Litchfield enquirer., 1863-08-27
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r SAAeASu WI SAk~HroNns- w lofp f<>.tou till ouf Tihs lairly ached at tho relation of the following !" item" on surgeons by lequas cious friend of curs ss.
 Itappsava that oug friend vas located oa the Ksnnebec river, a few years ago, and hsd number Of hands employed about dan, ena the surgeons were very numerous and sx- trenely docils. They would frequently come poking their noses close up to the meu stand. ing in the water, and one of tho men bethoughs how delicious morssl . pickled sturgson was, and he forthwith made . preparation .o snake out . clever-sized fish. Getting an irsn rod at the blacksmith,s chop close q, hand. he bends up one end like Ash-hook, and slipping cut into tue stream, he ally pla. ces the hook under the sturgeons nose, and into the round hole of . mouth, expecting to fasten it on to the victimizsd, harmless Hsh, and 'yank' him clean and clear out of lis watery element. But, 'lordyl' wasn't he mis- taken and surprisedi The moment the hook touched the inside of the ssurgsons mouth, the creature backed water 50 suddenly and fOrcibly, as to nearly jerk the holder of ths hooks head from it's socket. The poor fellow
 was forty rods under water, and down stream. before he mustered presence of mind enough to induce him to let go the hook However, the lockers aH at this curious mo. nnuvre took . boat and hshed out their halt drowned comrade, who concluded that he had
 paid pretty dearly for his whistle.
 The sturgeon catching did not end here. After the laugh of the aforementioned ads venture had ceased, some one offered to beta
 hat that he could hold surgeon and snake
 him clean out of the water and as the man
 who had tried the experiment felt altogeshep
 dubious about it, he at once bet that the stuf- geon would be more than 2 match for any man in the crowd.
 The wager was duly stakee, q rod crooked,
 the operator tucked up bis sleeves and trov5
 CTS, and waded out to where sturgeon or twa7 were lying of in the shallow water. Of course [ the operation now became a matter of inter-
 est and as the man was stout, hsAFty fellow,
 able to hold bull by the horns. few entertain cd doubts of his bringing out Ais sturgeon. After . long time the operator gets his hoch
 under the sturgeon, and leans forward to stick
 it close into the jaws of the victim; and no
 sooner was that part of the fest accomplished.
 than MT, Sturgeon backs out and with the
 velocity of chain lightning, carrying his ass
 saiIant under water and down stream The
 man held on; and there they went, foaming and pitching, Hntl the fellow, finding his breath nearly out of bis body, his neck, arms and legs just about dislocated. concluded 10 ioss the hat and lot the hook cad sturgeon.ye.
 Pretty well used up, the peor follow sue, ceedad iu getting ont of the river, . converts
 the first experimental ides of the strength and velocity of fish, especially . biz sturgeon. as -------e~>-~----- Sse,.rt Al, A MAsvsELoussS sSgnRx .--I was bred up ip the dislike of the marvellous. os the stupidE wonderful, as my uncle called it. I must IT. lats an anscdots in point. Some geutlsmep were dining together, and relating theifyalions adventures one of them dealt 50 much in ths
 marvellous that t induced aanthsr to give bin . lesson. @ avl sseIa se sss.g
 sIwss onss,' sad hs,t engaged in ( ski.
 mishing party in America I advanced too
 far, was separated from ny friends, and ssw three Indians in pursuit of me ! the horrors | of the tomahawk in the hands of angry says res, took possession of ny mind. eonsids
 cred for . moment what yes to he dene [ most lof us love lifsss and mine vas most prseious
 and useful to my family ! Wss swiff of footj
 and fear added to ny speed. AftsE looking beck, for the country was an open one, at
 length perceived that one of ny enemies had 1 satrun tho others, and the vel known saying Of divide and conquer occurring to me, ! slackened my speed, and allowed hin to cong up we engaged in mutual fury, l 1hops nsns
 here lbowing sp his auditorsJ vill doubt ths result 1; in . feH minutes be Icy corpae q ny feet h this short space of time the two In dians had advanced upon md, SO I took sgsjp
 to my heels, not from cowardice, pan iu truth declare. but with the hope of reaching peish= boring wood. where knew dwelt . tribe flsndly to the English this hope. however, I was forced to give Hp. for on looking back I ssv one Of my pursuers far before the other, ! waited for hin, recovering my almost ex- bausted breath and soon this Indian shared the fate of the arst ! had now only one ens- my to deal with ]; but felt fatigued, and be. ing nssr the xoodI was HloFs anxious to save ny own life than to destroy another of my tsIIow-crsatures. plainly perceived smoko curiing up among the trees Fsdoubled ny spesd, I prayed to heaven, l felt assured ny prayers would be graptsd but st this moment the yell of the Indians voice sounded 10 ID pars--I even thought I felt his warm bsssA ---thsss was 10 choics-1 tu.aei sdond-
 Hs.s ths espasnsa shs a tIslsd lAs wonderful stoFis5 q arI| 1||r'k pssl