New-York tribune., 1905-08-13
BUCK FEVER. By GOSH"
Man U'ho SaJc a Big Bear Had a
Bed Case of IL.

The old guide sat the front porch, lazily blow
ing smoke at the mosquitoes from his pipe. His
theme was the curious action Of people when they
see deer. or big game. He called the peculiar
action buck fever
Yes sir. when I guiding it, I lots OF
people have buck fever. They act the queerest
way YOU ever see when they get &C. Why I have
actually men drop their guns on the ground
when they deer, or sometimes they shoot
into the air or into the ground. thinking they are
flling the animal full of holes. They actually so
plumb crazy. About every man has a way OF his
own of acting when he's got the fever. Some Will
stare and cape away and not think a thing OF
their gun. But the Gueerest case i ever heard or
or see was when ! had party from New-YorS
up TO Twin Lakes. one Of the men in that party
went clean crazy and II took him nigh 70 an
hour before he come out 0f IT, He wasn't violent
or anything of that sort but just OUT Of his head.
II was a bear that gave him the buck fever. and
suppose that's why he got it so bad
1T was one morning at breakfast time that II all
happened 1 was cooking 'taters venisou and
other stuff eat. while the fellers went down TO
the brook and washed themselves They had all
washed up except one feIler who was late getting
up He went down 20 the brook alone. and oy
and bye he came back When he came into the
door the Arst thing he did was to stand on one
foot and swing around It with his other foot
in the air. I looked at him and thought ne was
doing it for fun but I remember afterwards that
his eyes sort of bunged out little. After he
swung around he went to the towel and wDed his
face. After he did that he up ard swung around
on the toes OF his foot again. Then he took his
toothbrush and a cup of water ard washed his
teeth and when he got through I'll be blowed II
he didn't up and swing around on the toe OF his
shoe with his other foot in the air just as ne aid
before - ~, s.,,.
must De ne is going 70 N!il q deer. stevenson
didn't saw a wore but planted hiuSci n before tne
looking glass and beean cunbing MS mar. FrettI
quick ne fnished. and took aI o her SWING around
his Anger nails. swung around. put or his collar.
nis tie then his coat AID iiCte-hAe swung around
after he did each OF the n uss. 10 was CrazN ac-
th,F but we supposed ae Just cO,uS % l0r tun
Then he down his gun tnlIoe E 4 iu.i ot cart
ridges and started Tor the doq-. Nhtrs are YOU
eorg?' said L 's}reakfasts acou' r--t y Scar.
bear said he. re uu anu swu"s .roiu3. ana
his eyes popped AID stuck cut Nat SCARED oWl s.
jumped and srtooed my gon 4Ad z 'ee .og m NJ
CO1r with the Stn. fel OWs r z or " e run DOWN
to the brook ten-Oa me -o. & 22u otttcd %
where h. seen ne tear Nti ~; So ~ p.e3
so long fslEs p I-9- Z kncw zee be.r W-i7 la the
went Gown the trook wFctc y aaa So n. AMI there
in the s;,aJ Was she tlSaest Dtcss oI q pear
~Nhcn stcver san saw -een' be sues enc foot
~ th~ air. ahmed sr1Vrd "nd 'fl D. tae lrolhu
a deco faint. we rorr some vhsley dewn his
throat ANA before lous tc ONE ~ II was We5A
am shock al over 'Gil = " ~ o. Si.e ste
tened TO have el@an r o, Whit E4.i happf nee
hiy0 what n, "a bel ao.nS 20 s'e'nr- sllfrrlsee,
WHY he "a a. 'wtfc OF oage weshne
stood I'D and ooked down tNe T. g. X, sad here WAS
an cnorTo Gus bCag cg1Ai s q "a ae water.
camp ard the gun. as suppose
Tsu<k fever s. gosh SAID !. and We al laughed
hard. YOU bet, fog. IS say. It was mo-s saaa--
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