The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-11-22
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at u spring 10 drink. The air Ia
been chill In his nostrils. but thank
y 10 a heavy growth OF hair that-wit
mysterious foresight-had begun I
come upon his body. IL gave him n
discomfort. BUT IL was puzzling AM
significant thing that the water he ben
10 drink had been transformed q
something hard and white and burn
Ing cold 10 the tip OF his nose.
, IL was the frst real freeze. True
,, for the past few nights there had beeH
a measure Of tiakling. eobxeb frost
on the ground In wet places, but even
the tender-skinned birdsr-aiwsys most
watchful Of signs Of this kind-had
dtsregarted IL. But there was no dis
that had covered the spring. The buck
deer struck Il angrily with his front
hoofs. broke through and drank then
went snorting up the hill
His anger was IN itself 4 significant
thing. In the lOag. easy-going summer
days, Blaektail had almost forgotten
what anger Was ike, lie had been
content to roam over the ridges. crop
ping the leaves and grass, avoiding
danger and growing fat But all AZ
once tt.s kind Of existence had palle'i
on him. He felt that he wanted only
one thing-not food or drink. or safe
ty-but a good. slashing. hooking. hOof,
carving battle with another buck Of
his own species An unWOhted cross
Ness had come upon him, aud hi, soft
eyes burned with blue nre. tie re-
membered the does, too-With a sud I
den leap OF his bI0od-aRd wondered
where they were keeping themselves.
Being only beast he did not know
that this new belligerent spirit va, /
just as much a sign Of taii ss the soft
blush that was coming on the leaves.
The simple fact was that fall mean,
the beginning OF the rut-the Wild mat
Ing days when the bucks battle among
themselves and choose their harema Of
does.
He had rather liked his appear q. |
he saw himself in the water Of IN.
spring. The last % the velvet had
been rubbed from bis horns. and the
twelve tines (siI on each hornJ we're
as hard and almost as sharp a. So
many bayOnst points
A. the morning dawne,l the change
n the face OF nature became ever more
manifest. The leaves Of the shrubbsry
'egan 10 change IN color. The wind
'ut Of the north bad a ksensr. more
'lting quality, and the birds we're hav,
ng some sort Of exciting debate In :
he tree tops.
The birds are always a sc,4rrfsd :
sryous, rather rattig-brainsd OUTFIT .
nd seem wholly Incapable % making a
decision about anything without u
ours Of argument and diaetzaisn, q
heir days are simply filird With one
Icitemsnt after another. and they tell ="
.ore scandal In an hour than tho old "
dies In a resort manage In the en- u
re summer. This slow trsnsssrrua,
On In the color Of the leaves. not 20 ~
enfion the chm q fhs frost through ~
cir scanty feathers. had created a pa
nsation from one end Of Kirkland w
another. And there was only on. M
ing about H. That was % walf in. ~
the darkness closed down AMIN ae
en- start away toward the path u rif
? sun In search Of their winter 70 Eu
rts In the south ~,
The Little People In the forest of pi'
ms beneath we're not such gay birds
q they did not have such hizh-ayyyu br
'ns as these fenfhsrsd folk In rh. ."
inches, They didn't talk such fool ths
ness and small talk from dawn ,p nn'
*. They didn't wear gay clothes COZ
u weren't particle % good 10 them ms
cold weather. You can imagine ply
m as being good, substantial. mid va
class people. much more sober. Eh'
'ded. tending strictly 10 business snc
working hard. and anonr other ridl
'ss they saw no need Of fitting aowr ="
southern resorts for the cold sry EAR
These pspple-beiuE mos,v All
md squirrels and gpphsrs and chin d"
1ks and rabbits-had not been a, thsr
~ nature for vide trHveI and 30
made all arrangements for a pleas frs'
winter n home. You could nj SUPP
soc smile or the rat face ~ . see
mp old gopher when he cams our too
20 q
FOUND the frost upon the ground.
ne knew that FOR months past no
deem putting away stores for lust A,
season. IN the SHOWS that Hould era
:" No would simply retire into the Eleas
nest rec"ssss Of his burroyv and ;herr
the winds whistle sainiy above f.
70 larger creatures. however ,ysr,
compliment The woIypS--ff mi.
nave any powers Of foresight
eVer-kn"~ that only hard days
luscious nuts and roots. were In 7
Tor them. There would bs many
OF hunger once the snow cams
the land. The black bear saw
'gns and began q Desperate effort
, up as many extra pound. Of
possible before the SHOWS broke
QUA have need Of the extra flesh.
'Ii's was coming when all sources
~ would be cut off by the SHOWS | II
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