The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-26
Eaw guwcRcUs WORK

has In press, to be issued Dee. lSt, q
volume IF the humorous writings of the
late J. F.. Kelley, better known as
"FALCoNBRDGR." The pieces from
the pen Of this genial writer have at
tanned wide spread reputation among
the editorial fraternity, and now that
they are collected in permanent form
they make one of the most readable
and pleasant books Of the season. The
book is published for the benefit of
Mr. KS widow and children, who were
left, by his sudden dccease, without
means of support,
We give below an extract from The
work which will give an idea of its
fund of humor. : Savannah Morning
News.
SHAKING OUT SURGEONS - We
have roared until our ribs fairly ached
at the relation of the following item"
on surgeons by loquacious friend Of
ours:
Il appears our friend was located
oil the krnaebcc river, 4 few wears
ago. and had number Gf hands en-
ployed about dam and the surgeons
were very numer"uS aud extremely
docile. They would frequently come
pokiug Their roses close up to the men
standing in the water, and one of the
men bethought him how delicious a
m0rsel picked sturgeon was, and he
forthwith made a preparation to SNAKE
out" a olever-sized fish. Getting an
iron rod at the blacksmih's shop close
at hand, he bends up one end like
fiSh-hook and, slipping ont into he
stream. he silly places the hook Hnder
The surgeons nose and into its rpuhd
hole of Il mouth, expecting to fastcu
on to the victimized, harmless fsh.
and "yank" him clean and clear ou,
of his watery element. But, ''iar'y-"
wasn't he mistaken and surprised
the moment the hook touched the inside
! of the surgeons mouth, the creature
backed water 40 sudden and forc.hy
As to near jerk TIE holder of the ho IS
head from IFS socket The poor f,liyw
was forty rods urder wat". aud .a.rs
down stream, before he mastered
presence of mind enough - erdute
| him to let 90 the hook
However Tie ipokcTs-O ef his curl
oWs mauuuvre took boat AMI i>hsd
out their half-drogned comraGc. whu
concluded that lie had paid pretty
/ dearly for his whistle.
The sturgcou-catching did not end
here. After the laugh Of h. above
!rHertiohed adventure had ceased, some
1 oaa oftyled II bet hat that he could
! hn,t sstIsEs tni snake him clean
,.g' II ws.e- a33 IS ;He man whb
t33 ;riad h experiment felt alto
,.ether duhiu';s a'.3ad i. he al once bet
| that the sfGrgcoh you'd be more than
! a match for any man in The crowd.
The wager was daily staked, rod
crooked, the operator tucked up hi>
sleeves and trGWserS, AID wades out 10
where sturgeon or two were lying
! Of in the shallow water. or course
the operation noV became a matter OF
considerable interest; and as the mal
was a stout, harty fellow, able to hold
/ a bull by his horns, few entertained
| doubts o: his bringing out has stur,
geon.
After long time the operator gets
his hook under the sturgeon. and leans
forward to stick it close into the jaws
Of the victim; and no sooner was that
part of the feat accomplished, than
Mr.. Sturgeon blacks out" with the
velocity of chain lightning, carrying
his asSailant under water aud down
stream The man held on and there
they went, foaming and pitching, UNI
i'll the fellow. finding his breath near, y
out ofhis budy; his neck. arms, anC
legs just about dislocated, concluded
to lose the hat and Let the hook ans
sturgeon go
| Pretty we'll used up, the poor fellow
| succeeded in getting out Of the river
i convert To TIE first experimental ide.
IF the strength and velocity OF fish
especially a big s.argeon.
Beginning to imagine that fish could
swim, or bad muscular power, Seyera
ofthe bystanders were rife for expert
menting on the surgeons.
Another iron rod was converted int,
a hook, and two bully-bullt Paddy
volunteered to hook the fish. An o.
4 portunity was not long waited for, 81,
IA jolly good elastic nosed gc,us slnl
geon came smelling up close IL Mhcr,
the Paddys had posted themselves NJ
on some Undiscovered slippery stones
and with Il sudden, spasmouic effort
, the man with the hook planted hrn
~ into the suction hoie Of the tian
while his companion held on t. ! !.oe
fast to the hook. Before AT coQ!l
, say Jack Robinson, of course he =,
jcrked off his feet, and, letting g. Il
iron. the other Paddy and he s1ulgeo
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