The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-09-27

lulITok WHICH L ndu picked up In tne
house ard I used it to amuse myself
for an hour at a time shining 1t in the
cats eyes across the street. At first
the animal was annoyed by the reflec-
ton and would move away, only to
come back a few moments later. By
and by, however, 1t seemed to get
used to the glare and wouldn't bulge
no matter how strong the sunlight was.
Playing with the cat in this way got
me into the habit of watching her
comings and goings and was indi-
rectly the means of my getting food a
day or two later-at a time when I
was so famished that was ready to
do almost anything to appease my
hunger.
1t was about Z o'clock in the even
Ing. was expecting Huyliger at 8,
but hadn't the slightest hope that he
would bring me food, as he had told
me that he wouldn't take the risk of
having food in his possession when
calling on me. I was standing at the
window In such a way that l could
see what was going on in the street
without being observed by those who
passed by, when l noticed my friend,
the cat, coming down the steps OF the
opposite house with something in his
mouth. Without considering the risks
ran, l opened the front door, ran
down the steps and across the street,
and pounced on that cat before 1t could
get away with its supper. for that, as
| 4 ho1 fvV,n <vtv I'D <v,aA n hnd
in it's mouth. 1t turned out to be a
piece of stewed rabbit, which I confis-
Gated eagerly and took back with me
to the house.
| Perhaps l felt a little sorry for the
cat, but l certainly had no qualms
about eating the animals dinner.
was much too hungry to dwell upon
niceties, and a piece of stewed rabbit
was certainly too good for cat to eat
when a man was starving. l ate and
enjoyed 1t and the incident suggested
to me way In which might possibly
obtain food again when all other ave-
nues failed.
From my place Of concealment fire.
gently saw huge carts being pushed
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Feelings. refuse of cabbage and similar
food remnants, which, in America, are
considered garbage and destroyed. In
Belgium they were using this gar
bage" to make their bread out of, and
while the idea may sound revolving to
us, the fact is that the Germans have
brought these things down to such a
science that the bread they make this
way is really very good to eat. know
it would have been like cake to me
when I was in need Of food indeed
would have eaten the garbage" d.
rect, let alone the bread.
Although, as I have said, I suffered
greatly from hunger while occupying
this house, there were one or two
things l observed through the keyhole
or from the windows which made me
laugh, and some of the incidents that
occurred during my voluntary impris-
onment were really funny.
From the keyhole could see, for In
stance. a shop window on the other
side of the street. several houses down
the block. All day long German sol
diers would be passing in front Of the
house and 1 noticed that practically
every one of them would stop in front
of this store window and look in. DC
: casionally a soldier on duty bent would
hurry past, but think nine out of ter
, of them were sufficiently interested tc
spend at least a minute. and some OF
them three or four minutes gazing a
whatever was being exhibited in that
2 window, although I noticed that Il
r failed to attract the Belgians.
l have a considerable streak of curl
l osity in me, and l couldn't help won
!, dering what it could be in that window
which almost without exception
seemed to interest German soldiers bu
failed to hold the Belgians, and aftel
conjuring my brains for a while on thu
l problem 1 came to the conclusion tina
[ the shop must have been a book-shol
: and the window contained German
: magazines, which, naturally enough
would be of the greatest interest t.
e the Germans but Of none to the Bel
? CLANS.
e At any rate I resolved that as soon a
e night came l would go out and in
8 vestigate the window. When I got tn
!. answer l laughed so loud that l wa
k afraid for the moment 1 must have a,
tracted the attention of the neighbors
e but I couldn't help it. The windoy
e was filed with huge quantities o
q sausagel The store was a butche
: shop and one of the principal thing
n they sold apparently was sausage. TIL
S display they made, although it coz
e sisted merely of sausages piled in tn
y window, certainly had plenty of 'pul
: ing" power. 1t pulled" nine Gel
t mans out of ten out of their course an
q indirectly pulled" me right across tn
d street! The idea of those Germans be
d Ing so interested In that window dis
e play as to stand in front of the wiz
l. dow for two. three or four minutes a