Ryan, Joan Y.

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20 JVL\NUSCRIPTSOCTOBER'S WEALTHJoan Y. RyanOctober's wealth blows wild with fun,The leaves and waters flying on ;Asunder in the midst of warmthA breeze sweeps dank, yet cool, from some past day of rain.The wind that bends the bush and treeIs making fun, for leaves that lift their tops for rainBend fuzzy backs to share the sun.October's wealth is in the sky,In laden orchards, ripening fields of grain.White curtains at my windows flutter back into my r00111To free my view that I may seeOctober as I write.* */UncertaintyFred J. BennettA CAR. slithe:'ed around the con!er of the highway ancl onto thenarrow dirt road that cut Its tortured course through thewoods. For a moment, the sharp bark of the engine waseverywhere; then the car was gone.The few rays of the sun cast pitiful shadows on the bare earth,making it appear more bare through the sparse brown tufts thatboasted of a better past. The screech of the blue-jay echoed amongthe stark trees, stopping the digging of a grey squirrel, alreadypuffed in its winter coat. Here and there the red leaves of the sumac,flashing garishly, seemed to make the wincl more biting. The winterbirds drew deeper into their nests among the tired green of the firand the cedar. As the flat grey of evening engulfed the orang dropthat was the sun, the quaver of the owl brought silence to the woods.The raccoon curled tighter in its den. The first snow began to fall.The large flakes fell slowly, carressingly, upon the raw earth,filling the single set of ruts in the mud road. On the little ponel, onlythe lodge of the beaver was free from ice. The owl's hoot was stilled.All the world seemed to slumber. The snow fell more rapidly now,and 110sign of man's passing was visible.In the lee of the cabin, however, could still be seen the irregularpattern of the winter treads, ending at the car itself, now mute undera squat lean-to. Summer furniture still lay about the small veranda,giving an air of desertion to the place. The square panes of the two

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