The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-22
THREE GOLFERS THEORIZING.
Ihey Are Puzzled Over a Strange Im-
plement Seen Over Golf nag
on n Trnnsa tlantic Pier.

He had just landed from the trans
Atlanti, liner, and was waiting with
that patient hopelessness SO character
istic of the experienced traveller for
the custom house men to inspect his
baggage. Behind his trunk golf bag
stood upright, and above the top of it
projected a strengthening implc-
ment. 1t looked like a double-heade
hammer tiattened out into blade at
either end. Several men in golf
clothes were examining it with crit
cal but puzzled expressions. Its owner
paid no attention, but gaze1 stolidly
into space.
"But l cawn't make it out IL the
least" said one CT the gazers prt fent-
", with a pronounced British ac-
cent.
NO more can l." agreed another,
who wore red plaid stockings. "If it
were nc-ended, now. But to have Il
striking edge on both sides! Very ex-
traordinary!'
Very" said q third man. Looks
ntdNN, too. haIeeaS l. . oi4S VI 'Ao'e
| new niblicks."
Might he a water club" suggested
the first speaker. "Ive heard that a
St. Andrews player was at work on
club to play out of still water"
NO; l believe it's for playing out
of thick scrub" said he of the red
stockings. THAT sharp edge would
cut anything down."
but why is it double edged?" asked
the third man.
"To hay right or left handed" said
the first.
"Don't believe it," said the other,
| stoutly. ''I'll ask the man. l say
sir"
| The owner of the instrument under
discuss.cn thus addressed raised him
self and looked around.
THAT club of yours-what do you
use it for, if may ask?'
What club? l have no club sait
the man, looking puzzled.
why, yes; this" He of the rec
stockings pointed to the implement
GLOW do you use it?'
ooh, that? Why. just chop with it. >
told you it was a niblick," said the
third man.
Told you it was water club" sale
the first.
Just as said; club for getting
out of scrub,'' said the red-stockinget
one. VERY nice club. l shall ge
one"
Il wouldn't call it club" said thu
owner: land I certainly wouldn't us'
it as you gentlemen suggest"
"Then how do you use it?" Th'
question was trite one.
"Why, on timber"
"Timber!" The three pondered.
"Certainly; that's what it's for"
when you're in a hollow stump
perhaps" suggested the first speaker
II see"
II never was in a hollow stump,
said the owner Of the implement, look
ing somewhat surprised and amused
I'm not a raccoon."
''Of course, if you wish to be mys
terious about it," said the man wit
the red stockings, getting as red a
to his face also. eve regret to hav
troubled you. But l must say tina
it's quite contrary to the sportsman
ship that every devotee of golf shou
| show"
But this has nothing to do wit
golf" said the man, as light began t
t dawn upon him; nothing whatever.
Then why do you carry it in go
bag?'
I The man reached out and lifted til
strange implement from behind th
5 golf bag, which somebody had leane
, against it.
Its an adze," he said, quietly; g
new kind that I'm taking back to c,
| pertinent with on my timber land
II you'll come out to Minnesota /,
r got some very interesting axes tha
l might give you grounds for specul'
: ton
I But the three golfers had melted S
l lently away. and the owner of tt
e a6ze resumed his waiting to find OF
: how much duty he would have to pa
y on the implement.-N. Y. Sun.