Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-07-28
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answer the great gray eye of the viii
derness lifted its mist-fringed lid
From the green depths came the fiut-
ing Of lone wood-thrush A cougar
eaped from the low limb of an oak,
missed, and shuddering deer
Il streaked through a forest aisle,
a bounded into a little clearing stopped
ii rigid shifted a deadlier enemy, and
nj whirled into the wilderness again
81 Still deeper in the depths a boy with a
b bow and arrow and naked. except for
M scalp-lock and breech-clout. sprang
VI from sleep and again took flight along
81 buffalo trail. Again, not far behind
81 him, three grunting savages were TAX
# ing up the print of his moccasined
81 feet.
II An hour before a red fare rose
q within the staked enclosure that was
Il reared in the center of the little clear
q ing, and above it smoke was seen ris-
ing. Before the first gllmmer of day
the gates yawned a little and three
dim shapes appeared and moved leiS-
urely for the wOods-each man with
long flintloek rifle in the hollow of his
arm, hunting knife in his belt, and
"a coonskin cap on his head. At either
end of the stockade watch-tower of
i oak became visible and in each
sleepy sentinel yawned and shifted
4 the welcome smell of frying venison
below him.
One sentinel rose towering TO the
full of his stature. stretched hin
mighty arms with yawn, and lightly
leaped. rife in hand. into the en-
4 closure. A girl climbing the rude lad
der to the tower stopped midway.
"Mornin', Davel"
"Mornin, Polly!"
"You don't seem to have. much use
for this ladder"
mot unless I'm goin' up; and
wouldn't then if 1 could jump as high
as can fall" He went toward her to
help her down.
Il wouldn't climb very high" she
said, and scorning HIS hand with q
tantalizing little grimace she leaped
as lightly as had he to the ground.
Two older women who sat about a
kettle OF steaming clothes watched |
her
Look at Polly Conrad, won't We? I
declare that GAL"
"Lyddy" cried Polly. bring Dawes
breakfast
AT the door of each log cabin, as
solidly built as II little fort, hunter
was cleaning a long rife. At the
uactorn anrla tu-o man ,raro ctraprtb
enng the pickets of the paiSade
About the fire two mothers were
sucking babes at naked breasts.
At the fire tall girl rose. pushed
nass of sunburned hair from her
heated forehead. and a flush not from
the fire fused with her smile.
II reckon Dave can walk this far
he don't look very puny.'
A voice vibrant with sarcasm rose
from one of the women about the
steamng kettle
Honor" she cried. Honor San
dersw
In a doorway near. a third girl was
Handicapped. deep-breasied.
"Iionorw cried the old woman.
stop vaslit' yo time with that weas-
IN In thar an come out here an hep
these TWO gels 10 ~ Dave his break
iasl.' Dave Yandell laughed loudly.
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