Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-06
CHAPTER XIII.
After the Storm.

wv, dlIlAOu5u IL SSGutGu reluctant TO
yield, had lost much of it's force. As
the sun rose higher 1t began to dis
perse the misty veil, and before noon
it shone out bright and clear. It
looked upon a white and glistening
world.
Each pine and fir and hemlock
Wore eTmine too dear for an earl,
And the smallest twig on the elm
tree
Was ridged inch deep with pearl. >"
Perez was astir early, notwith-
standing his vigil of the night, for a
big snow storm makes much extra
work. The paths to the barn and
shed, the sheep house and the hen
coops that were made the day before
were quite filled in now, and had to
cleared again. He sat about this
task at once, and Tim followed in his
wake with much grumbling at the
northern climate; but when Regi-
maid came out, followed by Duke,
and inaugurated a SNOWFALL frolic,
he Joined in it Mith4eFy evident de-
light. Even Perez had enough of
the boy left in him to roll up a few
snow balls and send them with
hearty good will; they were hard
ones, too, for Perez put win" into
everything that he did. He did not
indulge himself long, however, and
stopped, with the characteristic re-
mark:
We'll I can't be foo1fn' round this
way; I've got better business"
AS soon as 1t became apparent that
the storm was really over, the scene
outside became a lively one. Roads
and byways were to be cleared, and
gangs of men were soon out with
shoveIs and teams and snow-ploughs,
digging through the heavy drifts, lev
cling the smaller ones. Very soon
the merry jingle of bells was heard,
and few sleighs began to appear.
"a March snow storm does not
make good sleighing, but it makes
good crops" is a country saying;
nevertheless, people will go sleighing
whenever they get the chance, if it
is not of the best, and in March one
must make haste to do it, for the
sun runs high, and the snow will not
| last long.
The traveller of the previous night
slept late, but no one disturbed him,
and he found warm breakfast await
ing him when he came down. He
found also that his horses had Jared
as we'll as himself, and had already
been fed.
II was completely muddled last
night" he said, II had no idea twas
your place when I struck it.
thought I was further on, but
steered for the light. I said whose
ever place it is l must get in there If
can. When the boy came to the
| door, and I saw his face I thought
recognized him, and said to myself
| if I've struck Gardeners we are all
right It's a good place for man and
! beast"
After he had finished eating he
took his horses, and borrowing a
shovel, went off to dig out his cart
from the drifts.
The little birds that had fingered
in the woods through the winter, cut
off from their customary supplies of
food by the snow, came about the
house in flocks, and Rose scattered
crumbs for them in all parts of the
yard, that she could herself reach,
| The Wait was strongly TEN pied to re-
gard them in the light of mice, and
Rose had to stand guard over her
| for some time. Frisky, the cat, did
not creep out of her warm nest in
| the hay until long after noon. She
probably thought it more comfor-
| table and respectable at her age to
sleep away the hours, rather than to
wet her feet-a thing she very much
disliked to do, as her kittens, Jerry
and Job, were doing by playing with
the snow, or by watching for birds
like the Waif.
Late in the afternoon Reginald
took his mother and Rose out for a
sleigh ride. Lady Glare had not
been driven for two or three days,
She was full of fire, and the sound OF
the merry bells seemed to rouse her
still more. She flew over the snow,
quite distancing all competitors.
Mrs. Gardner had some fears that
she would become excited by her own
achievements, and not yield to Regi-
maids guidance, but after a short
time she settled down to a steady
trot 1t seemed like gala day, for
every one was out, and they kept