The Missouri is narrow at Canon Ferry, deep and very swift, and
it is a dreadful place to cross at any time, on the ice, or on the
cable ferryboat. They catch a queer fish there called the "ling." It
has three sides, is long and slender, and is perfectly blind. They
gave us some for supper and it was really delicious.
We found everything in fine order upon our return, and it was very
evident that Cagey had taken good care of the house and Hal, but
Billie grayback had taken care of himself. He was given the run of my
room, but I had expected, of course, that he would sleep in his own
box, as usual. But no, the little rascal in some way discovered the
warmth of the blankets on my bed, and in between these he had
undoubtedly spent most of the time during our absence, and there we
found him after a long search, and there he wants to stay all the time
now, and if anyone happens to go near the bed they are greeted with
the fiercest kind of smothered growls.
The black horse has been sold, and Faye has bought another, a sorrel,
that seems to be a very satisfactory animal. He is not as handsome as
Ben, nor as fractious, either. Bettie is behaving very well, but is
still nervous, and keeps her forefeet down just long enough to get
herself over the ground. She is beautiful, and Kelly simply adores her
and keeps her bright-red coat like satin.
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