The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-23
November, and called it the summer Of the

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Indians.
What wonderful .whisperinRs in the al
most barred limbs, just before sunrise. and
what mysterious dances of dry leaves over
the ground. It is delicious to rise early.
and listen and watch. The wind comes out
of the south, and it brings sweet odors from
the beech woods. The sky is wind-color,
clear cool yellow. A few poetic clouds, that
mean nothing, float over the east, and grow
as red as the barberries that hang on the
bushes on the lawn. Then you see the sun
between the trees Of the forest that stand
on the ridge of the eastern horizon. The
children shout their greeting, and laugh
because they can look the day-aod in the
eye.
Ten days more and Thanksgiving. What
a happy thought to create it just in the edge
of Indian summer. am supremely CRATE
and smiles a goodbye. t.brought good
things, and have tried to learn wise les
sons.
Last night heard the kiouk Of wild
geese going over. To-day there are few
wrens and seed eaters, with dy-catchers,
about. gathering their latest dinners in our
fields. They are wonderfully tame. can
almost put my hands on them. They seem
to say. . fie! there are no leaves now to hide
our enemies. We do not fear 20 long as we
can see everything. You We are sure of as
friend. Timidity 10 always dependent on
the consciousness that our enemies can
hide and take rs unawares. SO We fear
more in the night.
The only flower that endures till now in
our northern states 10 the Christmas rose
and few dandelions that hug the ground
in warm spots. But this Christmas rose is
truly curious. for it likes frost and cannot
be injured BY snow. have often scraped
away the snow and picked it a. fresh as if
it were June flower. Chrysanthemums
make our windows golden. and Qeraniums
and fuchsias transferred to the houss take
the edge from cold weather.
But no one wishes to DO indoors these
days: We go about mostly aimless, kick
children kindle small bon6res and the bees
come near, drawn t.y the sweet smoke. All
the time the wind whispers about, and oc-
casionally lifts = handful Of leaves, twirls
them about and flings them in the air.
am glad We have little work e DO lust nov.
and these I go from my hillGde for half q
mile about. What fruit II y for the COWS.
The meat 10 just tho color OF tlue Jersey
butter. Did you ever own GOVT II % I
warrant You did not know What ane
creature COW may Be; few people do.
4A0y $40 A.AOOsAy A0Vs WSAA0Av 4VSs AAA>sssVy-
making. imagine Hindoo can appre-
slate the inner points Of thess creasores.
Now / want you to try - make Pct Of .
nioe-brea COW, just - you do Of your
horse. Keep it a. clean. curry Il, and wash
It, and pat 1t. and talk to It; and 80 what
intelligence and COMPATIBILITY you can
develop. Ny Jersey i eating in the shrub
berg nov, while Ned leads her. They are
talking to each other. and look vary friend
Y. That COW has been Ned's Pct from the
time 1t was born. He loves hin Dido -
much as his dog Fido. helievo ten gem
erations of such treatment would create q
race Of kline that We could keep about % %
familiarly ~ We do dogs and oata.
Corn-huskin2 in these days i romantic
and even poetic, but it has lot it, rustic
sociality. There are seldom il ever any
huskine bess and exchange Of neiehborly
services. When was girl carried cakes
and cider many moonlight evening to keep
mp the 1eal of the joking boys and men ~
sembled from mile about TO huak ont my
father's corn. Their tongues ware loaded
with rustic quips and sallies; but they we're
worthy an honest lot that did not fear work.
Belated novers are especially deliahtful
We TREASURE ths last bonqpe1o With tender