, 1879-07-04

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Tint wsii tns NJ harhor won1sn
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40 gncd oay Lordi tnrxIyc mai
really titd not know'L"
hn1 a rsmn,ad ;hsm aInp" r,' nv ,h,oa,
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Ets1f-sTontEs.
hsso Fart F3n.
Ex-Po|trc lusttcc John Scott, Of this city. re-
turned few t5nvs since from 1shiuE cxcur-
sion In tho Ftke County wilderness. With
Sicssra. John G. Westorook ami John Gsf1l,ar'l,
Of Milford, tc ca'Hped out thEao days nn Little
Walker Pond, aid ono day on lsg Walker Pond.
Tic former 's supposed to contain trout. In
TIM latter tho vorRctoua and tenacious r'ck-
ercl is alleged to liz In walt fer tile altlIrur
sroou-hook and ,rcsehcrous ltys halt ot the
H.,,or,,,, rl, 1r.t,,o h-ou,ht hs.1t ,x,,n h,,,
III s % III, pacx l'
following truthful account Of souie Of Ills sx-
poricpces Ia Pike County;
"I uou,t caro 40 much abop. ,rot. s.bnr.
but told john 6. westorook ,i,a. II he knew q
ere,, there WIS whrre wanted to 70. 60 John John
| q. ,aid v,,d m In the w.Ikcr pond, 1,-cnra,
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t"en cea'n tase ont "nhs p'cResel "ahtea
from ona Of shr pouL# mud he could cants,rs his
fayotste trout IN thn other .The pielseres 'ain't
yery 1arpe }p the Walker Pond, said ion. lint
1osy!s s9r Wsn1' 1,1 90 We "ent 10 "sMet fonu:
"fo*. I'm giving yon ~ tdea Of tie alze Of
the plckeret In that pond whaa tell you that L
used shiuer of trtllpary sizc for halt. ls1ed
thr.c ,,ur. Evorv ,,,t1o ,vhiIc III vct WIN, !
n.'..'.,n. ,."' ~, w.. -. .t'.N,.,, 49,
tnouEn. WAS paao' in s"nk up NY oooR anu
tlatl noth'uR. What bothered ms mas That the
sh'nor eeetne' a. lively as when, I first put
,v,,.toa w. ,rlo .,,,,a- ta1.n - ..a,;
pua1.eN ,ts' nls+ ,"' ha'u"s l,, oesa" ~ Dwell
out hke toatl.tfsh. ) believe that hook ms
poisoned that fish, said to mvsef: 80 pulled
| lin out Of the water. took out mr. hook. nud
| t,ronnct, thc thincr In thu l,ottom al the hoat,
ssu r. s.a, ~ ,..,,s ,r.,tta 1h"r .ha,.a,,t f.,
nc oico ID h'sic "'h'o !nen 'uoasnt i,
Just open him ntsd eee what Was the matter. !
found nine plckcrcl In him, The ed ptckTe!
were 80 small In that ponl lsAt the bnit0shhe1
swallowed 'en,. -,
~ quit and pulled to shore; John G, ,t,a.l ana
| for trout. When got ashore ! found IN 90
follow that lived near the pond hshlnc Tor bult.
htalG. tse you from tl1c city3, he asksG'
said was. tkesch!n, pcku' " a5Sea'
told him wasn't .Wapt ~ to-: LIN 10 inquired % III m
| could got hold Of . ~" e9!,u ones, r. ! toa
him, I'd be suited to deaih. 'Nuo y ike T. nay
aeour.e dollars = ek some Eooa onesr re-
piled tint would teadtl5 Invest that mach 1of
littlc genuine sport.
"Tllc l4kG CouatY man stoned TO atsend 70 q
| bite on his line. He pulled out bn'lhead INC
sixe q pug dog, took II off his hook. dropptd
Il ~ hs 1oat on lon oi ooS,l1 na.' 81 9usuo. t,!
| said; tOome long O. me- follpwGa w1th ny
pail Of bait fish ami my TACKLE. The t1ke Coun-
" " man took me hall a nile through tia WOODS.
Ihcre We came 70 ponn annn! the h.he ot t!e
fountain basin IN city-llall !'ark, Now, ,'yer
VII hass some tun.' he sald. Was sWeatng
amu putltnG IKE horso a1tor lonf-mile faee'
~ t"Re .s 1Mo aonars Az Gnl III y ,n s aones
n ySn sor no ysntn xsie 'x h,lsad, r ~ ~, Sef,'nd,
Ha showed too oox inaae WIN s,ats' n a,si LAY.
ing lid win leather hinges. on1 Gnu We
st1sk down IN the mud ana tue eox * was half
.he Id and put ny tan IN a!.st bog ~ % lsst 49,, a.
caught thet13 n,Hl tha1 Woula Keep tAcin Irean
niu hlca thnnked e., h.h', ~ t. ana hs "ent o"ay
witn ny two'aallaf bIIt 1. IN rs p1ekes' ...
nlSkerel tlIat would weigh two pounds easy.
,IAls IL pretty goGu., thouEht: Rcpt Oh
tlshtnE, md cvery tist!c WINE Ia hanl 1at 2
pleReseL put ING lsn AZ IN i, .ne po1: as "aq
| caught twenty pleKeEel neiofe u neEan 70 stEKe
mo "a something singular that tneS were nlt as
@ nsar 9t,e sze a. could 20: Aitef ny t~saty-
tth nekere! ~ osSarse1 S 70 ''o sto as oe!g ILL.,
IN tllu box. Wheo ! opened y aMi pnt my
twenty-sixth pteksfci 10, pulied On slloFt:
There Wasn' nan ~ the DOB oae slat was on
tug end Of the hox ihat had been M M'a ~ tie watsr
| as fast az caught. ..
~ started hssk After The Pike County man.
lle lad probably ca1eht all tha nutlaea1s lie
wanted. for he wAs noMheru to be seen. Then
went over to Little Walker and told John y.
about the twcnty-six splendld p1ekrFea had
cnught, ald how they lad got a"ay' Jo''n
SMILED.
| "'Don't feel 10 bad, Judge said ho. You
| only lost one fish. That's old bullhend lce's
pet piekerel. Hos slwaTs hungry, an1 you'yo
caught hlm twonty'st1 tines
"Hut | had Bot,,e good sport at Little Walker
Fond. had borrowed Eli caliIl's SiU CourOy
trout-rod, thinking might want change from
p!ekrrol fishing. JOHN q. aud uaLlllard had
caught somc nice trout In the pond, aud tlle last
| day nc were thero they Thought they Non1t Ko
oysr aud try their luck lu Cnrr'a laock brock. It
| ront aud try Cah!l's rod anu htes. Uur lent
| waH near tic shorr Of the pond. dohn Y. hau
taken h1s Fhc nlonT ln hons That wa might run
across oear ol 70 aa .etcn ~ o". H. nsca eI.
inc ooa "nr tnrami ~ ard ~ rysnna sax ir l.uut
i,I,nnIpv for nrs ahouf twn,,ty fat from, shure.