The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-29

! 3rd, Marsh Johnson Alb, II. Clagett 9Th,
| and Bobby Clagett G.h All is anxiety
~ to who will calch tho next one.
| rherel Bobby Clagett gets a large one
| under the mill; Marsh Johnson brings
one out OF the strong current. Away
GOES Horsley's cork! "Jerk!" "Never
mind, give him time-he's a big one."
uorslev tightens his line, and the fish
goes OIL like forked lightning See how
his beautiful pole bends! Now the fish
is in the mill-tail, and surely the pole
viii break But no, the fish has given
Gp, and floats upon the water; Capt.
Barnes cries aloud, for il is Jack, One
now takes Capt. Barnes hook and he
has "A fine fight. As soon as he gets that
one out, another takes his other hook.
and he rools il up i'm tho most approved
scientific style. Another attacks Hors-
ley, and his line getting broken, he
"niggers" him. Now the work goes
hraYely on, until several fine strings
were caught. We all returned to camp,
and attor awhile, Mr.. Miller came 10,
and he had string of magnificent fel-
lows. Mr.. Clsgett pronounced the YER
dict, "Nliller has beat the crowd to-
day" Next day Mlrsh Johnson and
John Barnes went up the river in
dug out" canoe, and tished in twenty
five foot water, Mr.. Mayes and Jack
Moore went TO the dam, Mr.. ClaRett,
lDDbbN anu hllleI went Nb lnb Bbuut
and HOrsley went TO Blun No. >. That
night Horsley was ahead. Thursday
Uncle Scott caught six inch trout In
twelve foot water, which 50 Disguised
him that he did not fish any longer
| With relish. Thursday night some
| Young natives got canoe, built plat
| tnrm OF dirt on IL, then msdo pen OF
| dry poplar, aud setting &c aiire, pushed
| Oh from bank and started down. The
brilliant glare of the lire could be seen
far down the river, a- the mon gigged at
| the fish on the shoals. ono of them got
"ducked." We have determined TO
leave this morning. Last night MIR.
Clagett set out big limo and baited
the hook with "A good sized trout, aud
this morning Mr.. HOrsley went down
early and took "a catfish from IL which
weighed, after being carried fourteen
miles, eighteen pounds and bali. 10
was given TO Mr.. Bltos, OF Cane Creek,
/ must toll you trick Capt. Barnes at
tempted to play of Ou Mr.. Horsloy.
He announced that BObbv Clngett in-
tended to beat lIOr-ley catching fish,
and So, reilly got all the party TO agree
TO let Bobby have an the line fish they
caught without Hnr-ley's knowledge,
aud thus make Bobby beat Horsley.
Bobby, when the tc-t came, was too
higb-toned and honorable to take adj
vantage OF the trick, aud before they
parted he gave Do up Mr. Miller
says he fel! in lovo with Mr.. Clagett;
but have long hasp tn love with both
Mr., Clsgett and his noble boy, Bobby.
Mr.. Clageit il eoj wing a beautiful old
age, and nowhere iu Hll our acquains
tauca have we met with ono whom we
had rather be with uu camp hunt.
He is high toned and diguiiiod, as Dos
comes his age, but here Is a quiet, re-
fined Eumor in him which gives spice
TO the mOnptOmv OF camp. His son,
Bobby, is noble, manly little fellow.
And Capt. John BHrues-what a jolly,
good soul hC is! Mr. Johnson told the
crowd that you couldn't keep from lik-
ing Barnes, and vet YOU couldn't tell
why. lie kept ct urle Scott" in a per-
potual ieTinent hunting his knife or
fish string, while it was lying quietly
where Barnes had bid IT, Barnes
brought tho prettlost pole over saw TO
Mrs. Marsh Johnson, and she prizes 10
highly, for she is "A fine angler. We
have bad a glorious time; the weather
has been magnificent, and we have
lived like princes. Bob Charter, our
COlOred cook, has kept our table equal
to the Maxwell House, both i'm variety
aud excellence. Bob has fallen deeply
in love with fair damsel of his own
color down horo, and hates 10 leave. A
fine blue cat was on ESQ Muore's hook
this morning. CHuB MtNNow.
l will take mp whore "Chub Minnow"
left of. We Lett for home in two par-
ties. The first party passed on TO the
Beaver Dam road, and took the wrong
road at the top of the road leading down
down to Swan. AfJer going over a ter
rible road, and out of tie way two or
three miles, they Staid all night with
Mr.. Peery, who said his wife was gone,
but he would take them in. His wife
was gone, but her beautiful daughter
was there, and "gut up a supper and
breakias that called forth the cOmmen-
dations of the fishermen. This sixteen
year old maiden will mako some man
splendid vile. The party came on
across the ridge 90 the forks of the road
that led down to Clfhcy's Creek. They
took the right road, but they didn't
think so, and were much illustrated. IL
was here that DIR. Akin turned over the
wagon and broke ild. Wilson's arm in
two places. Now we go down Cathey's
Creek, and meet beautiful girl ON
with bewitchiug ed iosey
on. Cathey's Creek has some fine farms
and euterprising citizens, among whom
j. j. Bingham is prominent lie lives
in a splendid looking mansion, aud his
barn near by is thing of beauty. Mr..
Bingham has "A steam mill near his
home, and we saw boys with meal-Dags
going TO ~ lS'llil > EnNNfN Is "a IlItNly lit
tie village. IL has two thriving stores
Stephen WOrlev's and Cdthoy g. Kit
Lrell's. They are uort and handsome
stores, and run by euterpTising and
clever gentlemen, They not only get
he trade of Cathey'- Crock, but OF the
for many miles around. Sever
al handsome residences occupy COM
situations, and pretty church,
belonging to the Christians, is bsauti-
ully located.
Til other fishing party camped at
Sutton's Store, on Cane Greek, aud
,aught few fish. Esq Moore and Mr..
scott Mayes hung some fine ones,
lut they got away. Next morning they
rot an early start, and at tho Beaver
Dam road they separated, Esq. Moore
md Jesse Harris taking tho right, and
he others going ON tO CenIroville. Esq.
Moore took the same wrong road that
he other Columbia crowd had, which
,ut them several hours in the night.
They reached home go nine o'clock,
having travelled fifty tour miles i'm one
lay. Never will we Culumbians forget
he hospitable Marsh johnson and his
club. CARLILE Hook.
S.reat Sale nj Unmarried Sheen and