dismal swamp. Their parents were gone for the
week and with no one at home to miss them, they might never be
rescued. Jack tried yelling for help but he soon quieted when all
he got for an answer was his hollow echo.
Jack pulled a damp. partially -smoked cigar out of his pocket
and asked Tom if he wanted a smoke. Jack was at the age when
he would do anything for a kick and it just happened to be his
'cigar week. When Tom was handed the cigar he asked Jack how
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