Thompson.
Now, the nearest route to the place of her destination lay across
a five-acre lot. The snow lay deep upon the ground, but the outer
surface had become so hard as, without difficulty, to bear a
person of ordinary weight.
When Mrs. Payson came up to the bars, she said to herself, "
'Tain't so fur to go across lots. I guess I'll ventur'."
She let down a bar and, passing through, went on her way
complacently. But, alas, for the old lady's peace of mind! She
was destined to come to very deep grief.
That very afternoon Pomp had come over to play with Sam Thompson,
and the two, after devising various projects of amusement, had
determined to make a cave in the snow. They selected a part of
the field where it had drifted to the depth of some four or five
feet. Beginning at a little distance, they burrowed their way
into the heart of the snow, and excavated a place about four feet
square by four deep, leaving the upper crust intact, of course,
without its ordinary strength.
The two boys had completed their task, and were siting down in
their subterranean abode, when the roof suddenly gave way, and a
visitor entered in the most unceremonious manner.
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