Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-30

be trusted for warmer clothing, and
even for tobacco. He went out with
his band Of sheep and the two dogs
and Travelled with the wagon but he
Kept TO himself, He came in silent and
reserved and, as much as possible, he
ate by himself.
The only friends he made were his
two sheep dogs. Driving his sheep
along the great divide he talked and
/ talked to the dogs, shared his meals
with them and slept with them, for
sheep and dumb beats have no hui
! manity
The country Is peculiarly wild and
broken and food Is scant and the sheep
| spread and cover q good amount OF
territory In feeding. The weather had
! been cold but clear until the snow
! came suddenly, whirling and thick
The most experienced herder would
nave had few stiff hours getting up
! his band, Moody looked for a shell
tered place, and went to examine a
protected mesa, choosing 1t as safe
! place in the storm he saw was COM
ing.
But the snow had fallen so thick the
whole landscape was new under Its
white celebrating cloak. He could not
see his sheep. He called to the dogs,
He hurried along the ridge, straining
his eyes into the falling curtain OF
snow Another herder on his way TO
his wagon met him and Moody told
him anxiously that he had become sep
arated from his sheep.
Better come along to the wagon
and get help Well find the sheep In
the morning" the herder told him.
But Moody refused to go to the wag-
on saying with hard laugh:
I'm find the sheep tonight
You'd better come in; you can't tell
what the snow'll do up here. 'Taint
like city snow" the herder urged
mo, I'm going to find the sheep. II
/ can't take care of a band of sheep
it's time for me to get out" and
Moody walked away, calling the dogs,
while the herder went on to the wagon
and supper and warmth.
Before morning the blizzard Of cut
ding snow that many herder will
never forget was swlrling and howl
ing over the mountains
The old herder knew how to meet II,
camping where it found him, waiting,
for they know the violent storm passes
quickly. After the storm the sheep
were driven up. Moody's band was
found huddled up in the snow and |
came In safely II meant hard work
for the other men.
The herder who had met Moody in |
the storm repeated what he had said, |
that II he couldn't keep up a band Of |
sheep IT was time for him to get out
He had food and the dogs were gone |
e, ID fob for NJ ~
Moody had gone back to civilization. |
and the foreman registered stlff row |
against the tenderfoot."
Two weeks later one Of the herders |
came along the ridge where Moody |
was last seen, and reported to the men |
at the wagon that wolves we're howl |
ing In one of the gulches, The snow |
was still drifted, but two men went |
out with guns after the wolves. They |
tramped over the ledge. but heard no |
wolves, nor could they find any tracks |
other than Of deer.
They were following a trail, when |
they heard a low howl behind q rock
TO the left aud went around to inves-
tigate.
In the snow were two dogs. They
scratched weakly and whined around
a ulounu,
Hello, Moody's dogs" one Of the
men exclaimed. as they came close.
NJ o0dy's face looked up at them from
an opening scratched In the snow
dead The dogs had kept the snow
all the two weeks since the man per-
shed in the unfamiliar wilds. Starv-
ing and half frozen, they would not
leave their friend, though they knew
the way to the wagon, and home was
not far away
In the spring a letter came for
Moody He had been buried on the
but the letter might contain
4 clue to his people and the foreman
opened it,
1t was long letter. What it con-
.alned he never told. but the letter was
rom the dead mans wife and his name
vas not Moody.
The letter was answere-: and soon
money and a request that the dogs
night be sent TO the wife came. So
he two dogs were passengers In the
baggage CIR OF the Union Pacific over
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