; From The 01* SOUMJOUGH’s Nature Notebook
• The wind was blowing,snow flskes were
; flying and chills were running up and
• down our spines as we rushed from the
: car into the little glass bubble stuck
, the end of the Public Works building*
’ was nice to leave the cold darkness
: and the brown tundra and enter the warm
• th, life and green of Adak1 s only1 house
: of glass*
• A spot not itoo well known but one
that has been around for a -few years* In
it we found Mr* Calfee busily engaged
with his hobby, Mr# Calfee is a* civil
ian employee with the telephone exchange
He in all respects, is an d* sourdough
having been on the island three years
and he had been taking care of the nur
sery for the past many months* The nur
sery is heated with the sun plus artifi
cally with ,steam vapor• and a few heat
lamps. Some of the plants include trees
like the. Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir,
Norway and white spruce, hemlock and;
plants like the prayer plant, maternity
plant,; colus, slider plants, Cala lily,
ipch plant, geranium, elephant ear,angel
wing, philadendrum and many Varieties of
ivy vine® and beautiful flowering plants
like grape ivy, wandering Jew* and scar
let sage which are in bloom now*'
Yes, it was an enjoyable trip and go
ing back in the car we felt warm'.
We are glad to see somebody looking
out for our . fine • feathered- friends.' To
the boys of fire station one we send oUr
imaginary bouquet of roses for their
fine enclosed feeding platform for birds
Being one of the worst winters' in years
I*m sure that birds enjoy it.
Many thanks boys l ‘-:Vi
In one of our past columns we men
tioned the Alaskan Brown Bear to be the
largest carnivous animal in the world.
We may have to-retract that statement.
Last month a Polar Bear was-spotted in
the Artie that was estimated to~be ”30T
long. This would then make it the lat
est carnivous animal in the world. The
honor still remaining with Alaska. ’
See you next week,,.*
CRAZY MAN, CRAZY :
A Crazy Short Story By A1 Stein •
"Man, like you1re as crazy as mud,”;
said the Hipster. "So like mud ain’t I
crazy, it’s mudder was,"replied the Cat.:
"So you’re an ijit like a mummy," spurt-;
ed the Hipster as he popped his gum and:
twirled his little golden chain. The Cat;
tightened the strap on the poeteridr'
side of his pegged shreds and jerked one:
shoulder habitually, "Well daddio, lets;
say I’m ah - I’m ah — awell ah — you*
know ah .— rickety tickety tod, thats:
sharp, but you, you’re waddlely squadely:
screw, that’s square." •
The Hipster ignored him. He caught*
the small object at the end of the chain:
he twirled. "See dis diamond," he said,;
"when you wear one of deese you got;
class." The Cat smiled and rolled his:
eye balls once around in hie head and;
said, "Man some day I’m gonna show you*
some class. Too — when I get sissy en»:
ough to wear a mustache and- a bcw tie;
then I’ll be as square as you."'ffea Hip-;
ster frowned and put his hand in Ms po-|
cket. The Cat smiled and did the- same:
"Y6u am de hypotaneese of sero and the*
fifteenth power of nuttin, punk." said *
the Cat. ;
A large bus pulled to the corner in I
front of them. A girl got off. "Hey;
Roger," she said as the cats face turned;
slightly red, "Roger," said the Hipster:
"is that your name. Oh Rawdger, come;
hyar rodger, mater and pater want you;
imedlATELY•" The cat frowned and licked:
his whiskers. "Punk," he said, "what-:
daya want Stella?" « •
Stella/ came close to him and looked*
deep into; the Cats eyes. The scarf she.'
wore was pulled tightly over a soft bnown:
lock of hair. There was a moist look in;
her eyes as though she were crying. The*
neon lights made her lips a candy red.:
"Are Vou goin through with it?" The Cat:
bit his lip, "Golly Stell, you know dis ;
bank robbin .racket is dangerous. Dey can •
send youse up de river," replied the Cat •
• ■ ;‘T;he Hip'ster moved closer and whisper- |
ed? "I can- pull any job he’s afraid to i
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