The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-07-07
Fishing Entertainment and Boo Robbing.

MIR. EDITOR: We beg to trouble you
just long enough to read this little commus
nicatlon, and ask that you give the Same an
insertion in the next issue Of tho Herald.
Ear'.v OH Saturday morning, the 10th ult ,
q nice lit;le assemblago Of people of both
sexes, strictly whites--lIo coorcd ones pres
ent-could haSo been seen grouped beneath
tho shady boughs' or u towering hickory on
the bank Of Little River engaged In the pres
paration to begin tho fish. Now whether
tho fish, if caught, were to be sold and tho
proceeds divided amongst each individual
for his peculiarly benefit, or whether they
were to DO cured, dried and fried before din~
her could be eaten, was question which
elected sharp debate. The question was
however, postponed for farther consideration,
the result of which You shall shortly SEQ {.
Tho arrangements now being complete, tho
party divided into squads, consisting of gen>
tleman and lady, aud were soon strung along
the rivers edge and the fishing began shouts
from the various squads rcycrberalcd the
forests indicating that terrible havoc was
being mado among the little fishes; the fish,
ing continued with unabated zeal until Old
splendor together with little gastric vacuity
warned us that the hour to dine had arrived
At this juncturc, the party re.asscmblcd to
the green sward, near the hickory, to ascer-
tain and exhibit tho results Of the fish.
Squad No. i, Blu(ord and his mistress
Counted out ono catfish and two tad-polcs,
Squad No. 2. Sammic and his mistress
presented two catfish, one Of them having
the appearance Of the great plague of Asia !,
and the other one that he had departed from
the rules of hygicnia; Squad No. 3, White
and his mistress, 2 little creek minnows.
both in Il state of putrifactton, had been
caught week previous by a couple Of school
boys aud forgotten Squad No. 4, Scott and
his mistress. four tad>poles when caught,
but on exhibition were found to be mctumor>
phoscd into four green frogs, which, upon
discovering their freedom made off with n
kind of half -hammonding bound, towards
the river, and were soon lost to sight-but
not to car--fOr there they set up most deaf.
cning croaking that made the "weilSn ring. !"
We'll, now, Mr. Editor, you can readily im>
nginc the conclusion arrived nt--as 10 the
disposition OF the fish, under tho circum-
stances you could hardly consider them mar
kctablc and to have prepared them for our
dinner would have been m unpleasant task
nor would the dish have been very savory
The party in IL bud fix, without their dinner
The moderator, Mr. c. D. S. having pro.
| claimed that there was but one healthy one,
{thc remaining ones being in an abnormal
conditiOn) ordered that this one DO suspend,
cd high up in the branches Of the hickory
there to undergo the proper mode Of drying
and curing, for Ito benefit Of the next fish.
Ing party. [ rather guess you tn ink that We
did without our dinner, don't you, Mr.. Ed>
tor2 Not SO. Thanks 70 som, Of the wiser
| hends Of the party, who, though they did
not participate in the fish, Witnessed the ex>
hibition and dispatched hasiy messengers TO
Head Q'rs, and soon All elegant dinner was
| sent lis,
After all had eaten, we were cordially in>
| yitcd TO u bee robbing at The Majors house
which unlike tho fishing purity. proved an
entire success, music, steal partners, and a
game or two OF justification, ended the Fish.
| Ing entertainment ami hcc robbiug of Sat>
| urday tho Goth ultlmo.
J. W. s.