Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14

i dnSereu long ana lovingly round ina
genial flame, telling our stories in turn
but laughing most at the Doctor
whose genius shone out at this poin
high over all, exciting loud ha, ha'
which much Disconnected the weary be
ings wooing the drowsy god in thei
berths. Finally we too sought repose
and after all jokes were worn out an,
not another giggle could be excitetiul
and down the linesOof sleepers, thel
our camp was quiet and we slept On ou
patent, double elliptic, back-action
spring boards till dayligh did appear
then at four A. NJ when we were ali il
blissful Inconsistencies enjoying un
ruffied rest, then Isay the man who hat
retired lar nine and had grumbled mos
at our harmless merriment around tn,
campfire, was the first to break in Oh
our innocent slumbers with hideou
yells. and executing an old virgini,
hoe-down on, resounding boards. On,
or two bounced OUT the rest of III
wouldn't. We were mad. We wanted
to sleep. We never heard of such /,
thing as getting up in the middle of tn,
night, but it was no use for they
dragged US out. We ate our breakfas
by the light of the morning star, ant
were soon divided into three parties
tramping farther up the valley to tn,
fishing grounds. They said it was mil,
and a half to the first run, and it was
any one who says it, was not mile and
half is a-well he prevaricates. lam
a little sensitive on this point, because
know it foas mile and a half. We
walked and walked and walked, till on.
feet were blistered and hot,--we walked
till we knew we had walked three miles
over nothing but an .unbrOken mass OF
stones; then the other two of my party
gave up and would go no farther, but ]
walked on, determined to reach that
trout stream or die, and 1 did. Iwalked
what / considered at the time to be
about four miles farther and found it,
Q little trickling stream not much over
a yard broad, but oh ] so clear, as it
rippled over the stones in the sunshine
it looked like pure gold from the re-
gions of Paradise. No wonder the
spotted trout, said to bethe handsomest of
fish, love these little streams. There is
fascination about catching these little
"speckled beauties y If you, have fly
hook you must troll it along the surface
or let it drop lightly here and. there,
there is no nibbling and pulling, no
harrassing suspense, only quick grab
jerk and you have hin; there must
not be one moments delay or.your fish
is gone never to return. l fished up my
stream till it was time to go home and
then commenced my wearisome Journey
again. Soon l met friend, and we two
got lost in those grand old woods. Many
things l could tell, but my article is
most unreasonably long. or our joy at
finding the path again, will leave you
to imagine. When we got to the camp
they looked at US tired, foot-sore and
almost pegged out, and asked us how
far we had been, we said We thought
about fifteen miles, and that is what
makes us so sensitive about that mile
and half. When We got back to Ae-
ademia we felt1ike old veteran hunters
and conducted ourselves accordingly.
But the best of friends must part The
Doctor left us Immediately on our re-
turn from the mountain. Dolores and
Andy went west, then came my turn.
Goodbye, dear friends, and many thanks
for your kind hospitable anxiety for
our enjoyment. Goodbye old Aea-
demia, and may it be ours to meet again
in in thy pleasant vale, CT. L.,IR.
The Battle of the Bullfrogs
Many of the citizens Of Vermont viii
remember seeing on the one dollar bills
off, the Windham county State Bank
vignette representing bullfrogs fight
ing. This was engraved to commem-
crate the Battle of Bullfrogs. The
facts were as follows
( Many years ago, when the town of
was newly settled, there came
a very dry season. There are two large
ponds in Windham, separated by an in
strip of land of considerable
extent Each of these ponds was in
habited by large community of the
reptiles above named. The smaller
pond dried up and its Inhabitants start
I'd in body for the lower and larger
pond. They were metlin the interven-
ing space by the reptiles from the larger
pond, and q fierce and long-continued
battle ensued between the rival COM
Such was the hideous bel
lowing of the frogs during the encoun-
ter that it alarmed the inhabitants, who
At first supposed it to be the whoop of
hostile savages. But curiosity getting
The better of their fears, they cautiously
proceeded to the spot whence the hide |
BUS sound issued, and there beheld the |
strange spectacle of two immense ar
mics of bullfrogs, covering many acres |
,f ground, engaged in fierce and dead |
y battle. This battle continued more |
han twenty-four hours, and when it
was over the ground was literally COW
.red with slain, and it became neees-
'ary, to avoid the noxious etfiuvia, to
,ather and bury them.-Boston Tran
cript.s -.-
Two Partners Cowhided by
Each Others Wives.
Messrs. Harrison & Camp have been
,artners in small jewelry business on
he south side of Fifth street, west of
Walnut, Cincinnati. They have lately
lad little business missunderstandin n &
which Mrs. Camp has seen fit to take an
ctive part, much to the disgust of Mr.
iarrison,whOse idea was that he and his
artner could settle their business affairs
vithout the interference Of the ladies
frs Camp, a large, strong woman, took
reception to some remarks of disappro-