LXV.A "Shift" of Snow 



LAST night we had a "skift" of snow, and it 

 was interesting to notice the effect on the 

 summer-born creatures of the farm. A 

 plump young kitten that had not seen the 

 pesky stuff before came to meet me from the stable, 

 jumping like a rabbit. At the end of every jump 

 she would stop and say "Muhr-reowr !" in tones that 

 seemed several times too large for her body. When 

 I reached her she stood lifting one foot after another 

 and shaking off the clinging flakes, only to get a 

 fresh supply every time she put a foot down. Of 

 course it was mean to roll her over in the snow, but 

 I have no doubt it gave her an appetite for break- 

 fast and could be defended on the best hygienic 

 grounds. About the first thing I noticed about the 

 snow was that my new winter boots do not promise 

 much comfort, for as the snow melted on them my 

 toes got so cold that I had to step cautiously for 

 fear they would snap off like icicles. The young 

 turkeys were complaining noisily from the apple 



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