The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-15

l. BEARS AROUND"
I shall be all dressed and ready half
an hour ahead of time. Did you get
them we'll down in front:'
"Come to think Of it, l believe there
was something said about tickets and
the theater. but l met Green N the
car. and the thing passed completely
out of my mind"
"And what did meeting Green have
! to do with it,"
why. Green is Il great sportsman.
you know. He catches more fish and
shoots more snipe than any other man
in town. He wanted to know if |
didn't know that the snipe shooting
season opened tomorrow and was sur
prised that l had forgotten it,"
"Well:"
well. he has got a game knee and
can't go out shooting, but I'm going
by myself. You know I go every fall.
I've been tasting snipe in Imagination
all day. We can go to the theater any
night this fall or vinter-we can go q
hundred nights-but l must go snipe
shooting tomorrow. | want to get
away at daylight, and I've got to Dor
row a gun this evening and make
ready"
1t IS true that Mr.. Bowser went
snipe hunting last year and the year
before. 1t is also true that he didn't
even see a snipe; also that he had trou-
BILE with farmers on both occasions
and Oh the last came home with Il
black eye and his coat ripped from tail
to collar. He had then said that he
was through with snipe forever: that
millions of them might come and light
on the hOusetOp and he wouldn't
stretch forth his hand. l reminded
him nov of his words, and he replied:
"Never. Mrs. Bowser-never said
anything that could be possibly twist
ed to mean any such thing. l couldn't
have had any fuss with farmers, and
II l came home with a black eye IT
was caused by Il kick from the gun.
You have got things all mixed up. This
puts off our going to the theater for
only a night or two, and l hope yon
won't Ne a BOBBY about it,"
'Oh. I'm not going 10 complain" |
said. "If 4 husband cares more about
snipe than lie does about his wife she
must put up with It,"
ut isn't that, and you know it isn't.
I care more about you than l do about
five snipe. but ! want YOU to soc this
thing in the same li"ht that ! de. ! 90
out to shoot Snipe. | get the day in
the country. The walking IS good for
my rheumatism. ! get the eNhilnration
Of shooting 4 gam1 bird. | talk With
the farmers about their crops. ! drink
more or less huttermilk. meet other
sportsmen. and we compare notes and
get acquainted. ! shoot and bring
home four dozen snipe. and we have
Snipe pie for Il week. | feel reiuvc.
mated. am completely restored a
health. and during the rest of the fall
l go around whistllng and singing. !
hope you won't he selfish in the mat.
ter"
Oh. What's the Use?
o. course | told him that I didn',
want to be and that ! should he glad
to see him 90 out and enjoy himself
What was the use in saying anything
to the contrary: He would have gone
anyhow. As soon rs dinner was over
he went off somewhere and horrowel
/ n gun and a game bag and ammuni
tion. aud he spent two solid hours
J cleaning that run. 1t was a gun a rot
t long. l can't remember what bore h,
said II was nor how many Suii,r i
< would shoot - the minute. 'nr III,
figures We're very liberal. All you Na'
TO do was to put in anywhere from =;
dozen to 4 huShel of cartridges ans
aim and pull the trigger. | asked Mr.
! BowSer II The gun wasn't made six
teen feet long SC that the muZZlc could