| Show A WAKWIIOOP In one of the quiet i > 1nuant r > lctnr clue valley of eastern Connectlcnt miitl I the pretty old fa hloned Tillage of indhm I A century ago Dili WM one of the I moat lm itant town In tho i elate r1 of the Oonnrcllcnt otter Here n m li aled the county jail the county c ore hn e Hint other pnldl Inatltutlom n as h with tie prominent public men rjifl lie town toni > o illon of Inflame and wide I reputation Dunn the lest half century or n little lit-tle over these Itmtilntloin am lyon I i leave beam l removed I t o more lhrtving cen I ert bright amt ambition young men I burn nought other and morn prnmlalnf 1 fells of f activity and the town one m Important line I loon I tarn of IU old tome and tower until It toot liecome I Imply n rele I of the good ell tlmea n typical New JnRIa1 tillage the eY tn inv eiMenre of nldeli tale I hrrinnn rriuir and monotonons eel which 1m 11 Idefly In ItatradlHonaryhMory A I cntury sot A half agoRqnlnEl 1 dirUnnnd Colonel Dyer were the two toot prominent men of Wlndlwm and word well known Ilirmighont the elate Both were lawyer built were jninl cent In public nfTalra both were wren by for the SINK cl In whfc h they lived both i hail large octal fullotrlogi and both were Intensely je clone of each other t inlre niihrklnwiu i it lull lean Ml1 lon looking man with heavy 7 raven I I I black half and piercing dark eyed lie I I via of arlitocratlo lineage and In man I 1 nor cold selfish and nmMtlon lie wee a learned lawyer an able otlrnsle net n mrrrlleaa wit Few could gin n mom i i raplerlllce tlirmt than hea thrn that never failed to reach the nmrk mid at ways lofts I rankling wound I ami un nflj i rear I Colonel l Dyer woe n different kind ofi nan j i n-an In every respect In lrtOIl Im woe i short and stout Ho litd n merry bin I eye n teaming countenance snot a food j h word for every one Im eoiiM tell n letter story or morn purely make one laugh without knowing the reason why denial t happy norlaldealwayiilmlilillng I over with fun and Rood bloom lie never wan happier than I when itirromidod I while l I I company end hit wldo circle of friend I alwayn found him n royal entertainer I I Ai a remit he Iowan tine of the teat lupalarinen In lie > tate Ill b in in inietlc I winning nualltlea I were more than n I I match for the squires learning a1 i brilliancy I Colonel Dyer woe prominent ton In nS Ili = r m I military at well in poIllloMl niMtera Wlndliim In thou e day WM a frontier town and tho red men mined n great I deal of un titty t times AVhn v r item I situation lemma threatening Colonel Dyer wa rAIII to lend mid always I prornl willing toldlAr and a kklllful j I commander I I I 8 < nln UJcrkin wan very cottons of the colonel twpnlarlty and mad him I i the butt of many a keen pl I < rdnR shaft of wit Thoroloncl In tlinolmuinHiitry I I eeniltlva to tlieen wounds unit nltlionBh I hutrnl WM foreign to hit tmluru ho con newel n thorough dlillka for the squire and frequently In dcfenio mailo n sharp itlnglog retort The situation went on from bad to worm until finally there wan many n sharp encounter between the friends of tho contending flrtli The little town which hail hlthortobren blewvd with liapjilntMand contentment tam a factious fiuarrtlsomo couimn nltyWhlto Where the o division would tint end Mlf I an went dntlned tu main old Wndhum fatuous had Intoricnwl no ono can tell w The spring and early summer of iTt was a Hon of Intenno iinxMy for the rattlers of New KnKland Tho memo rabla French soil Indian war with IU naparnllolod ntrocltlMwnaatlU lirlght Mauacra In which whole vtllageaucro dtatrojrnl were of frequent occurrence Wlndhain had town eipeilally > tlrre l up by thu blooilcnrdllnK reports that unarm frequently borne front the north Several tiuiea rumors of Ihrenteneil In vailon by the nrllko savages and their luurvaaviiKonlllMnroniied tea town to A wild pitch of incitement On thaw occulona the vlllaueri > Implicit faith in tho colotiela military kagwlty mat leailtrihlp Ito win nhrays plweil In coiuniind and lilt word WAS lawhi short ho wan too Mlli BtandUh of tide Interior Connecticut lon lu tally I lummir of thin pear the Coil tiootlcut I Mttlern I wero caller l upon to rrn der additional axlttanco In the itrugRtn I uualntt thin French The Frrnih fort of thu north wore now the objerth point and Colonel Dyer Imiiiwll itrly bn 1 C > n railing A reKlment to help In tin re Auction of Crown Point Tho men woro Mint forward IIA fast us they < nll lel whllo Culouol Dyer remained to continue rubing recruits Ono dark sultry night of thlimemora bio year till Iona looked for unit drmlal I crisis McrnM at hind Lato III the I even lug an oiclted iilnrm wa RUMI by the village lroonl n slay > Tim nraro wn badly scare und ruihed from IIOUM to bOil wildly tlionting The Frenchnro coming Thus French nra coining The excited vlllagora ran to their unto dues and doors and wero Int with n din and ronr that Hllwl them with ant I meat an I terror Huh rlekl Such jclUI Tho very Leavens atwmol HUM wltli unearthly sound < Tim earth seems Ito I-to quake benouthtlio tread of Ibo OOIlug enemy Wo will have Kernel Dyer And N1 dor kin too Wu will Nava Ipr net I Dyer AndEIdrrlclnloo Kernel Dyer Dy-er EU rkin too khrleked the hldtom voice In tuition Colonel Dyer mil Squire Lldericln hind loan rtlrularly active injalnt the Frenih Tim wholo vlllago jumped to the ooncliulon that tho Tnnrh nnd Imlluiu wero ansioua to cape turti HUM two loailcrt Ai tint outland tit iluinkt teemtd tolni reau Inoluine 1 und to grow nuarrr and iiinrer the hut doubt that too WIMIKM woo upon theta iced t um ovary mind Colonel l Dyer hurried to the lIIalJe lxn when the thorns vj given oil the clungiiiK i Inn h bell sue lIc a lha nUniM tog tin r Squire Hd rkm badly flight emit I prom tly reHii < lel l l well urmod with t a trly Illntlni V cry ion th uKlio l int f thu loun wero lu llm nnd Uiloiu 11 I 11 wunu troll coinniiindxr Tho old feud Unit a fow hour before divided noighbor trim nulxlilior wan for lotkn All null d Ii lieu broths i n to do fend tluJrcc mm nh urn Ordern stro linmedlateljr given to nd vance and the Wludlmm villa ra larohel < up thjJUll to too cut to cli k d u MM enemy Tho shout for Tolonrl Iy er and EW rkin too steadily grew ttronger and Kronior and the gallnnt colonel WM reported to have clown un uinal caution on thlt orcaalon whlln Squire UMerkln who had never had militaryeiperiencoImpliired thorolonpl to halt huts command ton the hill mid l wait until day break 1 fore hi pnx < iM M everything Kemrd to Indlente nvi r wholmlng tolls In favor of tlm ninij The last bait of the night wan om of terror Tnt vlllnjrr who had lean left 1 behind waited to hear he I roar of battle but M the hour drngged l their teilloili length along without the discharge of a Ingle tdecs all gave way to the fear that omit great Imrror I wee Itnptudlng The I nlglit however flnallt wore away the 1I rant began to brew gray and the light was slowly rree ingloi r the I hill when I the clamor fir ° Colonel Or sail Flrtor I kin tuo began to euMd Day I light rennet UM hldemi nonndii The morning hronirlit n tango story I to the little army and the panic stricken vllliiiim 1110A A mil sad l n half to the went at the vllnii was II large inlll ind which far IIIht I water for power to grind UM grain for the nurrminltng rnnntry The miller reported that he had bwm awakened awak-ened by the mitlHiidUh nolM In early evening and on going to the pond found the frog In a great itatc of commotion tint owing the intense darkneM nothing noth-ing onnld ba aum In the morning many dead frig wen found upon the shiner No wonnib were viillilei no mnrka vf olenec could lot aunt I nn cesne for the ttnmgc conmntlon could I In found 8onw argne1 1 that then hail l been a tout IIe lout there wu never any nvldenr to support tats theory Others advanccil the Men I that Home inytterlonn inalartol runtagloii scene deadly tpldenile 11 Uoken I net and eaiiaxl OM crier of dla Irea which nail driven terror to the Inert of the the Wlndham vlllagcn TliU theory ton has been lauglml at nnd the trout 14 l that the ceusuf the great dletnrbance pus always Un u I dark luipenetrahle mystery The plate of mind of the Itwnhu of 1 tho nut morning can better tniailnvd l than dearrlbnl All aremetl etch with humiliation at the Inllrroin Hiding of their frantli frightof theevenliiK Kfore Squire FJderkln wa lrlhlIlerly morll I lle J l and U retortxl to luv miirere n two we ka tloknvM noel I cinilineinent I to bit rbauilor daring which IIKMIU said 111I ti liav 1 fntiently itale1 l that lie bad Much rather have lent his malpthun to lawn been the victim of mi h n IIIIKO JI LIt < L-It WM wonderful how too story of tutu NVIndham frog enught out and 1 found every little neck nail corner of time rutm try There wen no rallrmdn no tele grsphe or wipapn In Ihueu days 1 Tho atageroarh woe the only Inn of Intercommunication Yet lice story greatly exaigentcd 1 and plalmrntvly dreued up by the Imagination WB told In almost every tavern In due land Th Wlndham vita had lean fmnoni for yean Those who had uttered nt their baud now egnrl anlinl the oi rtnnlty to pay liaek old scarce with muriou Intirnt Ullali were written tong wins cominee1 soil 1 lung and every ev-ery ilmnie for a I racMcal jk Wa tall tool Cobntl flyer wa n delegate to tin Drat oonrrua held In N w York During Dur-ing hit journey to that city Home wag tliil an luimonn frog to the rear of hit carriage Ills arrival U Mid 1 1 to bat been grteUl with shouts nod laughtir and the joke became the talk of the city Ou ouo oooi uu Hijulro llldnlln win said I to bare Iven making a very Iwrmd and loqnvnt plea whm some hulTooii rnlMxl HID shout of Coloml Dyer toil KMerkln too lu tho long druwn locos n hlcll tin frog hid mida famous Tlw judge lost higravity the jury laugh 1 and tho anillenoe thoutxl In tin most boltlerouii manner Tho iqutre fatuous for Isis neif K > He < aloii lust hit tnnper nhlch greatly added to tho uuiu einent of thoonlooktra The humiliation of thus Wlndliamltee howator wen puaod away and they regained their uIle threwducM Colo ml Dyer wa the Brut to turn the tide Ho adopted ho I bullfrog M u coot IIf urns He hud motel Irog undo for tt door knot tar and In various other wai howeil hit dlnpnaltlon accept the lit millon good nnturejly Thaa > uln oon nw them was tho better way and felt very kindly toward tho colonel fur hit tact In mmliiE the current of popular petwcutlun llu ever lifter doerjited nny mention of th frog story with n smite nnd apparint toixl nature although It un generally lelleval l that the tmllo WRO furunl out ho food nature was entirely en-tirely aunmed Tho tueinorablo fright lad nude gooil effect Colonel Dyer out bqulie Rldir kin brcauio feat frleudi Peaiv and guo1 will rulgued throughout thecommnnlty and tho lllllo village has once lietomu minted for the iplrlt of neighborly kind teat and brotherly love w hicli evens to hover over It and ivrtado thoMry air Irud M lloiikln In 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