Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-06-28
ATrout s1orv.


Dan Marble, the comedian. usea A. a.,
q story about trouting that aiwaye eanssS
a sensation, and az We don't Remember n
have seen It 10 print, we publish il for the
amusement of our readers. It seems that
Dan, while crossing the Allegheny Noun
taine, one summer, fell ia With a fishing
party from New York, sod they insisted on
his holding up, and going out to fish with
them. s srs,sIa : il7.;,srs 8 ss, a
WELL Gays Dan, we went, fshed, and
Monongahela, and carried about two
pounds Of fab back TO the hotel 10 Holi-
daysburg. Doe morning strayed of from
the party, rod 10 hand, aud was overtaken
BY an old covey IN an ancient built gig, as
high es three-story corn CRIB. His sober
face. broad.5rimmed- hat and square.tailed
coat, bespoke him Quaker. The old fell
low drew up, eyed me for q moment, and
comingto the conclusion that was hu-
nan. be invited me to get IN and ride
DOWN tue mouDtain; and De / had SOME
distance to 60 to Overtake my friendsS>I
mounted the concern, and the old fellow
gave his old mare the string, and away
she went.
'Thee's trouting. eh!'
Slightly said l. -
Has thee fondness for fishipg?'
Not 80 very strongly inclined that way
says I.
The trout is very cute fish, said the
old fellow.
Yes replied.
L once had tame trout in my pond.
put him iD my pond when be was about
as big as my foger. fed him regularly.
lifted him from the pond in my hand; and
be grew On, till reckon be weighed a
matter Of three pounds, good; and tho't
one day, as had some city friends to dine
with Us, I'd take out my fish and have
him cooked. Ha Hs really. believe
the critic: guessed my intention, for he
never would come near me after that; /.
coaxed, and tried to inveigle him, for sotn
time; but it was no use, friend trout was
shy, AID avoided all sociability. baited
9 hook with the most tempting morsel.
bot no I-plague on the critter, be was done
with me. i next borrowed q scoop-net
and though I'd get it very nigh under
him, away he'd dart beneath stone, and
out Of my reach.
The trout grew bigger, and 90 saucy,
that made up my mind be must be eaten.
Ha J Ha at last made a snare. Nov,
my old friend said. Ithee's bound to come
OUT Plague take the fellow, the moment
l put the moose over his body, he'd poke
his nose down into-the gravel at the bot
tom Of the pond. wiggle his tail. and of
would slip the wire. OF course the sleek
rogue actually appeared to be laughing at
me- and l went away, declaring that The
provoking creature might live forever, if
he COULD
WELL says I, Interested in the fish sto.
~, die be still continue to live and -four,
ishi'
Not long, for my sen he'd bet most
any thing be could catch him, and be
.Ab. indeed = said I, in amusement, how
did be proceedf'
Hal hal I will tell thee. Reuben
caught dozen grasshoppers. and threw
them into the pond-the fish was very fond
ct grasshoppers:and having eaten them ell,
became go very springy, that in jumping
for fly, be actually sprsDg clear out of
the pond, and Reuben caught the critter
before be could jump back agaio |!
told my Quaker friend guessed I'd
get ont about then, so he drew up and let
me reach the ground, and then drove OF
with long face