The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-08-07

THE party of tourists that came from
Evansville, Ind, to this city few days
ago, express themselves as being delight
ed With the climate and Surroundings
here. They have taken great interest in
cur fishing privileges, aud have gone on
several fishing excursions. Through the
kindness Of their host, Judge Reed, the
services of Mr.. Hallock, the obliging
conductor on the NIL, L. S. L ". R'y.,
who is an experienced angler, were Sc
cured in behalf of the party. But not
until one unfortunate trip had been taken.
: large and portly clergyman and dry
goods man engineered this trip. 4 livery
rig was hired and the crowd arrived at
Silver Lake to find that no boat could be
had and no fishing tackle could be pro-
cured on the ground. Finally, by the
intercassions OF Miss Reed, who had ac
companied the party, boat and some
lines were had and the fishing began,
the portly minister assuring the party
that he could give them all directions
that were needed. There was q good
deal Of fishing, without any success, ey.
cept two small fry that were hauled il by
Miss Reed. The crowd returned hungry,
tired and wet in the afternoon, when to
add to their disappointment, it was found
that the dry goods merchant had lest the
key to the boat lock, which saddled upon
them the expense of n new lock. Mean
while the portly parsUn was 50 used up
that he had to go on the docks for re-
pairs. BY 4 judicious use of porous
plaster however he was ready for the
next trip. It was thought when the ser
vices Of Mr.. Hallock were secured that
greater success would follow, and it did.
The prominent dry goods merchant of
Evansville took prominent part III the
next trip also. Mr.. Hallock found that
If was necessary FOR him to DO most of the
rowing of the boat they went in, for the
visitors soon blistered their hands and
contracted back-ache from rowing, and 50
Mr.. Indy, the dry goods man, held
the trolling line. Now, this was bran
new thing to him, and ii was very hard
to get him to understand the difference
between the bite of fish and the pull of
floating debris. He was prevailed upon
however TO pull in the line several times
and finally got one fish and let another
very large one get away. Mr.. Hallocl,
finally took the line and secured q fine
string OF pike and bass, which he gener
ously gave to the excursion party. But,
Mr.. Hallock, leaving the boat little
while before it reached the city, on the
return, allowed the worst misfortune to
befall the fishing party. For the dry
goods merchant, thinking to surprise
those of his party, who didn't go along,
bought several fish before reaching the
city and added them TO his string. But
being careless about fastening the cord,
by which they were attached to the boat,
the whole lot were lost before the landing
was made, and the unfortunate gentle
man, who had got the party into trouble
before WAS forced TO carry to his friends
the report of humiliating defeat What
made the matter worse was that he would
not allow Mr.. Reed to buy fish at the
market that day, saying that it would be
so much more enjoyable to eat those that
they had caught themselves. And as
this took phase late on Saturday, there
was no opportunity to get any fish from
the market before Monday. This gentle
man is to be commiserated upon his mis-
fortunes, which have made him the limo
cent cause OF disappointment to Others.
He is very affable gentleman and was
even taken for minister by several of
our citizens. He doubtless understands
selling dry goods better than he does
fishing. He did not stay as long as 9th
ors Of the party, but left on the "Chica-
go on Tuesday, sadder and wiser
man. #.*