The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-12-01
The Strange Fish an Athlete Could Not
Lift. S>H Nfl4r -,i

who was unloading doryful of mack
erel at Deer Island, to lusty young man
in knickerbockers and white flannel
shirt.
" Yes" replied the young man. 'I'm
called pretty strong in the Skowhegan
Athletic Club b,t,.
" Did you ever lift much fishp' asked
| the old fellow. An At iiis Nf l5ls
81 never saw the fish Icouldn't lift"
| The fisherman took out clean ten
| dollar bill and said: s'I'm going on
eighty-one years old next muster day,
! but I'll bet ten dollars even you can't
| lift fish that can. y ss.'.ts
Where's your fishP'l asked Skowhe-.
gan.
:. Well, I'll tell you Here's fish, -
and he poked among the mackerel, and
pointed to large, solid, skate-hke fish
in the bottom of the dory. Lets see,
it's about five foot up 10 the dock. I'll
bet you the ten dollars you can't toss
the fish up there"
The Skowhegan athlete thus called
upon, deposited ten dollars with the
owner of the mackerel canning shop,
who had joined the party, and went
down the ladder into the boat, while the
old fisherman climbed upon the dock to
watch the feat.
"Stand back therel'' shouted the fish
tosser, rolling mp his sleeve. This fish
might hit you, old man, and knock some
of the blow out Of YOU
.' Heave away" said the man in oil
skins, tipping wink at the crowd in
general. f08ia tils.si =
The young man now stepped into the
dory, and poked away the tinkers (small
mackereD that were sliding about
Standing on the edge of the boat, he
stopped down, grasped the skate-like
fish and lifted, raising it about a foot.
Then, uttering a yell, he staggered a
moment and fell with a resounding
splash into the water, nearly capsizing
the boat in accomplishments feat, which
was received with shouts of laughter
from the dock, the old fisherman fairly
dancing hornpipe on the rail.
a." What's the matter with youP" he
shouted. as the unfortunate athlete
scrambled into the dory again, swearing
like pirate. Trying to upset the boat,
are youP''
''Who struck mep Some one gave me
a knock on the neck just as / was lift
ing"
S'Nonsense," said some one in the
crowd. "You wasn't touched"
''I'll take my oath felt something
hit me. If this is q skin game want
to know it" Bracing himself firmly in
the boat he again grasped the fish in
both hands and raised it three feet, and
then fish, athlete and all went over
backward among the thinkers. Man,
fish, oars and balers were mixed up for
q 4. h.
litter made break for the dock, and,
once upon it, sank down on pile of
boards. He was as white as a sheet,
and covered with scales from head to
foot.
Send for the apothecary,u he gasp
ed, as the men crowded around. i..-qi
| "Why, what's the matter with your"
| "rge had a stroke. y whispered the
victim. 1.-THE minute stopped to lift /
felt 1t a-runnin' all over me. It's in our
family, but I've got it bad" and here
he rubbed his arms and legs. 44-9 3,
ut knocked me clean off my feet,
he added, "and my limbs felt like
sticks. Send ---;p Iut here
roar of laughter broke from the men,
and one of them, Selling him by the
arm, ierked him TO his feet. in Z q
YOU'RE all right my lad; only next
time don't go fooling around old Amos.
| He hard NUT
''Here's yer money, sonny said the
old man, holding out the bill, you've,
earned it.
what do l meanP'' he continued.
'sWhY, jest this: You haven't had
shock of paralysis. They'll knock
Morse if you take 'em right" al 4
h The athlete looked, vaGantly ahead,
o re- back his money, and left amid the
c 'sed laughter of the crowd. ~
e hegaH have yarn to tell the Show
n the ioRks,n said the perpetrator Of
t. blow, asbut / hate to hear man
Ie Injured? Nought I'd take him down.
&c an hour or stree. He'll feel stiff for
A. 'TWhat's that it wont harm him.
Ireckon they klof the shocksp Why,
a. 'em of. Vi with 'em or drive
e. The latter assn.
i'd correct. The eleetr0n is probably
i'll torpedo is its defense, sparatus of the
le good one. The electricertainly is a
e. compared, to some eSteans may be
n taic pile, and consist of . the vol
OF LAYERS of hexagonal cells, tfReries of
Y. ing spaces between the plNerven-
filled with a trembling, jellysbeing
stance, so that each cell can Nsub-
pared to Leyden jar. Each tan-
1t: carries about four hundred and eip
ed of these batteries, the whole being co
Ia, in power to about fifteen Leyden ia
Is making $500 square inches charged
er- the highest degree The upper Side
m the fish is positive and the lower mel
Ell, tive, the shocks seemingly being entir
MI at the will of the strange electrician
eh Cor, N. Y. Sun.
Dy- ----.--.s D----
en-, An old sea Captain is preparing
the make a fortune by running into Sol
sh- Africa with an ice-making machine q
led will turn out four tons of congea
&c ice day. He will locate in East l.
ing don, where imported ice sells for si1
iris two cents and half pound, and '
owl try to equal the success that atten
OF the efforts in like direction of a I
put who attempted to cool the pare
b it throats of The people of San Saliva
It it Central America. First thing we XII
was those savages will be setting up
ent cream booths TO ruin the youth Of
eountry.-O Chicago Inter- Ocean