The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-06-12
PRINTS Snrings

As usual, this we'll known summer
retreat is being rapidly filled with seek
ers after health and pleasure. Men with
gun and rod, are charmed there by the
rare sport to be found in 'forest and
stream;" while beautiful young ladies
by the score are drawn there, we dare
not say by the young gentlemen-no.
no, by the pure air, romantic places,
delightful scenery, &c. Below we give
the names of most of those who arrived
last week, who were no doubt followed
this week by many more: Col. Geo. P.
Webster and family, Gen. A. Bowen
and family, Capt. r. G. Gordon and fam
lily, ". II. Frierson and family, Geo. G.
Miner and wife, Mrs. j. r. Miner and
daughter, Miss Lula Kennedy, John G..
Hart and lady, Sam. Smith, +. NJ.
Nichols, Will Morgan, Thos. b. Kelly,
t. E. LipscOmb, Maj. Joe Dobbins, Ed.
Barckley, James LithgO, r. p. DOdsOn,
and James r. (Runt) Hodge, the cele-
brated angler. Though a small piece
of humanity, it it is generally believed
he can land as large fish as any one.
Runt says he is little but loud" on
fishing. We caught quite number of
fine game fish-mOre than has ever been
caught at any previous season at this
place. Our party of six Iessened the
number OF trout in the famous stream
of Lick something over one hundred.
Our friend Hodge caught two large
trout, one weighing four and half
pounds, and the other six pounds. l
believe if L had not been standing close
by, we would have lost our little Runt.
| imagine he would have initiated the
fishing cork; one minute under water,
and the next with his head just above,
bobbing around. Fortunately, Icaught
him by the "coat tall" and saved him
from a ducking, at least. You could
not make him believe he was in any
great danger, after seeing the narrow
escape he made. l was his close COM
panion while on the creek-he says it
was for the sake OF fishing that l re-
manned near him, and that | was trying
TO borrow part of his success, as the
trout always take a lively interest in
his choice bait; that l was not trying TO
save him from the unpleasant condition
of ''fisherman's luck"
We missed our young friend, Capt. +.
B. Craige, who knows the art of making
several n. G. dishes, that stand highest
on our "bill of fare"
Our table was filled with choice game,
and occasionally we got close enough
to the yellow legs" TO wiring few OF
their heads off Every Maury cOuntian
who has ever been to Prim is aware of
the aforesaid yellow legs" which
seem to have an instinct that teaches
them to 'git up and git" from gentle
men of a certain denomination who
frequent these springs. You know how
it is, Mr.. Editor.
AS we returned home, feeling conf
dent we had caught larger fish and
more of them than any one, we were
struck with wonderful wondering at
hearing Mr.. Bob Sargent, who owns
the old Reyier fish trap at Williams
port, and a man whom no one could
say he captured two very
large catfish last week, the smallest
one weighing sixty pounds, while the
other weighed more than double as
much. On examination he found it
contained in its stomach, two water
dogs, and one sack of whest, which
was branded, ". Il A, Columbia Mills
Mr.. John L. ashton can got his sack by
calling at Sargent's store, at Poplar
Ton My EDGE.