, 1879-08-24

l - 49, SNAot DAte 10 ECLAtu&s W 6AtEH1 ILL
was quite another matter. First, there vel
some unruly members, who would persist i
cutting up jack TO our great disgust. Nex1
tnere were "certain sons Of Belial !" who ha
promised to sleep at the cabfu,' but who. in utte
| Volaton OF tho most solemn agreements, PEI
sisted In giving. us serenade. They got no ri
1reshments. and soon left, when ne were blssse
Wltn lew moments OF qufet. Almost imme
olaeety, however, We began to imagine oul
selyes aboard the fine propeller City OF Tra1
We heard her deep, sonorous whistle, ald som
"What landlns is pP; th,ss" The s''a answs S:
came IN loud and general peal O.
laughter. The fanced whistle wns only ths
melllhnons snore OF our literary friend, Hin
man. The laughter awoke him, and be stopped
fresh start was taken all around. This tine
neaflf dozen got off together, and each ont
set no his Individual shore. There was the
ncayy bass OF our original snoter, then the fine
good goice), and the alto OF the well-known
State's Attorney for Lee County, with the
sharp, shrlll treble of. our ioyial friend Hanson
all sustained by loud but decidedly dtscord.
apt chorus. Now hlr. Editur. if you have never
slept IN barn under like circumstances, and
want realizing sense Of the harmonies there
produced, just 20 down near the Lake-6treot
| bridge about Z o'clock in the morn
! ing, when hundred steam-whlstles call
lns workmen to labor, are answered back by
N4MS 440t4 C4C hAE6 hatA otGHuEl3 Az
Inc river. After you, have done this, you will
khoW something about haY-loit slumboring. Of
course al "Waked upn to enjoy the concert.
ana az SO It went On until daylieht. :.
we began fishing early, and fished Industrious
~ until O'Clock. The fishing
WAS FINE INDEED. :;
Ihe total catch weighed $50 pounds, and no one
of the company had eyer before seen so many
large bass caught tn a single day. Mr.. Freeman
caught the largest fish, aeventeen-pound Rick-
erei. Ur: Goodwln gathered in several large
fish with his trout-rod. Mr.. Hinman took two
fine success with trollipe-spoona. In short, all
NAG good luck, and ne only stopped because
"tiine was up" and We could stay no longer.
With reference to fishing IN general We will
note, further, that one Of the most important
questions to fishermen in this locality is that OF
bait. The soil is too sandy to afford the old re-
liable angle worms permanent habitat; and
~ some towns there nre entcrpris:ug shop
keepers Wno import the article, aud put up q
sign, Worms for SALE" These sometimes
on an average, the fish caught by visitors With
each dozen worms have rash value OF about
QUE ceut,-which Is much better than had cx-
pected. Ut course minnows are the best bnit
for bass, among the Chcneanx or elsewhere; but
these cannot always be found and caught. a
piece Of salt pork Is sometimes q good substi-
tute; so is piece OF fresh beef, especially
beet's heart. The common crawllsh Is also said
conah+ HAL nass -ttnh ~ ssn.i.n .'x ~ nese
~ n 81 atn,nah ;h lial IVY IalEe craN-
m3oht ue1l he ntiii1ca =. ~. .'' tv5
nert to rnnowa nerhons frans ~ uaii ~. nas+
bait.
SPEAKING OF FROGS,
am reminded Of story told concerning party
which preceded us at the Chcneaux- The party
had the frog mania, and, after reaching the
grounds they ali spent several hours in the ylr-
orous pursuit. Of trors. Some oi rhe marty ha37
heard Of marvellous results from fishing with
tset hooks'' and, having n predlecti1n for
good cigars under shade. tree. thew determined
to try that mode Of fishing, as being Of ali
with hooks attached were thereupon strung
upon a single strong line, each hook being nro:
vfded with a substantial " float,n and baitcd |
With lusty frog, care being taken to so insert !
lne noo9 mat the latter be Kept alive. So |
equppeo, the nne was cass oFeFooard' ana the |
fhas th aae i@ns 1as taen Inc party retired to
. Soon % . the ne i smooth surface OF the water was
[alneo 4 oy me aaneng noats, ana It seemed to
snose .; uuoet uie siGo taat tne pass nau attacKeo
aae Iloes ~ a. po!uss. ~ course tn1s create9
ntense h3 iasefese' ato tne party At once put OFT
,ney nc. neareo me hooks me surface OF the water
aao resumed us Wonted ealmness, and their
;ses ;ae asccrnea a; & seated upon eacn particular
,o ,oat, ..vS J.og .os.n noGS N n5 odek He
'ad t5s aat the h ~ats, aa, sGhtly n climbing
s1s . me noat; a; put, coald ne nave spoken, ne
'ouiu LAYS .h at uototless oegEsa paruoa los als
aroing q tne rest OK Tue nshcrmen; l., Another
! ! IlG hs; saue h, parry nao gono stll-nsnng;
70 oa3eeu als oooS ana east 10 among some old
1s ogs, nut not even q nloDle snook nus hne.
:, aou' leatuE ,a; tuas us palt m'gnt yet ran
nort ne qu1etle lald down PTS pole and went IN
ursut 1 O. e anas 5ros Sot:,s % ae Grew near the
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