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

4 HEARD HIM ASK ~ THERE WE'RE onix-
ELF BEAIs AROUND"
! shall he nil dressed and ready half
an hour ahead OF time. Did you get
them well down In frontr
Come to think OF II, I believe there
was something said about tickets and
the theater. but I met Green on the
car, and the thing passed completely
out Of my mind"
"And what did meeting Green have
10 do with III"
"why. Green In a great sportsman
you know. He catches more fish and
shoots more snipe than any other man
In Town. He wanted TO know n I
didn't know that the snipc shooting
season opened tomorrow and was sur.
prised that ] had forgotten t."
"WcIIY'
swell. he has got a game knee and
can't 20 out shooting. but I'm going
by myself. You know I 20 every fall.
I've been tasting snipe In Imagination
all day. We can 20 10 the theater any
night this fall or winter-we can 20 n
hundred nights-but I must go snipc
shooting tomorrow. I want to get
away at daylight. and I've got 10 Dor.
row a gun this evening and make
ready"
II In true that Mr.. Bowser went
snipe hunting last year and the year
before. II II also true that he didn't
even see snipe: also that he had trou.
BILE with farmers ON both occasions
aud on the last came home with a
black eye and his coat ripped from tall
20 collar. lie 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. I reminded
him now OF his words. and he replied:
"Never. Mrs. Bowser--ncver said
anything that could Ike possibly twist.
ed to mean any such thing! couldn't
have had any fuss with farmers. and
n I came home with a black eye II
was caused by a kick from the gun.
You have got things all mixed up. This
puts on our going to the theater for
only night or two. and hope you
won't be BOBBY about H."
''Oh. I'm not going to complain"
said. III husband cares more about
snipe than he does about his wife she
must put up with It."
TT isn't that. and you ....ow II isn't.
care more about you than ! do about
five snipe. but want you to see this
thing In the same light that ! do. 20
out to shoot snipe. I get the day In
the country. The walking In good for
my rheumatism. get the exhilaration
OF shooting q gamy bird. I talk with
the farmers about their eropY. drink
more or less buttermilk. ! meet other |
sportsmen. aud We compare notes and
get acquainted. shoot and bring |
home four dozen snipe. and We have
snipe pie for week. feel rejuve-
mated. am completely restored 70 |
health. and during the rest Of the fall |
] 80 around whistling and singing.
hope you won't be selfish In the mat
ter"
Oh. What's the ussf
or course ! told him that didn't |
want to be aud that ! should be glad
to see him go out and enjoy himself.
What was the use IN saying anything |
to the contrary He would have gone
anyhow. AZ soon AZ dinner was over
10 went on somewhere and borrowed
. gun aud q game bag and amlnuni-
tion. and he spent two solid hours
that gun II was q gun rod
long. ] can't remember what bore he
said II was nor how many snipe II
would shoot to the minute. but the
hgures were very liberal. All you had
10 do was to put In anywhere from q
iozen to . bushel Of cartridges and
lim and pull the trigger. ] asked Mr.. /
Bowser n the sun wasn't made SIX
Zen feet long - that the muasis eenh