The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
BEAUTY OF A BLUFF.
Col. Wheaton Tells How a Milwau.
kee Judge Taught Him to
Back Deuce High.
Sheriff and Game Warden Are Easy
Meat for the Jurist and
Guide.

Guide.
You never want to own up't:you don't,
know nuthin! No amatter'f you do er
don't A good bluff'lL giner'ly fetch you
thru. Philosophy Of Colonel Wheaton.
The old man. and went out to
Little Trout lake last Sunday under
the coloneIs convoy, and intent 4or
taking at least enough trout to show
cause for rod and reel bearing. But
we did not. The day was a cool one 4
for trout, judging by the usual stand
ard of weather selected by those
elusive customers to do their s'biting.'s
II was also a good day for ducks, but a
Tor men who have Termed that there is I
such thing as rheumatism in the
world, it was not good for anything ex-
cept an anchorage in front of good
fire.. and swapping of sporting
stories-for which latter it was IDEAL
The wind came from the northwest
for awhile. Later on it blew from all
points Of the compass at the same
time, and came laden with as wet, cold
and freezing snow blast as ever
wish to encounter. We stood it like
little men for couple of hours; then,
not having had a strike, we induced
the colonel to head for shore and took
possession Of Eastwood's sitting-room
where, as soonas his voice was COM
fortably thaWed out, the colonel began
TO furnish us with an equivalent for
our spoiled sport, and kept it up till
the announcement of dinner choked.
him off. W =,
Which choke-off was only tenn
pofafy, however. = He kept up his flow,
Of anecdote all turnout the meal, and
never ceased after the clearance. of the
weather gave us an opportunity to re-
sumo. our trout-quest, until that re-
suited in next door to failure, and we
gave 1t up and started for town. OF
l. one OF which tales my memory retains
enough to repeat, and about this it
was. -
It was when we lived down on the
Wisconc' one fall, thaere came ont
q whole raft O. city fellers FUN Mil
Waukee n Chicago, M went after
deer with me m. my brother Bob.
Ihey was crackerjacks, too, n had the
price, n was fixed up to the limit.
IN; Ihey mad cook tents m sleepin'. tents,
~ ~; evry thlng they wanted to make
th1ngs right, n they fetched a Niger
long to cook, too, SOS mem Bob we
didn't have a thing to do but JUS nut
| them on to good shootin'. ~. = :,
IT was in the early fall fore it was
legal to kill deer, but the fellers come
said ~. ~ sSnu ,.ne r9sn,, as one of EN-
ling after nousk;as r.liey was ansh-
wet q. line anW nnore,+ - 10y 10y never
TO eat .now'n then, m the Niger he
ketched most of 'em to boot. Nigger's
as much HI on fish as ever Jonah
was. ..., ~. : oi 4''
some kindar oa,,,.t q ~ Juosg at held
~ Used F. tsI Il.. Up, a. .M1lWaukee,
what man onoht - i,,n linn - lots : pout
lawyer He told e;1v me- A 1nts ~ 70 ma make
was. tia uoo ,s+iGi ,,as one he said
- I,nI, i -, 49, i,nportant TOR lawyer
fill 4; -, I ~ ,.ia t now 70 bluff out
| EJa 'said - 800 vi ueuce: nigh.
Ter xnoWed IJ hnu, Soe unne II ony a fel-
Knowad hor, H. =, II lne Ieiler~t that
4 Yer no 1870 aiiefs was Ihe BOSS law
more lawn neces s AZ G5ull * KNOW no
II thong,f bs SLY ald:.
but fore we eo TaI th o.,,y eoadln, me.
got q 40 noa, o,eo sn.u tnat "trip l
ali right 80 r sa moi : =, n II worked
truth. Wei hae,e 81 81 vas. iroze-down
/ M had four ~ So, aii ene5 I'VE Gays,
m =, +1,e ~ ~, I'VE good. deer hung
four in tha a+tarnoan q 10y long .oout
= gan,a , u,srd a.se3lioon Inc sheriff m
Ecann -, taiis -, g LILIES put!ln IN to
."Fhe iw ig,ie ~ nro W. Re run ~. IN.
a 55vo1inp ifa11a, 49, ~ was mere @.cept
IIOneSone IN, tho cove Io,1saSs - iA ,
Won feIlers who,, n1e iooheu Worse.n
m ornine wat thr,, ~, S4mle n Inns
the c11ss off ,Gnnr :. ~ tfuue TO TAKE
va was m ORR; - a.eS We 81 tnought
tha o1d iy,dasa - So II nara, put
hatter;u fhsf ne was onto MS Job
"sMr shariff - 49, -,
a warrant fn, - t1a ,is . ssss' lave you
mere IF so n1oasa sragse OF any one
Nina "a vs Az sbs,.i pfou !iU -. sure,
! fresh -, foo1isS y! ~ VIZ WIS pretty
are he savs ha,, az hatur mere you
| an handi,, Il 70 tha ;,15 MS Warra am
read If fer vn1,rea1f yuu ga ~ you KIN
nosse,s NV n,aa4 -, Pc ti ,T,,. Wnoie e
i11flee 1nnL "a n.,a,.' - -, says. Inc olo
erinned Dsyo,I az Va 80, .ie Malrant m
conciusions M sha a.. eg 80 IN yG nil
wa1ra nj ait nI or;5as ~ ne says. Ihls
Row Wbeato,, - Sas alr s. OF Le
any man Nv t15e, ,,o 81 ~ " mere IS
voy can taiyo bin, b. &c ely mere,
/ don't think there ere is D ap., Il npt' ana
in our company. Won viii favn ~ in.ril
/ tent Yourself With taLino, M y. 1uL IL
1 elsewhere - - : q y
Now wasn't that an elegant hlnff
An it worked, too. The sheriff talked
big a spell, m SO did the warden HIT
tho they held the cards thew 3lidn,t
have the sand IA haclr IAN ~ = sbor,