The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-29
From the Louisville LedEcr.j
Ftsncrman's Huck-ExPerience Ok q
xoussv,Ile SDertaman Ru Indiana.


A we,,.known gentleman of this city,
whose name is not exactly Rhinoceros, but
is Something akin to that cornute pachy-
derm, went fishing in the earliest part OF
the week, and went TO Indiana, lark
comfy, He met with II series oil adveh-
lures which are SO painful in their nature
that we would hesitate to print them were
IL not that they embody warming which
NAV deter other enthusiastic anglers rom
rushing In where anglers fear to tread. our
friend, who, We VIII remark, Is ldcnlllieo
with railroad interests, laid IN Soou StS-
ply of hooks and lines, bottle OF "n'shey,
galore of cigars. and other measures, anu
with $50 rod and one OF the 1ncSt reefs
eycr manufactured in Frankfort, he pene-
frated far into the bowels Of Clark county,
arriving Mt the fishing locality late Satur-
day night. Early on the morning OF the
dnv succeeding Saturday-we forget What
II is called-rhinoceros sailed forth to the
banks of the creek, in the pellucid waters
of which the yoracious bass pursueth the
sportiye minnow, and in whose oozy ocd
the catfish lies a-wallow. Here, bencath
the shade of patriarchial elm, IN when
gray squirrel hung by nus nce as
and barked an indignant protest al
the intrusion, our fisherman took ms
seat. baited his hook, took pun
Mt his flask, threw in and waited for
bite. Expanding his lungs with the
pure country air, and inhallng the ambr0-
sial fragrance OF an adjacent clovcr-nela,
while q blackbird preached Il sermon In
the branches overhead, and friendly
pismiro crawled up his trowserS leg, ne
chewed his tobacco with sense vi dciicalc
rcpOsc, and ruminatcd on the mlitahiil'v Oh
human affairs. But our friend had rcckoned
without his host in one particular. Inc
In RI.
God-fearing folk, who remember the Sab
bath ,iay and keep il holy. just about the
time he was expecting 4 bite tcroclollS
constable, clothed in buttcrnut Jeans ana
the majesty of the law, came down on MN
like a wolf on the fold, and in a tWlukllnS
of an eve he was that constable 5 meat.
He was taken before q rural Dogbcrry,
who heard the evidence aud sentenced MN
70 one wear I'm the Southern penltentlary.
Our friend thought that in consideration OF
the fact that he had caught no fish, and had
fractured but one intinitesimal portion OF
the Holy Sabbath, this was piling it on r;l-
ther Steep, and he vcnturcd remonStrance,
for which he was sent to Jail for contempt
of court, His whiSkey WAS cOntlScated and
drank, and he was heavily lroned and
chained to wall. His rod was stolen and
converted into 4 stock for al OX-whip. Ills
food was bread aud water.
Finally, by pawnlnS ms Watcn, ne Suc-
cceded in telegraphin" to his friends i'll this
city, who went out and rescued him after
GOOD deal of trouble. The justice Of the
pcace who had sentenced him TO the pcnl-
Tertiary was on the point OF forwarding
him to Jacksonville when the Louisville
delegation arrived, but the pious and in
dignant justice was finally induced to COM
mute the sentence to 4 fine OF 50 and costs.
After passing one or two nights i'll Jail Inc
was fiually released, and made his way back
home. Since his arrival he has been sin
g,llary reticent on the subject of fish. The
story leaked out, however, and he has
more invitations to go fishing than he can
well attend to.