The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-11

It is said that man from Kansas once
came to Minnesota in September, and
wanted to know whether he had not got
into heaven by mistake. It is also on rec
ord that a MinnesOtan died IN the same
month, went to heaven and wanted to go
back because he had been used to better
climate. 1t is also obvious that the gen.
tlemen had good grounds for the question, |
and kick, as any man fortunate enough to
be alive, and in our good state in these
fall months we'll knows. Which may
serve for a hint to some of our poets who
may be beating their brains in an attempt
to pound a. state song out Of them; but has
little connection with the warywardness
of the graceful Indian craft known to the
sportsman fraternity by the pet name OF
| "brch.''
+ Bob Grignon, Old Reliable, the kid, and
four other good sportsmen went after
ducks last week. and all know the pains
| and penalties Of a reckless use of the
| birch than they did before. Deer Lake
| and several smaller ones in the neighbour
| hood Of the big sheet Of water, were the
hunting ground they patronized, and they
all came back with bad colds in the heads,
a goodly bag of ducks and a story Of the
kids cussedness that had better let him
tell. he being gifted in that way to a
very perceptibe extent
I rather fear that the kid, when Old
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act as do the 2x4 republics to the south of
us, which feel perfectly safe in '"josh
ing and making faces at the big powers
Of the old world so long as they can see
the shadow of the Monroe doctrine, and
the loom of the eagles vast pinions, in the
near foreground. Said the kid:
| 1--WE went to another farmers this time.
The other one, the one I shot hole
through his ear, he wouldn't have it so
long as was in the crowd. Said he didn't
mind himself, an his COWS so much, but
his wife might forget and let his kids
i loose while I was in range, and so he
! might lose some of 'em.
i Louie Not Afraid.
E<"'I don't see what he's kickn' about
I wouldn't hurt none, of his kids apurpase,
! an if he did lose some of 'em he's got
bout a dozen and ID have plenty left
Il But we went over to Louie Orge's and his
; kids all got guns of their own an can
go huntin' all they like, an he amt
skeered to death bout maybe losin' 'em
a like. some folks is. : We went over to
Moose Lake an me IN Old Reliable we
| built al blind In a NNIittleE cove, an
; squatted down there. while&Bob an the
) other fellows they skipped all over the
lake, an skeered up the ducks.
pretty soon they come a flynn over,
an we knocked whole lot of 'em down.
I noticed that when we shot together I
always hit my duck but when shot by
|. myself I generally didn't. I think that
; was because I was always waitin' to give
Old Reliable a chance to- butt in If he
wanted to, but he said, Old Reliable did,
that it was because L Was too modest to
hurt his feeln's by maxim too big a, kiln
. But anyway we got big pile of 'em, an
: he give me half, an let me take my pick
/ too . .-.
HE. said If I didn't kill the most of
| t1,n 1r1o1 T yf11l o1n to hoo -
, some bigger game that wasn't nigh so
good to eat; an maybe SO I did; anyhow
: they blame it onto me-. * kid gifts blamed
for anything that goes wrong II he's
within a mile of it, and I couldn't help
my foot gittin' asleep, could I? + =
e 1--WE finished up that lake., and crossed
over through the woods to the big, lake,
an struck the water across from Louie S
house, where he'd left boat, an a birch
: for us to cross in. Old Reliable, Bob, an
e two more of the fellows were to go in the
e big boat, an two more in the birch. Old
= Reliable said I'd have to-. walk; for I
couldn't upset the Shore, and he'd bet
anything I'd manage to capsize the birch.
70 But the other two fellows said: oh,
ID shucks! We can handle the birch all
< right Come on kid, there amt no
Is danger;' an as Old Reliable had went into
s. the woods a little way to pick some pretty
=, red leaves hessee there, I got in the birch
!: and we started fore he could git down tt
!: stop me. .H:,.- -
rs "Well, set down with one leg doubled
ID under me, an first thing knew my foot
w was asleep SOS nobody couldn't stand it.
"a We'd gone up the shore long way, and
ie was Just headin' straight out cross the
bay and was quite a way out, in the
lake. when just had to stomp. that foot
or die. I don't believe them fellows ever
% saw a. birch before, else they'd ar~kept
+ her straight even If I did stumble, anc
eit fall down in the bottom Of her, and hit
, agin one Of em when tried to stand VI
- and wake that foot up. - -;
, An Involuntary Bath : i,
Anyhow, they didn't do, a thing bu