Re: Ever spooked yourself while in new fields?

Posted by Rauville on August 10, 2006 at 06:08:31 from (209.180.79.34):

In Reply to: Ever spooked yourself while in new fields? posted by ShepFL on August 09, 2006 at 21:35:43:

As a young boy growing up, I would spend much of my spare time at my Grandparent's farm. Their place was located near the CMSTP&P RR tracks, with a car loading siding adjacent the sheep pasture just across the highway.

One Spring weekend, I was staying at the farm, always anxious to help with any chores that could be offered me. The baby chicks had just arrived that week, and were carefully placed in the brooder house with the necessary stove and hover to provide for their well being. One of my chores was trudging down to the brooder house, located near the tree grove, to check the temperature on a regular basis.

One night, about 10:00 o'clock I got ready to make my last trip for the day. Even though there was a full moon that evening, I always felt important to be able to take the kerosene lantern with me, which I did. After making my way to my destination, I noticed a curious smoky scent in the air, but never gave it a thought. Upon unlatching the door, I carefully stepped inside and checked everything and concluded that the chicks would be just fine for the night. I stepped outside, and set the lantern down in order to latch the door to keep out any predators that might be around.

Just as I was placing an old harness snap on the latch...I felt a heavy hand on my shoulder...and the one word that I can hear yet to this day...Boy!!
My legs dropped out from beneath me, and I scrambled on all fours until I could get to my feet, and made a record dash for the safety of the house. After getting calmed down, I blurted out what had happened. My Grandfather carrying his old side-hammer double barrel 12 gauge then went down to the brooder house. My Grandmother and I listened, thinking at any moment we would hear a salvo of buckshot, which we didn't. He returned to report that everything looked to be OK, but that he couldn't find the lantern.

The next morning at sunrise, we all made the trip to check on the chicks, and look for the missing lantern. Nothing unusual, other than the fact that the lantern, whose flame had been put out, was found on the backside of the brooder house...along with a empty sardine tin that had been used for a ashtray and continued a very well used cigar butt. It was at that point in my young life, that I decided that I never wanted to run away from home to become a Hobo.

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