The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-31
TAKE YOUR GUN WITH roU."
Hiunesets Advice 20 . Now YsriS Gape club
That Asked About Moose.

That Asked About n1soae.
man who lives in Minnesota came to town
AZ the guest of one WHIT 10 q member Of o club
where they oonHne the topics Of conversation to
hunting and fishing. A man whit has had no
experience In either docs not stay long In this
club. As soon as the Minnesota man had been
introduced ho had gamy conundrums fred at
him from every ono ho met.
"Of course you have lots Of moose In Mime
sofa" said the President of the club. ..-
Minnesota Is the home of tho moose was
the proud answer of the man from that State.
II suppose" said another member, that your
moose is Q good deal like our caribou In New
England T.
II don't know. l never saw o caribou
And I never saw q moose. Fact 10, worry few
OF us ever saw q moose. But We know he IL very
gamy. and the sport Of getting one at bay 10
most exciting" &c. . v.Ys,ss n ~
1T 10 q hard matter to got a moose to stand a.
you want him."
Several members said "Ah.' and tho button
was pushed and pipes lighted. The mon who
had seen and hunted caribou, but who had
never seen o moose. gathered about tho man
who had seen moose. but who had never seen .
Al you were saying" said the President
after he had touched cups, the moose"
well. gentlemen, Of course 1 speak only. for
msssoS uite sS Ssh Gn,f gave SS gov SH Ry sfp Sesrls Hsr.
. course. when 3 man goes into Minnesota
70 hunt moose, the frat thing he hears 10 that II
"At certain seasons. that means"
the law is good all the yoar. round. II you i've
in the State. of course It makes q difference"
" Sa@s s son y Is S Sa rGP Eat a' IL Will cost cost s &c 1s ssoo
to kill q moose you see q man. That's the way
j H. DID Moose It; # / s ssts f dsS r.: ss ss &c fs e asaian aHa ea 81 a nj,
a q. 6; except for shelly q ,,, 49, ,u.,.....
SAME sam; e cn Lone 6Sy isla aac' By gn sSc G hour business"
hunting. 1 travelled up the country to an out.
TENDED to clean up all the moose in that part OF
Everybody made a rush for the button.
ov "Th he . next 1nis, morning ahn'ns after term my arrival T,Sa 1 vent
I is started .a W Widsr my gun sprln ana dO svsry 4 %,l' gave a'Sse me-
the,lsugh for starting to the spring. with a gun.
s sss spsia %s s sSSSs s1 tRss Il I to So %iSt 81 Z n anS Ss Il
fetch etc %S %sser" " %l.S e fCm I q ret arS% '1 my sS steps. a pas
ues4 FAX Fa Ns ser m MIND a about sas s sSe spring. rhssa assr fol.
low. We take II, for granted you had water on
/ went down there and siaked my thirst at that
s sSsss e n sor Mass St ne nesl Il. fn sw ! iiioy ss s q Sa aST
heard : rustic n ~ brush: Hooked W: And
and drink and drink as l had done. Every few
minutes 1t would lift its head from the rivulet,
turn y to the SKI, and seemed 70 be thankful.
Then It saw me. It was not frightened; II
thought. Then 1t took another drink and looked
again. Whom. 1t had its ill it turned and
1t reached the bend in tho creek IL turned and
looked at me for tho last time, kickea up ito
hind feet, and disappeared.
Gentlemen, when you go to Minnesota 10
hunt moose take your gun with you wherever
everywhere, everywhere. / don't say you will
find moose all the time. / lived in the State
there was the day IhSdn' my gun"