The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-06-04
,copyrIght. ~ Joseph q. BowlssJ


proyise an impromptu snow pillow with
a scoop shovel and have high and dry
paths IN every direction necessary In
very short order
Generally in November the SHOWS
begin IN that locality. and when the
snow did come We were thoroughly
prepared for IT, From the tenth OF
November TO the twentieth OF Decem.
Der the quail season was on, and
squirrels and rabbits could be shot
at that time also. and as game OF
this kind was very plentiful. not only
on the farm there, but on all the ad-
Joining farms. IL was the easiest mat
ter In the world TO keep the larder
always stocked with game. Rabbits
IN the cold will turn as tender az
chicken. and then Is the time OF the
year when they are literally rolling in
fat Squirrels. unless you get young
ones. are tough muscled as athletes.
and require from a couple OF days
10 three weeks stewing TO render
them "chewable.'
But the quail were there In plenty.
Lenore called them "euckoos." and
she displayed a most lively interest
Ia my comings and goings with the
gun. as she was very fond OF ''cuck-
COS" The bevies ran from Is
TO 40 birds. the larger beyies
being probably where two bevies
had mingled. hunted entire
iy without a dog and Il was
simply pitting my long experience
against the cunning of the birds. I
never needed 20 shoot more than
three or four birds az the outside. and
did not do so unless hunting on a
neighbor's farm. and then | would
shoot him some birds for his table
The ominous signs Of keep out" and
No hunting allowed" stared at me
from every side. but as / was q ri.
mon-pure "neighbor." these signs were
not 40 much intended for me as they
we're for hunters from the towns or
cities. had gotten acquainted with
nearly all Of my neighbors within a
radius Of number OF miles. and when
they saw | was not hunting TO slaugh.
ter game they were very generous in
their willingness 10 let me shoot over
their farms
Some OF them, though, did not want
A.y quail shot on their places. and Il
was sore temptation when hunting
rabbits on these farms 20 have a
beyy OF quail spring out from under
my feet. In easy range. and dart into
nice cover a little ways ahead. Many
a time I would sight on some fat
bird and say 10 myself dead bird" as
the quail sailed on. but refrain from
pulling the trigger. | did not shoot
because the man relied on my prom
ise 10 let his quail alone II | came
on the farm 10 hunt but | wanted to.
nightly. every time | had the chance.
But / did not XIII the quail where !
had promised not TO. and went on
no mans land without his permission.
l do not believe II Is as bad 10 de
sire strongly to do q forbidden thing
as 20 do e.
It's one thing TO be tempted. Horatio;
Another thing 10 fall"
We took long walks in the winter
days even when the weather Was cold.
striking across fields and pastures.
and going into the timber ard along
the ravines Winter woods are al.
ways beautiful, and by bundling up
warm even women and children will
enjoy these tramps. Sometimes we
wen. on sled.rides. wrapping up warm
In old coverlets and blankets and
climbing into low sot" "bob-sleds"
and spinning around on the country
roads The Jingle OF sleigh.bells was
an almost inevitable accompaniment
OF winter nights when snow lay thick
and hard on the highways. and often
when We were In bed. we would hear
them sound faint and far, and then
near and nearer until they clashed
past the gate in
Naturalization OF the bells. bells,
bells"
to fade out In the distance and leave
the silence less than sound when
they were gone
We read a good deal during the win.
ter days and evenings. and Cecile read
the Bible clear through one winter
from cover 10 cover. | wonder how
many women have really read the
Bible through? Or men. either for
that matter. devoted some con.
siderable time to the Encyclopedia
Britannica, and refreshed my mem
DRY with my old fsvorite books. The
old literary landmarks, How they
shine steadfast and serene while
everything else seems to diminish and
wane
Books were his chiefest frisnds: I'm
them he read
or those great spirits who went down
like suns.
Yet left upon. the mountsintop Of
death
A light that made them lovely"
In the really biustery and disagree
able days. when the winds roared in
the chimney. and the atmosphere was
gray with shifting SHOWS. we gen.
orally retired to the Kitchen. The
kitchen OF farmhouse. II may be re-
marked In passing, is the really com.
Portable and ultra-sacred precinct Of