The Strange White Doves
“He is not really alone, for, besides his bees, he has a host of friends in the branches overhead and in the forest behind him. With most of them—the cardinals, the chickadees, assorted songsters, and one trusting doe—he is on close speaking terms. If he has any real hate in him, it is reserved for two kinds of creatures only—deer hunters and wild dogs.
When I told him about the raccoons, he did not seem surprised. “News gets around in the woods,” he said quietly.
“How?” I asked.
He shrugged. “D...on’t ask me how. It just gets around. Those raccoons prove it. An’ it’s the same with the deer. If a hunter’s on the prowl, they’ll know it. If I put out a fresh block of salt for the doe, they’ll know that too. It’s a queer thing.”
I was tempted to tell him about Turk, for I wanted his opinion on the matter. But I decided it would be better if I didn’t. On the subject of wild dogs he can become grim indeed. “If you ever saw one of those devils catch a doe with a fawn …,”MoreLess
When I told him about the raccoons, he did not seem surprised. “News gets around in the woods,” he said quietly.
“How?” I asked.
He shrugged. “D...on’t ask me how. It just gets around. Those raccoons prove it. An’ it’s the same with the deer. If a hunter’s on the prowl, they’ll know it. If I put out a fresh block of salt for the doe, they’ll know that too. It’s a queer thing.”
I was tempted to tell him about Turk, for I wanted his opinion on the matter. But I decided it would be better if I didn’t. On the subject of wild dogs he can become grim indeed. “If you ever saw one of those devils catch a doe with a fawn …,”MoreLess
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