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


Mr.. EDITOR: We beg to trouble you
just long enough to read this little commits
nication, and ask that you give the same an
insertion in the next issue of the Herald.
Early on Saturday morning. the 26th ult
nice little assemblage Of people of both
sexes, strictly whites-no colored ones pres
ent-could have been seen grouped beneath
the shady boughs Of towering hickory on
the bank of Little River, engaged in the pres
paratlon to begin the fish. Now whether
the fish, if caught, were to be sold and the
proceeds divided amongst each individual
for his pecuniary benefit, or whether they
were to be cured, dried and fried before DIM
ner could be eaten, was question which
elected sharp debate. The question was,
however, postponed for further consideration,
the result of which you shall shortly see.
The arrangements now being complete, the
party divided into squads, consisting of gen.
tleman and lady, and were soon strung along
the rivers edge and the fishing began; shouts
from the various squads reverberated the
forests Indicating that terrible havoc was
being made among the little fishes; the fish,
ing continued with unabated zeal until Old
Sol, not e'old Sol Of yore," in his meridian
splendor together with little gastric vacuity
warned US that the hour to dine had arrived
At this juncture, the party re-assembled to
the green sward, near the hickory, to ascer>
tain and exhibit the results of the fish.
Squad No. /, Buford and his mistress
counted out one catfish and two tad-poles,
Squad No. 2, Sammie and his mistress,
presented two catfish, one of them having
the appearance Of the great plague Of Asia,
aud the other one that he had. departed from
the rules Of hygienia; Squad No. 8, White
and his mistress. 2 little creek minnows,
both in a state of putrifaction, had been
caught week previous by couple of school
boys and forgotten Squad No. 4, Scott and
MS mistress, four tad>poles when caught,
but on exhibition were found to be metamor>
pbosed into four green frogs, which, upon
discovering their freedom made off with a
kind Of half-hammonding bound, towards
the river, and were soon lost to sight-but
not to ear-for there they set up most deaf:
ening croaking that made the ''welkin ring"
Well, now, Mr.. Editor, you can readily inn
agine the conclusion arrived at-as to the
disposition Of the fish, under the circum
stances you could hardly consider them mar
ketable and to have prepared them for our
dinner would have been an unpleasant task,
nor would the dish have been very savory,
The party in bad fix, without their dinner.
The moderator, Mr.. C. D. S. having pro.
claimed that there was but one healthy one,
,,nn,, remaining ones being in an abnormal
cond;rion, er,,,ore;a that this one be suspend>
ed high up in the bra,chcS Of the hickory,
there to undergo the proper mode Of drying
and curing, for tie benefit of the pcxt nsh>
ing party. Irather guess you think tbat We
did without our dinner, don't you, Mr.. Edi>
tor? Not so. Thanks TO somt Of the wiser
heads Of the party, who, though they did
not participate in the fish, witnessed the ex>
hibition and dispatched hasy messengers to
Head Q'rs, and soon an elegant dinner was
sent US.
After all had eaten, we were cordially in>
vited to bee robbing at the Majors house,
which unlike the fishing party, proved an
entire success, music, steal partners, and
game or two of justification, ended the Fish
ing entertainment and bee robbing of Sat>
urday the 26sh ultimo.
VS..