The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-20
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I'm NOT 50 sure or that TIRE agent
said. taking q survey of the sky. II
was a lovely blue except near the sun
where whitish rays shot downward to-
ward the southern horizon sans
drawing water all day. and I'm afraid
it's a weather breeder"
Il hope not. March IL an uncertain
month anyway. Well. get up. Dan.
Come. Jerry"
What a lovely day ii was. As far as
the eyes could see. the prairie stretched
Ike a door. broken only by a few dis
tant groves Of cottonwoods and pop
lars. The grass was short and brown.
fading into misty. violet haze In the dis
tance. Great tumbling weeds rolled lax-
lily over the ground In the softly stir
ring air. and the Broken Bow trail
stretched OF to the west Ike a streak
OF warm sunshine.
Il wish l was going with you to-uaor-
row. father Teddy said. as they drew
mp ar the barn
Il don't like leaving mother alone so
long Mfr. Redmond answered 1--WE
got TO start early and won't be home
tii night. and it's pretty lonesome for
her. II amt as If there was neAEhbors
handy"
II wouldn't leave her either" the boy
declared eagerly.
Mr.. Redmond got OF early the next
morning Teddy watched Dan and Jer-
RI trot down the trail and across the
prairie till they were out OF sight. Just
a little disappointment covered his
round face. but he would not let his
mother see it
The station agent had given him a
ball OF strong Irvine with which 10 re-
place the ~clorhes-line and other frag-
ments Of rope and string that formed
the wire of the North Dakota and
South Eighty Telegraph Line. This he
promised himself to do In the after
noon
tons for the expected visitors. and
Teddy worked faithfully. carrying wood
and water. securing tips and the old
fashioned copper candlesticks, and pol
ishfng the few silver spoons. which
Mrs Redmond brought out from their
place OF safe-keepIng in an old trunk.
till they shone like new.
He quite forgot about his telegraph.
and IL was not till q sudden blast OF
swept around the house. rafting
windows. that he went to the door
and looked out
The warm, s~prIng-like air had grown
icy cold. and over in the northwest a
strange looking bank OF gray clouds
was coming nearer and carer He
see the tops Of the distant cotton
trees bending and shivering In the
that was hurrying along in furi-
,us gusts before the cloud
Its a blizzard. Teddy" his mother
laid She shut the kitchen door. and,
her apron tightly over her head,
ooked anxlously along the trail. II
10 hope your father hasn't started yet"
I'D better get the cows in. I guess"
Teddy said You come help me. moth
The COWS had been turned out in the
title yard adjoining the barn They
eemed to know that something unus-
Ial Was happening Huddled together
a the most sheltered corner they SHY
red before the cold wind and lowed
1ournfully.
II took but a few minutes to drive
hem into the warm barn then, fasten-
az the door securely. Teddy and his
ran back hand In hand TO the
ouse.
They had no time to lose The cot
along the fences were bending
nd cracking. and the grey cloud was
lose on them. a driving mass of sharp
y particles Of snow that cut their
like sand Snap. Teddyss dog. (
tipped In after them. and crouehed
and shiverfng, by the store.
Mrs. Redmond looked at the clock !
it'll dismay. 1t was nearly five O'Clock, ]
nd already &C dark that she could I
ardIy see the figures
From the windows they saw the tum- I
ing weeds now racing madiy across
le fields, but the driving SNOW soon /
Iut out everything like a white wall, 9
Id the wind shook the house TIL the /
,or frembled- b
To fully realize what a blizzard is, {
person must live In the West, and see Z
e bare. level prairies with hardly a b
for miles, O a hill to check the b
ind except the low sand bluffs along
e rivers. +
Many of the settlers plant what are S
lied ~wind-breaksv-that is, large v
owes OF cottonwoods, poplars, or will a
These are generally planted on II
& north side Of houses and barns. and
e Of considerable use In breaking the v
olence of a moderate gale. ii
But a BLIZZARD Nothing can stand +
against It. Cattle huddle together c.
tn their heads from the binding 81
ow and often die from exposure IL d
Q storm continued long. Il
People caught out In a blizzard make b
r the nearest shelter. Often 1t IN only
hay or straw-stack, from which they W
II enough TO make a hole, Into which d
ey creep and lie, warm and sheltered, Vi