The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19

But We sat a. still a. stumps and he
spared us and went ON with the others.
The baying Of the hound was nearer
now. Suddenly we saw big buck
come down to the shore of the cove
near us and on our side Of the stream
He looked to right and left. Then he
made long leap into the water and
waded slowly until II covered him. He
raised his nose and laid his antlers
back over his shoulders and swan
quietly downstream, his nose just
showing above the water. His antlers
were like a bit of driftwood. II we
had not seen him take the water his |
antlers might east, have passed for |
slowly lifted his head and turned his |
neck and looked at both shores. Then |
very deliberately he resumed his place
under water and went on. We watched
him as he took the farther shore be-
low us and made Off In the woods
again.
81 couldn't shoot Mt him. 1t was such
beautiful bit Of politics." said the
senator.
Soon the hound reached the cove's
edge and swan the river and ranged
up and down the bank fer half an
hour before he found the bucks trail
again.
1--WE seen many n rascal. driven to
water by the hounds, go swimming
away as slyiy as that buck, with their
horns in the air. looking as innocent
as bit of driftwood. They come In
from both shores-the Whig and the
Democratic-and they are always shot
at from one bank or the other"
l remember 1t surprised me little
to hear him say that they came In
from both shores.
"Just what 10 you want to dot" he
asked presently.
II should like to go down to WASH
ington with you and help you in any
way that I can"
"All right, partner-weTl try It," he
answered gravely. II hope that don't
, forget and work you rs hard as work
myself. It wouldn't be decent. have
, o great many letters to write. I'll try
, thinking out loud while you take them
! down In sound-hand. Then you can
draft them neatly and I'll sign them.
I You have tact and good manners and
I can do many of my errands for me and
. save me from those who have no good
! reason for taking up my time."
y "You will meet the best people and
the worst. There's just chance that
I 1t may come to something worth while
s who knowsf You are young yet. II
will be good training and you will wit
: ness the making Of some history now
v and then"
vi What elation I felti
d Again the voice Of the hound, which
8 had been ringing in the distant hills
e was coming nearer.
a 1--WE must keep watch-another dee
Is coming" said the senator.
> We had only q moments watch be
y fore a 6ne yearling buck came dow
it to the opposite shore and stood lool,
= Ing across the river. The senate
a raised his rife and fred. The bucl
1 fell In the edge Of the water. +.
70 "How shall we get him2" my frien
It asked.
u. ut will not be difficult" I answers
I rs began to undress. Nothing wa
10 difficult those days.
swan the river and towed tn
buck across with a beech withe In hi
gambrel Joints. The hound Joined m
ig before was half across with my bur
n den and nosed the carcass and swar
es on ahead yelping with delight.
er We dressed the deer and then
n had the great Joy of carrying hlr
te on my back two miles across the cour
ID try to the wagon. The senator wishe
to send a guide for the deer, but II
I'd sisted that the carrying was my priv
I'd lege.
tn swell, guess your big thighs IN
p broad shoulders can stand It." said h,
lis MY uncle has always said that n
re man could be called hunter until h
Ie can 60 into the woods without guild
Ie and kill a deer and bring It out O
is his back. want to be able to testif
mt that I am at least partly qualified
be "Your uncle didn't say anythln
about fetching the deer across dee
gs river without a boat, did he?" M
nd Wright asked me with smile.
We Leaves OF the beeches, naples nm
lie asswoods-yell0wed by frost--hun
like tiny lanterns. glowing with nool
w day light, above the dim forest ais
of which we Travelled.
NIL The sun was down when we got
us the clearing.
70 "What day 1t has been" said M
|at Wright when we were seated In Il
es wagon.
ch zone of the best in my life," nj
Of swered with a Joy In my heart the III
ur Of which have rarely known in the,
many years that have come to me.
'or We rode on In silence with the cal
he Of the swamp robin and the herm
ed thrush ringing In our ears as the Mig
"a fell.
he "It's good time to think. and the
he we take different roads," said II