The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22
THE WHITE DEER.
By George Ethelbert Walsh.

around in the dense woods drifts wer
hnapcd high. Donald Stalworth, witt
%h>wShoeS sinking deep in the flax.
"rl"t, stood painting with his cXertions
The L.ighty stiffness Of the words op
pressed him. ONcrhcad the d'lll clouds
we're murky and threatening.
Il must be five miles from home,
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sad between MS '!eh'hco 'eeth'
llIou 'housh nc WAS lie 'll" a'""S
on MS sho"SiioPS with a5i1t'!' ana
quickiS passed beyond the opening III
.he io'oa' 10 'hc 'h'cNeS' part u IT,
FROM thlS olre'NHh came 'he S'rahS'
olca' Oh me d'or. rive minutes Ia'cf nc
Stood ~ an open E!aoH W''h on" Oh
mos rare sights OF animal struggles
piH'uf'n before nm lhat IS allowed L"
'hc lorloha'" lew. TWO large DUCKS
stood larlnE each other, with lowered
hcauS' ana hofns lnterlocked IN a d"ad-
~ embrace. In their fierce struggle tor
the mastery their horns had become
cntwincd so that neither could escape.
Back and forth in the small opening
ing, and pulling. hoping to break the
dcad!N embrace, hul all thcN mad ac-
compliShcd was to pack the snow hard
under their feet and tighten the fearful
grip OF the horns
Donald stood a moment in surprise
and amazcmcnt watching the strng
Cling. doomed animals. No power OF
their own could ever release lhom. One
might prove tn" STRONGER and yradual
" tire out his 0rnoncn, bu1 death u
either one meant lingering starvation
to the other. TO be iutcrl0rkcd with
,h, horns OF = dead deer vos NO vic
tory ia antirino,c
Itc,b animals ,rno,rnI ,orro,i,n ,hri,
f,nuor Instead or Nu,.,,ino ,nd Goh,.
inp with thc fire rf orunr noshinp i,
,hnir cvce ,hcv .,ond nn;,t ana ,rnn,h
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~ :, ,in.nrir. lo,th. I'm, cam, TAX
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hnr', tho wolvos will soon mako VA
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IIo etood ;dlv nv Gazing nj the an
,,,l, wbilo tho two bucks stood uui,
y. ;f waiting for his verdict. \ fa
,wav cry of Il wolf suddenly mac
,bom shiycr with fear. and one utIc
cd ba|f-brokcn plea for help. IN
rorscd Donald 10 say:
"I'U get them out of the trouble if
= can. It's a shame to leave them here
, be killed By wolves. But il will ta
| time"
lie glanced up at the gathcri>
signs of new storm, and at the dan
n cning landscape around; but as if +,
, gctful OF his own danger he stepp
. up to the two struggling animals. Th
% WINGED and renewed the struggle
n he placed hand on their heads. d
it they were helpless and unable to ma
J. resistance
NOW Keep quiet, he said soothil
~. stroKlng 'hem with his hand. t
10 II required some eHort on MS part
1t lho"ce 'hen 10 DC q"lel "hlie he ST.
d. icd 'he proolem before nm. the hol