St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22
Mighty NimrOds on NehaIem.

lication as matter of news in the
Review:
Yankton, Ore, Oct. 80, 1907,
Brother Knights of Holmes
Lodge, St. Johns, Ore.--Greeting
Three of your esteemed brothers
recently visited this section, John
X. Kerr, Andy Kerr and K. c.
Couch, and feeling sure their native
modesty would not permit them to
narrate their experiences while
here, 1 take this opportunity OF
assisting them that they may lose
none of the glory due to such MIN.
rods.
They arrived here a few days
since loaded for bear and could
scarcely wait until I could arrange
to accompany them as guide. We
finally started for the head waters
of the Nehalem and had not got
beyond the last ranches, when
Brother Couch caught sight of a
Jersey heifer feeding on the hillside.
Before we could stop him after he
called us to halt, bang went his
gun and down the hill went bossy,
tail in air, bawling towards home.
A few minutes later, while we
were debating what to do, up the
hill charged big Irish mountain
eer brandishing a four-foot shelaley.
When he saw us he yelled: "Ye
murtherin' sphalpeens, phat for
are yez shootin' me cattlep I'll
take this waffle and knock the
spots aft av yez, will" Brother
Couch explained that it was all an
accident, that he thought il was a
deer, that he didn't know il was a
calf. "Howly mither of Moses"
replied the man, "A deer is 1t
I'll make II dear for yez whin I get
the law on yez, ye blackguard."
But here Brother Couch asked him
what the heifer was worth.
"Twinty-foive dollars, and il Is
kilt she is intoirely," replied the
Brother Couch held
a consultation for a minute with
Brother John X. Kerr and that
gentleman placed two sawbucks
and Brother Couch V in the wild
mans hand and we went OH down
the road by the farm house. There
we saw bossy quietly chewing her
cud as II nothing was wrong, ex-
cept for an occasional erratic kick
with her foot towards white
streak along her side where the
bullet had grazed her skin. Broth
r. Couch looked at the calf and
hen at Brother Kerr, but noticing
he nervous manner in which the
Dig Irishman handled his stick
'aid nothing about renigging.
We proceeded up into the wilds
md camped where we thought to
iave good fishing. In the morn
ny before II was hardly light the
,oys were out with their guns
while I got breakfast. Presently l
leard rapid firing near camp. then
! yell and the boys running through
he brush for camp. Thinking
hey might be in trouble grabbed
ny rifle and started to meet them. |
\ few steps brought me in sight of |
hem coming, Brother Couch clear
ny the ferns and buck brush every |
ump with a Roosevelt smile adorn.
ny his features and about 30 feet
head of John X. aud Andy who
.ept yelling for him not to hurry.
When they all got TO me and got
heir second wind | learned that
hey were being chased by a bear.
We took the back track and
licked up their guns and hats as
&c went along until we came to a
mall clearing. when the boys. who
al been tagging behind came up
nd pointing to a black object on
ie other side said: "There II is"
was little lighter by that time
nd laughed as l told the boys
ley had become scared at a black
ump. This stumped them, and
c went across to the other side {
here we found they had been
ing at a stump while Brother
ouch explained that he saw il
st, that Andy shot and missed.
Ell he shot, aud then Andy and
I'm X. both shot and the bear
lrted for them. We found that
Ie of the shots had struck a
AIRED limb on the stump which
lied OFF aud made them think the
ar was after them. .
We caught enough trout to flaw \
the bacon we took along for
nch and arrived home without .,
rther adventures. The boys all !,
clare they had lovely time but 5,
other Couch says il costs like
y to crease an Oregon calf, and
len they left here Brother Kerr a, a.
S having difficulty in getting S.
other Couch to divy up on the -
pense, declaring that he would p,
ng the matter up before the 70
&c. Yours for a good time, vi
Dionysius. the Guide.
And now the good brothers are in
ny to take it out of Dionysius' v,
e, d.
GnnA l s..ss~~asxf