Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-07-16

with a wholesome and deliciously favored
fish. was quickly handed out of the ex.
press car to Mr.. Allison, who, by virtue
of the despatch. had become Master Of
Ceremonies for the OCCASION By his
direction the can was placed under the
stream of the water plug. and thereby
the warm aud foul water in which the
fish had been from the time they left
Newport. was expelled. After thus
treating the fish to fresh water from the
hills above Patterson. Mr.. Bonsall not
being present, the whole management de-
volved on Mr. Allison. Tue ouerous
duties were considerably relieved by
clever attaches of the Railroad company y
bringing a whole locomotive, trembling
with steam, to the work. The can was
lifted on the engine and speedily con-
veyed to point on the river shore, be-
low the track, just above the railload
warehouse, west of Patterson. and oppo.
site the once well known shad fishery on
Bells Island. A number of people were
present to witness the introduction of the
ish into the river. and so great was the
curiosity to see the base that they came
near crowding Mr. Allison, his assistants
can, fish and al! into the usually blue,
but then muddy, river. Brother Allison
will be kind enough to pardon us for
noting the only visible defect in his man.
agement Just here. He should have had
his programme so perfected that all could
have seen what took place he did not so
have it. lie should have taken the pre-,
caution to have had arms, such as pike
poles, cutlasses. fish gigs, harpoons, tom
ahawks, or any. weapons that he nigh,
have deemed sufficient, placed in the
hands of his assistants. to have repelled
the heaihemish rush that was stimulated
by morbid curiosity, which, before ap-
peascd. might have drowned him in the
waters he was doing so much to re-stock
with - Bass oh the beautiful bass y
1t woulG have been big fishing to have
fished Allison out Of the river We
haven't fshed in many days, but we
would have done come tall fishing to
have fshed him out. 1t is probable,
however, that he will ironically say we
would have done no such thing. but left
him to drown
In consequence Of the rush to see, no
one saw the fish distinctly mere glimpses
of them were caught by the eye as they
emerged from the can and swan away
through the muddy water, and some eyes
didn't even get glimpse, and the peo-
pie retired, highly pleased that the fish
were in the river, but not Satisfied at
their failure to see them. which was in
the main them own fault-the conse-
quence of their crowding.
When Brother Allison has passed
away from this mischievous and trouble
some world to another, celestial sphere
of action-he is orthodox, we trust, and
not troubled with pythagorean transm:-
grafton notions, which, if true, might
consign HIM to the "Narrows.' to splash
and splunge as huge black bass, and
be angled for by those who are to come
-posterity here will ever keep his mem
ory fresh and green by association with
the enterprise that gave the people OF
these valleys the wholesome and pleasant
food from the waters of the " Blue Ju-
niata."
Don't shoot the man who takes the
first black bass out of the river and uses
it on the table, as Governor Dix said
should be done with the man that would
attempt to haul down the American flag,
bu: sue him. All are so directly inter-
ested in the success of this enterprise
that all should willingly wait for the ex-
piration of the few years required by
law to abstain from using these fish,
Those who will not wait, should be
made to wait under the law.
ABOUT o'clock yesterday morning a
fire originated among the chemicals in
the studio of Joseph Hess. the village
artist. a few doors east of this Office