The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-06-21
Lively Fishing.

Livery FISHING.
Several nights ago Colonel Lcghorn
went hunting in company with several
lawyers and practical joking physician
| The Colonel is very fond OF fishing, ca.
pecially At night, when bullhead's hunger.
| Shortly after the party arrived at the
creek, rain began to fall and for shelter
the spor,smcn stationed themselves un-
dera shelving rock. They sat for a long
time without nibblc when one Of Tie
lawyers said
"Oh, let's go home. What's the use
Of staying here al night?'
"Iiold on, replied Tie Colonel, 81 thiuk
! have a nibblc. Jus, wait"
care you ready togo, ColDncl?" asked
the lawyer about half an hour later.
NO, think had a bite. lie, me see
il my bats al! right" and he lifted his
pole, only to find that his hook was
hanging overhead, having never touched
the water. This made him very angry
and he sw0rc by all the fish and creeks
in the world that he would catch some.
thing or hurt somebody in the attempt.
He threw his hook far out into the water
and sat down to wait for the cXcitcmcu,
incident upon Il nibblc. a log proirc.
ted over the water not Far from where the
COloncl's hook awaited attack, and the
doctor delivering u whispered cXplana-
ton TO the other members OF the luck
less party. c-awied out on the log The
night was dark, and the Colonel could no,
disco,c cr that cruel joke was abou, to be
pcrpctratcd on him.
81 have heard it said that there are
fish in this place rs long as 4 man." said
| Il lawyer.
"ics, and they are the most eccentric
fish alive" some one replied. "Thcy
almost pull Il man into the water and i,
takes an expert to handle them. 1t is
said that they begin to bite suddenly and
seize hook ~ fast rs Il man can throw
in.
The man on the log reached out and
took hold of tho Colonels line.
~ should like to see the Colonel hang
one of those whales" said lawyer.
The doctor on the the log gave the
Colonel's line vigorous pull
"Gce whiliken Dan t. exclaimed the
Colonel, jerking up his pole and sending
his hook whizzing through the air "I}y
George, | hung one rs big as mule /"
Lets 80 home, Colonel"
"Iome the deuce"' Indignantly cx-
claimed the fisherman, arranging his bait
and splitting on his hook. Talk TO a
man about going home when he's having
| luck
The Colonel threw ut his line again,
and waited only a minute, when the man
on the log seized tho line and jerked the
pole from the Colonels hands
Great Lord y he exclaimed, grabbing
after the rod. Great Cesar" and in at
tempting to recover his tackle, he fell into
4 tl,o IL -,,,st1 r..
out, with difficulty, but he had recovered
his rod. Z" never saw anything like it, ;"
he declared
Ready to 60 now, Coloncl?"
Ready to go You fellows must
think that I've lost my senses. Leave
here when can pull out fish by tho
CARLOAD? Not much" lie threw out
again. The doctor took hold of the line
and pulled, but the Colonel ierked SO
quickly and with such vigor that the
line slipped through tho Doctors hand
burying the hook in his thumb.
"Oh, I've got him this time. Oh, I've
got him!'
"lIold on there |" yelled the doctor
"IIold on you ID fool; it's me !"
"The devil you say" vociferatcd the
the Colonel, "Iou all this time, eh
Got sucker have l? Come in and he
pulled the line. The doctor could moi
take hold Of the line with his other hand
for he needed it in keeping his position
secure.
"ror the Lords sake, let upw yelled
the doctor, "you are giving me the lock
jaw"
Come in! Come to taw' exclaimed
the Colonel. Biggest fish ever caught
and I've got to play him. Odd zoo!'
The doctor prayed. "For the Lord.
sake. let up he supplicated.
odd 200. I'm playing him"
The lawyers having enjoyed the joke
and its amusing turn, prevailed upon the
Colonel to show some little mercy.
"No gentlemen" he replied "Thn
fish has been taking my bait for the las
hour and now I'm going to enjoy mysel
with him."
Finally one ofthe lawyers cut the line
The doctor made rush for the Colonel
but slipped from tho log into the creek
The Colonel turned and ran away with {
whoop. 1t is thought that when the two
gentlemen again meet another Arkansaw
tragedy will be enacted. .irkansau
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