The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-09-25

: Jig very hard on a shovel and the boss
5 spoke sharply to him. "Wsll, have
to dance most all night" the young
, man said, "and want to conserve my
strength"
when / get to heaven l am going
TO ask Solomon why he had so many
wives" remarked Old Bill Misgivens
wife what IL he isn't there?" in
quired Old Bill. "Then you ask him."
she replied.
There were shimmies when we were
a youngster, but they were worn and
mot danced Furthermore, no man was
supposed to know anything about them
until he had become a grandfather or
was regular helper with the family
washing
An old darky woman who was taken
seriously i'll, first called colored doc
tor, then becoming somewhat alarm
ed at her condition she sent for a.
white physician. The latter asked her
il the first doctor had taken her tenn
perature. She replied: mo, sab;
hain't missed nothin' but my watchl"
| Q q .
A long and patient but vain eff
fort on the part of khaki-clad driver
to induce mule, drawing what APP
peared to be load of laundry, through
the gateway Of local hospital af-
forded considerable amusement to the I
boys who were watching the proceed
ings. The mule would do anything but
pass through the gateway. want any
help, chum 2" shouted one Of them to
the driver, as he rested a moment.
mo" replied the driver, "but I'd like
to know how Noah got two of these
blighters into the Ark!"
81 notice." said Old Bill Misgivens,
"that every fellow who comes back
from the mountains has a powerful
long story to tell about their shootin' :
l hain't got any sort of doubt that
they are good shots alright, but have
mad some experience in shootin' myself
that would sort of open the eyes of
that bunch of hunters. 1t was in
the SOS when game in the mountains
was exceedin- plenty that one day
shouldered my gun and started out
.hinkin' maybe l might get deer or
afkt,,, 81 hot OrN We'll fac, |
ID around for quite a spell before
Jaw anything worth shootin' at. I'll
started into one of them narrow
yorges, when what should l see but
grizzly bear a comm down the gorge
)ward me. That bear must weighed
Ugh onto ton; he was certainly the
biggest thing in the bear line that
,ver saw and l have seen the limit
lie was SO big that he just plum filled
Up that canyon and l couldn't see
lothin' behind him at all. Well, l
would have run but know'd / was no
match for a grizzly in foot race and
hat might as well chance a shot at
i'm anyway. l figured that if didn't
ill him would cripple him maybe so
hat he couldn't run and could make
getaway. | had some cartridges
nth double charges Of powder and
illed up the magazine with them.
When the grizzly was within hun
red yards Of me and openin'' his
Mouth he came for me and l turned
hat gun Of mine loose after takin'
areful aim. Well, the roar of that
un just fairly woke up the mountains
he bear stopped sudden like but he
idn't fall, just stood there as if he
,as waitin' for me. l didn't know
that to make Of it and fired again.
lie never moved and l let him have
he third shot. Still he didn't bulge
r make any noise. jest couldn't
lake it out. Finally l concluded that
would slip up and investigate. Well,
entlemen, when | got right up there
found that bear was standin' still, as
cad as door nail All of them shots
I'd hit him fair in the mouth and gone
lum through him. The reason he
dn't fall was just because he just
led that canyon from side to side and
lere want no room for him to fall.
ut that want the most wonderful
art Of it. When | got to him and
imbed upon the side of the canyon
that | could see over him l see that
ere was another big grizzly standin'
ght behind that one and he was dead,
I'd right behind him was another one,
I'd then | see that the hull Of the
nyon, about quarter of mile long
as full of grizzly bears and every
10 Of them shot clean through by
oh one of the bullets had fired.
ell. gentlemen, | was busy skinnin' =
airs for week. and when got p
'ough | had just 80 skins to my cred
1t was | think the best shootin'
er done"