St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-01-24

nickel to buy tea with. and when he
refused II she stepped back and said:
at is such brewers as you with the
big stomachs on them that are driving
the poor people to revolution"
Heard 9 Cricket.
Mr.. Bowser walked on for half a
mile and then reached the suburbs.
lie had no sooner struck vacant prop
erty than the voice Of q cricket reach
ed him. 1t was a plaintive voice. II
seemed to say that the watermelon
season was over, mince pies had be-
come the fashion again and that the
world had no longer any use for crick-
cts. Matches In plenty had been
brought along, and the amateur nat
uralist was soon down on his knees
and flashing the light over the grass.
After flve minutes he came face to face
with a cricket. II was an old shell
back. who had been hopping about and
singing all summer and now had a
tired and dusty look. lie even looked
into Mr.. Bowser's eyes with what
seemed to be an appeal. He didn't
want money. but he certainly had cold
feet and was thinking OF feather beds.
lie hadn't burrowed and he hadn't
frozen to death. and the discovery
didn't solve the problem. The insect
had Just taken stiff hoppetytehop
when gruff voice Mt Mr.. Bowser's
elbow demanded:
Now, then, what sort OF racket is
thlsf What have you lost here on my
lots that you are lighting matches to
see byr
my friend, I am looking for crick.
ets," replied Mr.. Bowser as he rose up.
"w-h-a-tr
Looking for crickets, I said"
Then you'd better have the keeper
OF an idiot asylum looking for you!
What In the devil do you want Of
cricketsr'
''Do you know whether crickets bur.
row In the earth at this time Of year
or simply die Of the coldr
do I knowf DO I known shouted
the man az he began TO swing his
arms acou. lou must MINK IN
luha''c 70 ASK me suen question as
ha'' rm .ne owner OF tha' Saloon up
.here. anu 4 nave no tune 10 pe arouhn
bug hunting. by what right do you
come on my p'opery WITHOUT saying
~oru 10 mer
"wby. II you are 30 mighty particu.
'nr apout u
wen. 1 am that and you get on.
iou may oc hunting Tor eriekets. ana
you may pe hunhhg Tor geese anu you
eau go 100 soon 10 piehse me
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Arrested BY Polssmsn'
on yes, ! have ! Know cricket
from an Old Nag the minute ! SET eyes |
on HIM You are coming along Win
mo You are one OF the fellers that
Kept the crime wave going last sum
mer''
MT bowser teli back on Ills dignity
No go. Then he tried blum, Worse
yet Then he accompanied the ofhcer
back 10 the saloon ana identihed him'
SER ana stated Ills object IN such
manner thnt the cop was nhaiiy con
strained To say