The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-12

sent given the title of Who-CIeans-
His-Gun; Judge Jaggard. Hook
Judge Bazille, THE Insane Hunter
Commissioner Hardick. Chief No-Hair,"
and Billy Johnson shuff1ed through the
trip under the title Of Little Solitaire
He was afflicted with a penchant for
playing solitaire at all hours.
When they started out, County Auditor
Johnson. who did not figure on shooting
very frequently, carried only 100 loaded
shells. Judge Bazille looked scornfully on
the limited supply.
You ought to have taken 400 more any
way" he said. Il have taken SEQ and 1
am ashamed not to have taken 1000
Cant 1 borrow some of your" asked
Mr.. Johnson timidIy.
Not a shell; I'll need EN- ALL" was the
chilling response.
Then Mr.. johnson wired to his chief dep
uty for 200 more shells and finally brought
back the entire package unopened Judge
Bazille brought back 500 and Judge Lewis,
who took 1000. brought back exactly 1850.
1t was aboutsall they had to bring back.
After the party arrived at Benidji Har-
ry Hardick.- who was armed with all sorts
of deer-hunting paraphernalia, proceeded
to explain the modus operandi of slaugh-
tering deer to his more unsophisticated
companions. He carried one of those
sheathe knives with a ferocious appear
ance and large hilt that spring out from
the handle when a spring is touched.
III leap on the deer first" said the val
orous Hardick. "I'H cut his throat with
this knife, like this; then I'll proceed to
skin him.
To this graphic recital of the tragedy
Of the luclzless deer the rest of the party
listened in open-eyed amazement. Before
a word was spoken Judge Jaggard. who
is not much of a hunter, but claims SUI
premacy as disciple of Izaak Walton
on the strength of an over-grown muska-
lunge that he once had the fortune 10
catch, broke in and remarked
I guess I'll take another hook
He was not going to be outdone.
Il killed one animal on the trip, any
how, says Judge Jaggard. retrospective
ly- 1T was rabbit, and I saw him dis
tinctively several feet away 1t was a
sort of contempt of court. it seemed to
me, and l shot at him to punish him. I
shot five times and slew him Maybe he
died after the first shot. 1 did not wait
to see''
Billy Johnson wandered aimlessly
around In the woods for several days
without seeing anything except stumps 10
shoot at with his high-priced rifle. Il can
hit those stumps every time" he said. "If
anything that Is alive turns up l am GER
tain to kill it,
Just about that time a red squirrel in
an adjacent tree scoffed and jeered at Mr.
Johnson. The latter fired and the squirrel
wrtggled and chirped. There were four
more shots with squirrel still undaunt-
ed. and then Johnson asked Judge Battle
for the loan Of the latter's shotgun. Judge
Bazille refused on the ground that he
would have to break open his box of
shells. and Mr.. Johnson resumed his
shooting. At the sixth shot the animal
fell
According to Commissioner Hardick the
rest Of the party were too much afflicted
with fondness for lingering around the
supplies to do much hunting. At any
rate Hardick was the only one who
brought back anything except squirrels
and rabbits. He killed two deer.
Oar Reese, clerk of the supreme court,
met the party on their return and had
hunting story of his own to tell
Il happened the other day to meet a
deputy game warden that I know" he
said. THE man remarked that had had
good luck at the hunting game. Because
had not been hunting this year 1 asked
him how he knew"
There have been about a dozen boxes
OF game come IN with large marks, From
Oar Reese to - said the guardian of
game.
Then 1t struck me that some one up In
the woods had been taking advantage Of
my social standing to send down game.
He overlooked me in the distribution"