The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-04-20

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for me to keep up with Lop Ear.
At last l gave up, crouching in the
secure fork of tree. Lop Ear went
right on. | called to him most plain
lively, remember, and he stopped and
looked back. Then he returned to me.
climbing into the fork and examining
the arrow. He tried to pull it out, but
one way the flesh resisted the barbcd
head, and the other way 1t resisted the
feathered shaft. Also 1t hurt grievous-
ly, and stopped him.
For some time we crouched there.
Lop Ear nervous and anxious to be
gone, perpetually and apprehensively
peerlng this way and that, and myself
whimpering softly and sobbing. Top
Ear was plainly In a funk and yet his
conduct In remaining by me In spite
of his fear ! take as foreshadowing
Of the nltruism and comradeship that
have helped make man the mightiest
of tie animals.
Once again Lop Ear tried to drag the
arrow through the flesh, and | angrily
stopped him. Then he bent down and
began Enawing the shaft of the arrow
with his teeth. As he did SO he held
the arrow firmly in both hands SO that
1t would not play about In the wound,
and at the same time held on to him.
| often mediate upon this scene-the
two Of us, half grown cubs, in the
childhood of the race, and the one
mastering his fear, beating down his
selfish impulse of fight. In order to
stand by and succor the other. And
there rises up before me all that was
there foreshadowed. and see visions
of Damon and Pythias, of life saving
tyrs and leaders of forlorn hopes. OF
Father Damien and of the Christ him
self, and of all the men of earth,
mighty of stature. whose strength may
trace back to the elemental loins of
Lop Ear and Big Tooth and other dim
dcnizens of the younger world.
When Lop Ear had chewed Off the
head of the arrow the shaft was with
drawn easily enough. ] started to go
on, but this time It was he that stop
ped me. My leg was bleeding profusc-
ly. Some of the smaller veins had
doubtless been ruptured. Running out
to the end of branch Lop Ear gath
cred n handful of green leaves. These
he stuffed into the wound. They nc.
complished the purpose, for the bleed.
ing soon stopped. Then we went on
together back to the safety of the
caves.
Well do I remember that first win.
ter after left home. l have long
dreams OF sitting shivering IN the cold
Lop Ear and l sit close together, with
our arms and legs about each other
blue faced and with chattering teeth
II got particularly crisp along toward
morning. In those chill early hours
we slept little, budding together II
numb misery ana waiting for the sun
rise In order to get warm.
When we went outside there was O
crackle of frost under foot One morn
ing we discovered Ice on the surface OF
the quiet water IN the eddy where was
the drinking place. and there was ,
great how do you do about 1t. Ole
Marrow Bone was the oldest member
OF the horde, and he had never seer
anything like It before. remember
! the worried, plaintive look that came
! into his eyes as he examined the ice
! This plaintive look always came into
our eyes when we did not understand
some vague and inexpressible desire.
Red Eye, too, when he investigated
| the ice. looked bleak and plaintive ant
stared across the river into the north
! east, as though I'm some way he con
nected the Fire People with this lates
happening.
But we found ice only on that one
morning, and that was the coolest win
ter we experienced. have no mem
DRY OF other winters when 1t was 9,
cold. | have often thought that tina
cold winter was forerunner OF thu
countless cold winters to come. as thu
ice sheet from farther north crep
down over the face of the land. Blu
we never saw that ice sheet Man!
generations must have passed ava,
before the descendants of the hord,
migrated south or remained and adapt
ed themselves to the changed condi
lions.
Life was hit or miss and happy g
lucky with us. Little was ever plan
ned, and less was executed. We at,
when we were hungry, drank whel
we were thirsty, avoided our carpiv
orOus enemies, took shelter In tn
caves at night and for the rest jus
sort of played along through life. w
were very curious, easily amused ant
full Of tricks and pranks, There wa
no seriousness about us, except whel
we were in danger or were angry, Il
which cases the one was quickly fol-
gotten and the other as quickly 90
over.
We were inconsecutive. Illogical an
inconsequential We had no stead
fastness Of purpose. and 1t was her
that the Fire People were ahead 0f Us
They possessed all these things o
which we possessed so little. Occa
sionally. however. especially In tn
realm Of the emotions. we were capa
BILE Of long cherished purpose. TIL
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