The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
The KID : GETS BACK
His Hunting Tripa Grand Success
Lands a Farmer the First
Day in Camp.
Trying to Steal a Bear Cub-Pre-
pairing to Face. the Wrath
of Dad.

of Dad.
A at takes kid. woman err a tender
foot out tshin' Il huntin', IS titled to all he
f he fS IT bet youf the n
the kids had IS 'nuff to pay the fer the
HI h IS riz.-philosophy OF Mr.. Wheaton,.
:, The kid had got back He wore about
enough Of clothing to wad a shotgun as
the vigorous metaphor of the west hath
it: it face, arms and breast were beauti-
fully crisis crossed, with scratches, and
taken altogether the appearance Of the
prodigal son as he limped up the paternal
lane wouldn't have been more than a
marker to that of the kid as he fell out of
the wagon and sprinted across the street
to tell US all about it., but he was happy
clear through. - And thus he broke forth:
Say! Just had the .bulliest time ever.
Couldn't had any more fun less was
twice bigger. Went out with Old Reliable
n Bob Grignon two other fellers, n
bet a cookie had more fun than all the
bunch put together Who's Old Reliable?
Don't you know him? Say, you don't
know much! Why he's. First Base! A
cannon couldn't shoot a ball through MIN,
n he'll get his eye onto any tWirler, n
line 'em out to bea tthe band. Why. he's
Louie. Louie Jorgenson. Thought you'd
know MIN II you SlOppSu ~ IAiiin' " SAA,
him n Bob they let Inc go long. Forgot
to tell dad was goin, n I'm up against
it sure. But that's all right. ~.
1--WE went to farmers out In the coun-
trv where they's lots of lakes, n woods,
n bears, N eagles, n fish, n ev'rything
YOU want Waitin'~ TO be ketched, r Killed,
IN all you got to do is to do It. l had
.22 an first evening we got there saw
squirrel runnin' along the fence. n shot
at him. I missed the squirrel n hit the
farmer who was a milkin' out in the barn
ward. n cut hole through his ear. Gee;
He was madder'n a wet hen. TWasn
only hut a little hole the bullet made, but
he made more fuss over it'n If 45-so q
a hit him. = %7T~ ....'
"Old Reliable made. peace by agreeln
to keep my gun till we got out OF range
of the farmyard, and took it away right
there, so couldn't do no more. .shootln
that night. Next morning.. right a1ter
| breakfast, we went out, me n Ola re
liable together, the other 1elloWs' .!hey
wouldn't go nowhereTI went; they saiu
they was afraid I'd get 'em II they ala,
and he killed lots of birds, out o. co4rse
| couldn't hit EN- with a rifle. Ihen saw
a great big eagle afyin' over, n followed
| him I'D a long ways, N almost found his
| nest. You bet I'd a got his young ones
| if / had found it, 'n-fetched EN- home, n
tanned 'em like Old Abe the Wisconsin
war eagle; but the deer PVT m me OF me
track.r7l He jumped up out Of the ground;
run little ways, n STOOD ana elt-! iooheu
The Deer Never Moved" Z.
| ..I shot. at him FIVE times, N he never
1 moved. N then all the cartridges was shot
out of the magazineg@n had to stop and
! put some more in.tjaIdaa got MN sure
lbut Old Reliable, t'sHead sof Skeepin stlll.
like he ought fto' bust out 'flaughln ana
hollered: 'Tryian out on him next
time, kid!' aThen the deer up and flew. =
| , ,'Then I-shot two porkies, N SKUNK
! IN rabbit N thenait was time to go To
! dinner, n SO we went; nj didn' t2lill any
thing more that morning. In the after
| noon we .ketched a Tot of frogs, and went
out on the lake aftesibas n I got forty
| seVeil ~ Old Reliable, he wouldn't ketcf
more than few, cause they was al ntt !,
| ones that was a-bitin', n went to sleep, r
/ one of the oars fell overheard n drifteC
off. n didn't notice it till it was a mile
| away, cause the fish was a-bitin' like
Sam HILL Then pulled up the anchor te
i paddle after the oar, but the fish followed
the boat, n KEEP bitin', SOS forgot al
about anything else, n first thing knew
we was away off at the end of the lake
N I couldn't see that oar nowhere
IT woke Old Reliable up, n he had t
paddle an awful long way before he coui,
find the oar, and then row back agin tn
wind, n he was madden than the farrne
was when shot him in the ear. 1t wa
! dark when we got in n Old Reliable SAL
i that the next time him an me went GU
together he'd leave me behind, but h
can't stay mad, n. he was good as pi
next morning. Me"'n him was ketchin
more frogs early in the morn1n, N L seel
something in the brush up little MI
] that thought was another pork1e 50 VI
I run to head Il off. I'd left my gun Il
So1>1 soft T hQ
if 1 went fshin' with him, but, could XII
the porkie with stick if 1 could ketc
him. and I hotfooted after him best
could. ,,s .,grt1........ -. s,.. =.
-. r"' Catches a Bear Cub.
"I ketched him easy; but it was littl
runt of a bear, and I grabbed him uI
thinllin' I was having great luck, an
z started back to show him to Old Reliable
But he scratched almost all the clothes o.
Il ME n dug into my hide to boot, like sixty
AM all the time he was -asquealin> fearfr
!, Thenj r heard a, noise in the bushes Xix
n an eleDhant was aconin N here come
:, the old one a frothin' at the mouth,
: s,,a min her teeth together like she wa
!, mad enough to fight. She looked b1g's
COW. but I thought I could outrun he
easy, N carry off the little bear besides
, fer 1 can bunt and beat the ball 10 mrs
take second, N third no matter VIVA
Z kids catchin'. So I put out for the zoe
: If tho hilps fast as could, an give tn
$ old bear the laugh. .o
81 ."rhen I heard Old Reliable yell: 'Dro
:, the Jcub! Drop the cub, YOU little devil, {
:, the old bear will git you sure! But
f. droppcd nothing, n next thing kne'
: tCld Reliable rushed past me like rae
; horse, m ( looked back, IN the old bea
Il want six feet behind me, n my ha
e stood up like a porkte's quilts was
3 Eskeered. She'd a got me sure, but Ol
: Reliable flung the landing net ne wa
ketckin' frogs in. around her neck, give
a. twist, m while she was atear1n 1t
: fir ders to git loose, he grabbed me, too
the cub away'n let It go, m dragged m
{ for a mile, me only touching the groun
once in about ten feet all the way. III
! farmer said he knew the old bear n tf
II cub well, N was saytn' 5em up till ia
Il when their skins would be good IT
T. cub Is sick, m SOS stunted, n little, b,
r he wanted me to let. 'em alone. And di
e too specially as Old Reliable wouldn't l.
e line git out OF his reach after that Il
a. Ehe Helped me into the wagon when "
s started home.
g ..say. you haven't seen my father BIO,
= here lately, have you? I've got lots
;, bass, m: Old Reliable sgiye me half
nj dozen birds besides, and he said Old r.
g liable did, that If he's me he'd put on m
4 baseball breeches, the padded-legged one
you knew, under my drawers, and put e
on hind side before, but If ! can git hon
= fore he sees me n give the fish and Dir.
;, ito mother, bet she'll fix 1t all right. Sa
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