The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-21

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rest of us"
Ernest WINGED at this, but s.
lently taking up his shell he plaC
ed it on the ground before tn
hungry dogs, who Tapped up it
contents in a moment; he thel
returned, and we all went merrill,
on with our dinner. While W,
we're thus busily employed, W
suddenly discovered that our dogs
not satisfied with their mouthfu
of soup, had espied the agouti
and were rapidly devouring it
Fritz, Selling his gun, flew to res
cue it from the hungry jaws, an(
before | could prevent him, STRUCK
one of them with such force thai
his gun was bent. The poor beasts
ran off bowling, followed by
shower of stones from Fritz, who
shouted and yelled at them sc
~fiercely that his mother was actu
ally terrified. I followed him, and
as soon as he would listen to me,
represented to him how despica-
BILE, as well as wicked, was such
an outbreak of temper: for" said
/, you have hurt, if not actually
wounded, the dogs; you have dis
tressed and terrified your mother,
and spoiled your gun"
Though Fritz's passion was cas-
lily aroused, it never lasted long,
and speedily recovering himself,
Immediately he %entreated his
mothers pardon, and expressed
his sorrow for his fault.
BY this time the sun was sink
ing below the horizon, and the
poultry, which had been straying
to some little distance, gathered
round us, and began picking up
the crumbs of biscuit which had
fallen during our repast. My wife
hereupon drew from her mysteri-
GUS bag some handfuls Of oats,
peas. and other grain, and with
them showed me several other
seeds of various vegetables. THAT
was indeed thoughtful" said /;
"but pray be careful of what will
be of such value to us; we ear
bring plenty of damaged biscuits
from the wreck, which, though Of
no use as food for us, will suit
the fowls very well indeed"
The pigeons now flew up to
c~revices in the rocks, the fowls
perched themselves on our tent
pole, and the ducks and geese
waddled off cackling and quack-
ing, to the marshy margin of the
river. We, too, were ready for re-
pose, and having loaded our guns,
and offered up our prayers to
God, thanking him for his many
mercies to us, we commended our
selves to his protecting care, and
as the last ray of light departed,
our tent and lay down to
rest.
The children remarked the sud
denness of nightfall, for indeed
there had been little or no twi-
This convinced me that we
must be not far from the equator,
for twilight results from the re-
fraction of the suns rays: the
more obliquely these rays fall,
the farther does the partial light
extend; while the more perpendic-
they strike the earth, the
do they continue their I'M
diminished force, until, when the
sun sinks, they totally disappear,
thus producing sudden darkness.
CHAPTER TWO
We should have been badly off
without the shelter of our tent,
'or the night proved as cold as
he day had been hot, but we man
aged to sleep comfortably, every
me being thoroughly fatigued by
he labors of the day. The voice
If our vigilant cock, which, as he
oudly saluted the rising moon,
vas the last sound I heard at
reused me at daybreak, and
then awoke my wife, that in
he quiet interval while yet our
children slept, We might take
counsel together on our situation
nd prospects. 1t was plain to
10Th of us that, in the first place,
We should ascertain if possible
he fate of our late companions,
nd then examine into the nature
nd resources of the country on
which we were stranded.
We therefore came to the res
luton that, as soon as we had
r~eakfasted, Fritz and l should
tart on an expedition with these
bjects in view, while my wife re- I
near our landing-place
nth the three younger boys. I
Rouse up, rouse up, my boys"
ried l, awakening the children
h%eerfully. Come and help your l
to get breakfast ready" |
CAS- to that" said she smiling, {
we can but set on the pot, and
oil some more soup!"
why, you forget Jacks fine
,bster!" replied /. What has be-
Of it, Jack?"
ut has been safe in this hole /
the rock all night, father. You +
se, | thought, as the dogs seem {
, like good things, they might s
Ike a fancy to that, as well as