The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03
C0NNU NiCATION.
BUCKsTowN, PA,
Innr u 1S19

4 Last week il entered into the heads OF
( four of the sports of our village. familiary
known as Vulcan, Chaplain, Bucktail and
( Crib, 10 90 on fishing excursion tothe Gel
ebrated Clear Shade, not for the value of the
1 fish they would catch, but for the fun ofit
After spending nearly all Saturday in rig
/ ging up team, making fish boxes, twist
ing hair lines, digging bait, and preparing
about weeks raiions of the most approx
ed kind, including tho ever necessary.
Sure death TO rats, for which Vulcan
was sent to Jac Stull's on the ileetest horse
Esq, Richardson could select from his ever
ready and ever varying assortment, and af-
ter a few more additions 10 the larder on
Monday morning the party finally got un-
der headway and left for the stream in high
glee. The plan was TO 90 10 VIM. Old
hams toward the head of the stream and
send the team back To the mouth of PANTY
Run. This would leave a distance TO fish
down stream of about six miles, and over
u portion OF it that extends through AN UNI
inhabited part of the country and that is
bordered on either side by an impossible
wilderness of laurel. briers, rocks and
swamps several miles in width. The team
was accordingly sent hack and the party
took TO the stream, and iished down till
dusk, then went into camp under Il large
spruce tree where they Jared pretty well,
considering the heavy rain all night. AT
ter breakfast the next morning, the party
again bctook themselves to the stream, but
imagine the CONSERVATION of a party out
for fun at finding that the stream was rap
idly rising, and, that the rain, the thermon-
eter, and their spirits especially that
brought from Stull's was rapidly falling.
Here was dilemma and the party held a
consultation what to do about il, which re
suited in resolution to wade down the
stream ahead of the coming Hood Fish
ing was now out of the question, and all
their sentimental dreams Of fun had dwin-
died down 20 root hog or die; lGt they
were not even permitted 10 root very far in
this direction till the fast rising stream
forced them 10 leave it, icy waters and take
To the woods, this was the last horn of the
dilemma and the undertaking was only
equaled by the emergency. The next
grand picture Of despair We see, Is sthepariy
coming 20 4 grand halt IN the tlIickest of
the laurel and the storm. Bucktail little
in advance cntanglcd in this luraridnt
shrubbery, mentally solving the great
problem that life does afford more sorrOw
than JOY NulC=ina little in the rear, his
head ostrich like under projecting rock, I
hneniing that his fame Ia stand fire was
50 much niarred by his defeat in the wa
ter, and Crib trying 10 squeeze himself un-
der another overhanging rock, which prov
ed too short, leaving both ends exposed,
for the first time In his life
the real sentiment OF ''IIome sweet nome. -
while the Chaplain with the characteristic
patience of that class, was leaning against
4 spruce tree his mouth slut and his ewes
open, trying pOssum like 10 convince the
storm that hc MAS already dead, and that
/ WAS useless Ia punish him any further;
Dut weak mortal men can stand great deal
when they must, and the party resolved
{ the rain did not stop, they would not
,ithcr. So they again pushed forward, but
10 sooner had they escaped the laurel of
shade, when they came 10 that of Cubrun,
his stream they had TO wade taking them
waist deep; next came the PANTY run with
Is wide belt of laurel and briers, this
Jrcam they could not wade, but luckily
hey found large spruce tree lyingacross,
yer which the party passed in solemn ST.
ence, then came another fearful streak of
wilderness, but time and perseverance H.
ally brought them through after desper-
ie struggle of six long hours. Once in the
Dad, the party soon made their way TO
amuel Burkebiles where they found the
sam and plenty of rations. After accept
az the hospitalities of Mr.. Burkebile,
rying of and refreshing themselves they
anne home without any further adventure,
he whole party caught about two dozen
nall trout, but then they only went TO :
ave "fun. FRITZ. Z