Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-03
ALONG THE ROAD
BY DAVE nOVEY

According to some articles on life
in the old west, there were times when
the direction of the wind was consid-
cred in murder trials, and a Judge is
said to have reduced the charge from
murder to manslaughter on one occa-
sion because the wind was from a GER
tain quarter on that day. Whether the
story is true or not. it is a fact that the
way people feel is often affected by the
wind. There are no winds in Montana
that a%ggravate people until they are
temporarily insane, but there are winds
that change their outlook on life. On
Monday OF this week, with a cold
northwest wind cutting to the bone, al
NEST everyone was gloomy and it was
freely predicted that winter is on the
way for sure this time" People stayeo
indoors when they could, project crews
frequent 7 sought what shelter they
could hnj, cattle huddled on the lee
side Of buildings. Tuesday the wind
was almost as cold when it began TO
blow, although it warmed up during
he day, hut il was a south wind. There
was a marked contrast in the mood OF
those visited-they were cheerful and
more inclined 10 lOke.
Sports writers are either eXaggerat-
ing more than they usually are when
they say some football star runs like a
scared jackrabbit, or they have never
seen the Montana variety in action.
For bursts of sheer speed, abruptness
in change of pace and direction, and
getaway, there is probably nothing that
can equal them. They are so common
here that most people simply take them
for granted and don't appreciate the
picturesque touch they add to the win
ter landscape. Next time you take a
drive, watch the rabbits you start, es-
pecially along towards sunset. After
dark they stay in the lights. like nit
wits. but in the hour or so before they
ere bewildered by the headlights glare,
hey whip across the fields with amaz-
ing speed and ease, lodging obstacles
in the last split second. Good thing
car don't have their pickup OIL we'd -
get run over.
Human beings have a remarkable
power to endure cold, dust and dis
comfort. Every so often La Cucaracha
lurches to a stop beside some shack
and the owner says Come in" For
tunately there aren't very manv of
them but there are some houses with
people living in them where it is pos
sible to see daylight through the cracks
on two or three sides of the building.
How they keep from freezing to death
on the worst days is hard to under
stand. Perhaps they go visit neighbors
who have more substantiallv-buil
homes. Some of them don't though.
they lust tough it out" as one cid
bachelor put it when the subject came
up.
Now is the time of year when COM
munities, especially those with a gooo
team. begin to get interested in bas-
ketball. II is a good thing for any town
or community to get popped up about
its team, and support it to the limis.
Folks who hardly know each other get
together on friendly terms, roofing for
their players. 1t is too bad though that
sometimes a group will forget that
basketball is. after all, only a game,
and not a matter Of life and death. Be-
fore this season gets too far underway
it would be well to think Of that. and
not get ready to nurse a grudge u
some other towns team seems to get
a lucky break, or ven two OF them.
It's all in a lifetime anyway.
ID to sell candy at the basketball game
tuesday night. The members drew
for Christmas gifts which vii.
De exchanged during roll call at our
December meeting, which will be held
Wednesday, Dec. 80.
We enjoyed making candy during