The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-29
WHEN MEN, ] | CATCH
BUCK FEVER

The old guide sat on the front
porch, iazily blowing smoke at thcs
mosquitoes from his pipe. His theme
was the curious action 81 people when
they see deer. or big game. de
called the peculiar action buck
fever"
Yes, sir, when I was guiding n, II
saw lots OF people have buck fever
They act the queerest way you ever
see when they getit. Hut the queer
est case ! ever heard of or see WIS
when had party from New York
up to Twin Lakes. One OF the nier
In that party went clean crazy. and II
took him nigh on to an hour before
he came out or IL. He wasn't violent.
or anything of that sort, but Just ont
Of his head. 1t was bear that gave
him the buck fever, and | suppose
that's why he got II 30 bad
IT was one morning at breakfast
time that 1t all happened WAS
cooking Eaters, venison, and other
stuff To eat. while the feIlers went
down to The brook and washed Them
selves They had all washed up ry-
cept one Teller, who was late getting
MP He went down n the brook alone.
and by and BY he came back When
he came into the door the first thing
he did was 10 stand on one foot and
swing around On II with his other
foot In the air I locked al him and
thought he was doing II for fun. but
remember afterward that his eyes
sort Of bulged out d little After he
swung around he went TO the towel
and wiped his face. After fe dId
that he up and swung around on the
toes Of his foot again. Then he took
his toothbrush aud cup OF water
and washed his teeth. and when he
got through I'll he biowed II he didn't
MP and swing around on the toe NJ
his shoe with his other foot In the
air. Just ms he did before,
Steve IL happy to-day. said one
of the fellows; must be he Is going
to xiii deer Stevenson didn't say
word. but planted himself before
the looking glass and began comblng
his hair Pretty quick he flniahed,
and took another swing around. lis
whipped out n funny kind OF kHife
ard fixed up his finger nails. SWING
eround, put on his collar, his lie, then.
his coat, and idioiic like, swung
around after he did each If these
things It was crazy actions, but VIE
supposed he was Just doing It for fsn,
Then he got down bis gun. iamncd u
full Of cartridges and started for the
door.
,i'Where are you going? said I
Breakfasts about ready
Bear. bear said he. and he UP
and swung around, and his eyes
popped and stuck out like q scared
owls.
7 jumped and grabbed my gun and
made fof tho door. aith tie other fel-
lows after me. We run down 20 the
brook Stevenson came along and
pointed TO where he'd seeii tho bear.
Well, the man had been 80 long fixing
up that know tho bear was on the
uiHFF AfWn VI the muNHtdiif Ny tHht
time. But we went down to the
brook where II had been. and there
In the sand was the biggest tracks OF
a bear ever see
when Stevenson saw them he
stuck one foot In the air, Whirled
lround and fell 20 the ground In
ieep faint We poured some whisky
Town his throat and befors long he
,ame to- He was weak and shook
III over.
Did | kill him?' he said, He
'eemed to have clean forgot what
rad happened after he went to the
,sook TO wash. When we told him
What he'd been doin' he seemed sur
irised
Why he said. when got
through washing stood up and look
d down the brook. and there was am
'normous bear drinking from the wa
or. | whirlcd around on one foot
nd started for the camp and the
,un, as ! suppose.
Buck fever. by gosh said |, and
We all laughed hard. you bet for. as
say, it WAS a most curious case