. Ways of wood folk. Animal behavior. IX. MOOSE CALLING. IDNIGHT in the wilderness. The belated moon wheels slowly above the eastern ridge, where for a few minutes past ,i;\^' v^ a mighty pine and hundreds of "**^j pointed spruce tops have been standing out in inky blackness against the gray and brightening background. The silver light steals swiftly down the evergreen tops, sending long black shadows creeping before it, and falls glistening and shimmering across the sleeping waters of a forest lake. No ripple breaks its polished surface; no plash of musquash or leaping trout sends its vi
. Ways of wood folk. Animal behavior. IX. MOOSE CALLING. IDNIGHT in the wilderness. The belated moon wheels slowly above the eastern ridge, where for a few minutes past ,i;\^' v^ a mighty pine and hundreds of "**^j pointed spruce tops have been standing out in inky blackness against the gray and brightening background. The silver light steals swiftly down the evergreen tops, sending long black shadows creeping before it, and falls glistening and shimmering across the sleeping waters of a forest lake. No ripple breaks its polished surface; no plash of musquash or leaping trout sends its vibrations up into the still, frosty air; no sound of beast or bird awakens the echoes of the silent forest. Nature seems dying, her life frozen out of her by the chill of the October night; and no voice tells of her suffering. A moment ago the little lake la}' all black and uniform, like a great well among the hills, with only glimmering star-points to reveal its surface. Now,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1867-1952. Boston, U. S. A. , Ginn & Company
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