St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-24

b used to push snipo on their uests
and for a few minutes the relations
between US were strained We had
hardly become rcconciled again wheu
! asked him what sort of q LOOKING
bird snipc was. He didn't seem to
hear the question. and I put II again
Then he looked up, with red face
and said that some folks called them
partridges-some folks who didn't
know anything. had my suspicious
but said nothing further. When We
got ready for bed Mr.. Bowser charged
me as follows:
Not to let him oversleep.
Not to let him forget the gun.
To see that he took some ammoria
along In care snlpe BIT hl;r.
Not to let him forget 10 kiss me ere
he departed. lie didn't look for any
accident. but fuse might possibly
blow out somewhere.
Not to let anything that the cook
might say disturb me. The cook didn't
know snIpe from a Goldfish.
To remind him to telephone me
whenever he had opportunity during
the dag.
To remind him the very last thing
before his departure that he was no
dray horse and that II he slaughtered
more than two dozen snipe he was not
to try to bring them home on his back.
Mr. Bowser woke up at midnight
and got up to find that the weather
was all right for snlpc: again at 1
o'clock. at 2, Mt 3. at 4. The weather
continued ail right. and he was
tbrnahing around IN bed and killing
snlpe by the cart load when woke
h';I at 6. lie irccscl. Ll.r.cl down
and devoured piece Of bread and
butter and was out Of the house with
TINT long gun on his shoulder before
was fairly awake He hadn't waited
to be reminded Of anything. The milk.
man was at the door. and I heard him
ask II there were grizzly bears around
and II they had teeth. but his inqui.
rles remained unanswered. When I
finally went down to my breakfast I
found the cook In tears, and when I
asked the cause she replied:
II weeps for you. ma'am. and don't
chnrge you anything extra for r."
But why weep for me2"
Because Mr.. Bowser viii be knock.
Ing trees and fences down with tho
end Of that long gun and get himself
killed"
An hour had passed when the tcle-
phone rang. and went to II to bc
greeted by Mr.. Bowser's voice. lie
said:
II have reached the country. Am
telcphoning you from brIckyard. All
the brick men say that There are snIpe
by the million about mile farther on.
II Is n good thing that ! brought 600
am In the best Of spirits.
Goodby."
snips7 Billions Of 'Emi
Forty minutes later I heard from
him again. He said:
Hello. girly. I am at a farmhouse
Have been Inquiring all about buck.
wheat and cabbages. They are a big
chop. Tho farmer says the snipe must
have got wind OF my coming. as they
MI ncw AWAY Just before my arrival. |
He estimates the number In the flock
at 100000. am about TO push on
after them. Wish I had brought q
thousand cartridges and q gun thirty.
two feet long. feel all tho cxhllara.
Hon anticipated. Have arranged with
he farmer for the use Of his two horse
wagon to bring my snipe home. He Il
rcaily an Intelligent man. He doesn't
'hink the Standard OH company will
pay that ans for two or three weeks
ret. Goodby."
Once more ! heard from him. II wa,
'wo hours later. and ] had begun tn |
worry. II was needless. for he said:
Il am on the trail OF the snipe
There are billions and billions OF them,
md they cannot escape me. Wish !
lad brought 1000 cartridges. wisn
he gun was nfty feet long. Am telv-
from another farmhouse.
Farmer says that the bumblebes In
preparing 10 retire to. his lair for the
eason. One more effort and am
mong the snipe. Never felt 80 OF.
lllarated In my nfe. BY John. but this
, seeing life. this isl Goodby."
That was the last from him. Hours
nd hours later the telephone called
NO again. and the voice OF stranger
aid:
''If that Is Mrs. Bowser I want TO
ny to her that there Is a short. pudgy
nan with a bald head roaming around
ut here and talking about snipe ana
He claims TO be your
usband. WIN you send for him be-
ore the farmers gather ana run hlm
q and lock him up for a looneyf"
sent for him aud brought him
ome, gun and all. aud as write this
Q lies asleep ON the lounge. The doc
,r says he win probably live through
!. but all depends on the nursing. He
,ust have been bitten by at least
wenty snipe and dozen farmers
N. QUAD.