Speaking of geese and dry spells,bunch of geese got froze to the surface of our lake during the cold spell of 1951. Lazy neighbor that couldn't hit a barn if he was inside it went down to shoot a helpless goose. When he commence shooting the geese flew off with the lake. Come summer we was in bad shape for water since our lake figurtivly and literally went South and no rain since. Well while we were carrying water from the next town in 5 gallon buckets,two in each hand plus one ballanced atop our head,the dad frazled prairie dogs were digging holes in the dry lake bed. The water shortage coupled with drought killed off a lot of livestock and wildlife but the prairie dogs were multiplying and staying fat on vegitation in the rich lake bed. Don't laugh,you would eat them little dogs to if you were hungery enough. The lazy neighbors wife kicked him out and he was camped down by the lake mooching dogs off people who felt sorry for him. One afternoon he built his cook fire to close to the overgrown lake and caught it on fire. All we could do was watch it burn since there was no water. When the smoke cleared and the dogs surfaced to find all the grass gone they moved out leaving us to make do with eating tumble weeds til it finally rained. Man,when it finally started raining it was falling by buckets,not 5 gallons worth but by grannys it was at least half gallon size drops. Everybody brought out what little they each had hidden away and throwed a party to end all parties. One old couple was so overcome with joy at the prospects of a bath they ran through town wearing nothing but two big smiles.
It raied like that for more than a week solid then stopped quick as it started. The public works guys rushed over to get the treatment plant back in operation and the rest of us ran down for a swim and admire our beautyful ,,,,,,,,,,,,,dry lake. What the #*&^%!@ ???? Every drop of the rain had run down those dog holes and disappeared. That was the end of the once thriving little town of Bugtussle. To this day that lake will not hold water. The only one still there is the lazy lieing man who started it with his shotgun. He charges tourist a dollar per head to drive by and look at the meteorite crater. Now days if you should meet someone on the road running by where the town once stood,you know by the tear on their cheek,they miss their little home town.
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