Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-06
AraIe for the Montana Marines.

Sam Hobart related to us the followingtish
story, which he says is true in eyey particular,
as he is keen to testify. He says that having
heard a variety ofopinions expressed as to
whether frozen fish could be resuscitated,
he determined to try the experiment to his
own satisfaction. With this object IN view
he wrote TO n friend in California to send
him fine healthy fish in frozen state.
Day before Yesterday his fish arrived, and,
mncb To his astonishment. he found it TO be
a sturgeon about six feet in length, neatly
SCI red up IN lot of gunny sacks. 50 large
al heavy was it that he was obliged to en-
gaze an express wagon to convey II 10 ms
residence, near the upper end oil lnion street.
When he reached home has wife was ont,
Bridget was out, and even his Chlnese COOK
was absent. Where 10 put the hsh to prop
erly preserve it until he had leisure to begin
his experiments upon it he did not know.
AT last, however, bright idea occurred 10
him. He had it carried into the bath room,
pulled the gunny sacks OIL 1t, and,
stretching it out in the bath-tub, turned on
the cold water. When the tub was nearly
full he packed in about his dormant - whale
a lot OF snow and ice. in order that it should
be kept as near the freezng-point As possible
This done, he came down town to attend TO
business. As we don't care to assume the
responsibility, we shall Jet HIM tell the re
mainder of the story
That night a friend insisted on my gong
to the lodge with him, and forgetting an
about the fish, sent boy 60 inform my VIE
that She need not sit up Tor me. No" 0i
course she would sit up, bat that was all
right as long As she knew where had gone
About ten o'clock wife and Bridget were
talking quietly of Foster. spiritualism and
the like. when there began to be heard
a tremendous thrashing and banging some
where in the house The noise was hhaliy
traced to the bathroom. Hearing the
terrible splurging and splashing within, the
terrified women grew white a ghosts and
when nv wife suggested that some one might
have gone in there and committed suicide
Bridgets teeth chattered audibly, and her
hands shook to such an extent that she could
hardly hold the candle The women LOW
shouted loudly for John, the Chinaman
John came from the kitchen. bold n hon,
but when be heard the horrible noise IN the
bathroom turned very blue about the glliS.
Being ordered by my wife to open the door
of the room, John heStated. and seeing the
women draw back said. What You call him
in the bathroom > Just then there came q
tremendous thump on the tioor-a wnaek
upon the door. which flew open. and ont
came the huge sturgeon head first 'Ioo-na
mucka hi loo cried John Howly Mother
preserve Us =, shrieked Bridget-' tod heip
~ cried my wife. as the fish turned a
a summerset. throwing itself several feet
into the air \ grand stampede for the
front door now occurred. | had
reached the gate as the Chinaman bounded
out with n terrible 'Too-na mueka - after
the him women. and after them. head
first down the steps, the FISH, every In erect
and his tail lashing the air. At the next
plunge the frantic fish knocked me down.
rassed over me through the gate, and ouI
INTO Union street. took after him. bat
the steep cross street standing almost at an
angle of forty Eve degrees. and being covered
with ice. | could keep him in sight no further
than c street lie crossed & street with
4 great lean. rassing some l.et over the
heads ola sleigh load of ladie~ The ladies
saw the monster and at once set M cry
that their driver had the i'm ams and
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