The sun., 1872-01-16
cor. ABBOII'1 HIG PIcRKREL.

susquehanna the TarGdlr- NJ Ft@herm"uH
Abbous PRteut Red FLANNEL Fi,kctci
~iguRI-A Pond Chock fuit OF -cycd-
Pound Fish-A Days Lovely ~Port,
Correspondence OF The san.
SusQrEu,x. Pa. Jan. Ia" Would vou liz,
to 20 ah.hingi - said Col E II. Abbott TIE eaa'n.
plea fisherman Of northern Penusylvinia. to svS
correspondent VINO ostoppel At bis hotel Yesterday
"of course I would" said the corr-oonlent
"wel, sir know pond abont four mi,e. fron
here where there are piekere tnat weigh Eve AMI
~ pounds apiece Nov t1.s iiternoon ven 20 out
.n' give en- tussle"
The correspondent was deligh'.'i snd readily 49,
s-uted TO the proposition After dinner cot Abbot
who IS ihe greatest a-fcr.nan 10 nort,era Psuu.y
vana. SAID.
snow Wen 60 No ana overhaul my lines Come "
woNuERFut Ny-Nri3S y.
The Colonel brought out of closet his rev pa,.
c1t appliance for catching pickcrel II coHsit:s -'
= tece of wood Uisectei hru N1y ~ and tlru
-,eei % TIE detached o.scc beng kept m ne l4re
~ Atla. ON one end Of the detacloi piece 10
strip OF red naei and 90 tao otIer tae lue hllgs
To- a loop When tae d.h bites lie pulls doSn his
end AMI tue rel nmnel Ole. lp In the air. thus 80
tracing the d.hemlns attention. The Colonel
tls spent lear. IN evolving this simple pr.ncIpie,
and 1t has only been a Few weeks since his labor.
were crowned with success. The Colonel selected
ave orsiS lines from stocs of aJJu, svo hlnlrcl.
AID, together with ,he sCS anI an ,xe, started
for the -reat pickcrcl pond.
DO oyrs.
on tie way toe SUS mah sssed
l. ih. good place % catch r'ckrrcl, Colonel t'
The lest Pic 10 the vor. o." Ac se?I.I. " Tie
pond is alive with 'em. 49,, ones, too. SCI yol."
pi Icu ever eaten any there So
Well no, never caught aaY myself Y.us see ~.
been preuy busy ths au aud winter, aud ha.u.t
piykerel there. Tor I've seen EN-. 'ia.ut O. 81
mucl, me pond amt and tris is a goo1 day. We
eat - n-uy as We eau carry. De 'rIoN-, too, !
tell you"
Icr crTrrss wAvrrp.
Arriving ,t tae poni, wlich D.. VERY small on,
Ossuuul cascade. tie Coone went UPON The ice.
followed Dy t4c sUS m,u, aud thc aTo, The Colonel
I-Dosl'ed gt- can OF ii,te tsl 20 be used for bat
and - z,ng me axe went mau.u, 10 W0rS. He
cut dowl ten inches, snl tten stopped ~ rest.
" At-tts talcS icc. tlis is be sad
=" Yes slid t-e SCN man.
Resuming the axe tie Colonel cut down ten inch,,
f1rtncr Gud taen stuck wA.er. he fairly danced
Now vol oua minute and I'I catch oue to show
he.ore We ca any more NOES It's hard wor~
" lie bsiied Ina hook dropped It in the water and
t e mule nsh oa-ted away With a. lie ri-Eed "ls
paeLt ap lance auI then seiziug the sUS m-us arm
drew tim soi,y away from the SPOT.
Hush, now, 6lii tHo toIoncl 10 whisper.
Don't make no'se and we'll have a us ieioo u
SAC seconds" "
NoGR ce.crrrrRs WANTED.
Ile ~ I,4u stood .aJ w1t>ae, tue red q, mel
uuul Ils ,Nvs -IfN .t..r.. bu. I renamed sta.
I,uNy. Ieu 4ta... ~cl, d., 4aa tieA ..s ,o.--
- .uess wo'l l,.,.t ult down some more inos.
Yon III a .o.e nv,. t.,f, ,.t.rs Ia. .p0u mi
~ uud tl.s u,u uu just 49, 5000 a. no uue-.'
lhs sun man Io, Acd at t.e Iyiouc., Dus 1lo Coo.
neI Nas Wa.c.ils Tue IeI u,ule.. So BIO took tDo
axe And Wsut 60 WoIA. hg tLg ana cut ,Il every
muscle 10 ns frame "assotc, ou, in4lY 20! t.I0Igu
I"e Do.oHe. uIobte' smother IocS, anA rIs-ed au-
were GUS snd ghrte more pieces OF red dauael wait.
el 20 uc SAM up 30 t,e ar. fulJ exhausted vita
his i-Cols, the Sun man sat doNn on clks OF ice
t. Te't lie A.c-ed he ave red uue.. So did
.oL Aobot. NcltDer spoAe fer twenty minutes,
Aof ~'4 l.e pieces oi ied G-n-ei move
BIO oNEs, TELL You.
Colonel sald the sun man nasly, 4" 10 Won
el-yt tAtre are any fish ln q $ Iutlt
"uh plenty OF em. l tell you the p9nd's cho-'S
r.I. NY I've 'eon iots Of tsa 'HaS were eausut
A-le. b. fellows, toO, toll l04.'
Itcy DON'T seem TO y.ts to-day very weui'
b.-a 'q s w aa. a%aS, ,g st yon there's lots o'en
4Ao.L,T 1ol' "e4s - aai sIl the rad aaHasi
Col- n M1s,,S ssl '.o ;sys man, do you believe
Wei, l cant understand Why taey DON. n.,e.
i 'Ies .ots o p!ckere. Ae.e k-oN, .o,s ofe4
n9w o{on know. H." asked tho svS man.
" Becagsr I've seen en- sna heard .ots of people
Say so but dome be Ieye they're EOia. 10 l. 10 10
d.. 80 We might As well iaSe U. .he llues.
rus RAILROAD NAS's E1Posuo~
The suS man Jumped at this and soon every line
was ~ A.tho Colonel ascended 'he bank. followed
u1 me Sun man, le met a railroad aborer lhe
man stopped He lookCd atthe Colonel Ati the AN
ines ana lhcn az the pond 4 smile sVread over lis
rugged face, been Gstin', srf" le asLsi
Yes taid the Colonel. I've been trylug 10
WON'T bite 60 dly ~
snoulo think not. There hain't been pickorol
IN ,lat are ho.o in five }ear. ~ Died Oh. Naeu
CumplnI stopped 90 tho cuIvcIt" "
To OOl mel travelled NltIuut waiting rlr tho
r'.lroAd man TO On sh 0.s remarks, followed uy iAo
.zs ANA tO correspondent.