The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-25
In the Oil Fields

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OF rain until the little valleys he,
tween tho hills were fun of water
aud the water reached clear out 10
the base of the hills on either side.
Before that storm ceased ono OF
thoso peculiar changes OF temper
ature that sometimes occur In this
country occurred and the winds
swept down from the Arctic ana
that raiw changed to sleot. and be-
fore the storm ended the country
was covered with a glare of ice. AS
tho water rcceded from the foot or
tue hills II fro2e. leaving solid
covering Of ice on the valleys ana
as the waters still further recedcd q.
dipped down into the bottoms OF the
little streams. so that hoy could
start his sled on the top of the hlll,
coast down the hill into tho bottoms,
down into the little run. up on tho
other sddc and clear over the base
OF the hill on the other side.
"As ! was picking my way 10
school the morning after the storm,
/ went by Cowlot OF a farmer
our uoxtdoor neighbor. He had n
black locust grove, A black locust
In as worthless n tree az ever grew
so the farmer had told his men to
cut off these trees. They had cue
them off, leaving little stumps about
ak inches high all over the face OF
this hill from the top to the valley
below. An old COW that had served
her purpose that morning, was
starting 60 pichr her way out into
the cornficld in which she had been
| feeding. Sho Crept carefully alons
until she got out on this ice ana
| then suddenly her feet flew out from
I under her and she sat down on thar
glare of ice. Crude had gone down
| so cents.
Her front feet were extended In
front of her like this-just like an
independent refiner in the attitude
OF prayer--and she set lsail for the
bottom. like David with his violin,
singing as she went--iust like the
| Independent refiner. She was like
Coxey's army, she didn't know what
she wanted but she wanted II mighty
quick and she wanted It mighty bad.
she hadn't gone i5 feet "u;;i she
struck one OF those locust stumps,
/ She slipped over II and left Il bit
of hide and tuft Of hair on tho edge
| of Il. She let out q bawl that echoed
| from the hilltop "A mne away, just
/ like the Independent refiner, nnN
] tIuuf was huNH dupAHfl AliiAF Aif'
/ steering gear was alright to keer
/ sitting up hut she couldn't dodge
| the obstacles--iust like the inde'
pendent refner She rllled the'Yai-
| lay with her lamentations.
"Just like the Independent refiner
/ SHE went clear to the bottom. dippeo
down into the bottom, up on the
/ other sido and sprawled on the Ice
/ beyond, and little bunch OF crows
flew in and oircled round and round
and round that old cow. Crude was
down to dollar. They thought she
was dead, but she wasn't, she still
had lifc--just like the independent
rcfiner. She scrambled to her feet
she wiggled her tail little---she
didn't have enough 10 switch--ant
she looked TO he in q contemplotivt
mood She was studying abou
things--iust like the Independent re-
finer. She Said. "Well. there Il
nothing to do but make the best OF Q
bad situhtion'--Just like the indc
pendent retlner. She said, 81 vii
have Go 20 out and find something
to eat" b" and the Independent Uefinei
says to himself, I'VE will hHveito 70
out and get the business They sa'
they want low prices; we will MAKE
them low prices Crude Is down I,
a dollar. II can't go up, Get the busi
q ness Get the business, Get It oi
a flat basis. get Il anyway get thu
business. crude Is going lower The!
went Qua and got the business an'