The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-11-07

then how he might have been caught by
different tactics This however ,encour-
ased US 10 work at our business fora
While, butswi,hout result until afternoon.
= Doc, time me. am going to put in
Two faithful hours, bite or no bite"
ScBoaLEf announced the time,o and ]
went to work An hour passed., and !
concluded to 60 down the creek around
the bend. / had been trolling along near
the shore for five minutes, when ;.chug",
ms .frat vent under !slI watched anx
iously for it TO reappear-fve minutes,
ten minutes, fifteen minutes, still the
float was under. had heard that q pike
would taRs q pait in its teeth sirik ID the
bottom and sometimes remain half an
Eheur before gorgiug it, and sol argued
this must he q pike. w gAes 80 u,
{ "Fia a-a Bug" wSsithe sound I sent
ringing up the creek. -, 5lh,sih
t"Halloo.!" ,aa, -ss s-uy Ia
bring the net" .zs.s.a1 50 ,na,i
Soon "BUz" appeared tearing through
the underbrush and vines on the other
side Of the stream. .f '-''''7 e.Tf
@sGot,,one2". 80 i. .s,lt.s ..gtI -
/ II think So; My cork, has been under
arquarter of anrheur." a7h. ~. sd
"WeIl, as soon as DAVE lands his, ]
VIII bring the net" And back heswsnf
tearing through the brush. Fifteen min
utes more, and then '.Whooray! Har'
rah for Posros" assured me that 0KE,
had taken in . pike, = .r...a7
In few minutes they came, DAyE apt
Buz bra .ssaayi.S -s5js AR @s.is.f
There she lays, quiet as amaekerel.
"Wlrat do you think 1t is f'''t'i1o''s''i
j aoh, pike. sure, III give her ter
minutes more and if she doesn't pull
wlH.s ~ Isl itSt1sa I'D a
Times ap," said oKEY. . ! , aiertsf
i pu'ledcautiousIy. Something heavy
Pulled more. and big, soggy pole ap
pearea! $50 I,sa .dsais a =
sIt's gone." ob" s2c xdt
"No it amt" aa tasld II ollat
The soggy pole let go, and the, lin
I went cutting across the stream. A:pul
changing its direction, q brief skirmiss
o dip with the landing net. and q 2
pound bass lay on the shore where l ha'
expected pike, A few jokes at my ex
pense, and we ,saun,ered back to ou
loafng place. aas Niel
So passed pleasantly the days .
fSwAx's. Oa Saturday We packed ou
traps aud moved down the creek to Hrs
SONS, where. we spent the Sabbath, :
Monday morning early found Us at III
4 Falls. elated with the fsh stories whic
we heard from everybody We talke'
with. But an hour without bite set q
back to our former lis,less and non-eS
pectant condition. Another hour.
i @JoEL's got bite" s
.9Tbats so. / think its q bass"
"Nta a bit Of it, It's pike, and
whaling big one at that"
All this and much more was said whil
waiting for the fish to gorge the bait. A
Length JoEL determined to pull, and .her
was some exciting maneuyeriny. It wa
evidently lively one. and as il appear
ed to view several times, we pronounce
!, II a ten pound pike Alter some mir
utes sBUz- took q position with the lsud
ing net, JoEL seemed determined t
!, drag the fish headlong into the net
i ~Give him line Don't pull sog 4
SIN not pulling two ounces"
n But the bent-double condition Of hi
Ipole showed that in his excitement JOE
wastpulling With all his might. The fis
resisted franticallyy opened his mouth
shook himself violently, and the hoo
let go his hold. We all grevled, an
JOEL got fairly sick. as we saw This map
uidcent fish turn himself, and pass gu
lof sight in the deep water. bsS