The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-02
TURNING THE JOKE
Arkansaw Traveller.


several lawyers and a practical Hcsl
joking physician. The colonel Is
very fond of fishing especially Al
night, when bull-heads hunger %
Shortly after the party arrived Al
s : creek rain began to fall, and
Tor shelter the sportsmen station.
TONED themselves under a shelly
ing rock. They sat for a lone
time without a nibble, when one 81
the lawyers said; y
ooh, let's go home. What's the
use co OF sitting here all night?"
Hold on" said the colonel. 81
think | have a nibble. Just wait.
Are you ready to go colonel?''
asked the lawyer about half an
hour later.
mo, I think I had bite. Let
me $ see g If my bats all right" and
n , Lifted his pole only to find that
his hook was hanging overhead,
never touched the water. This
made him very mad, and he swore
by all the fish and creeks in the
world that he would catch some
thing or hurt somebody in the. at
tempt. He threw his hook far out
into the water and sat down to wait
for the excitement of nibble. A
log projected from the water, not
far from which the colonePs hook
awaited the attack, and the doctor
delivering whispering explanation
to the other members of the luck
less party, crawled out on the log.
The night was dark, and the colo
mel could not discover that the
cruel joke was about to be perpe-
trated upon him.
81 have heard it said there are
fish in this place as long as a man,
said the lawyer.
"Yes, and they are the most &C.
centric fish alive" some one re-
piled. "Ihey almost pull man
into the water, and it takes an ex-
pert to handle them. 1t is said
that they begin to bite suddenly
and seize hook as fast as man
can throw in"
The man ON the log reached out
and took hold'of the colonels line.
81 should like to see the colonel
hang one of those whales said a
lawyer.
The doctor on the log gave the
colonels line vigorous pull.
'G-e-e Whiliken DAM" exclaim-
ed the colonel, jerking up his pole
and sending his hook whizzing
through the air. ''By George, /
hung one as big as q mule"
Lets go home, colonel"
"Home the deucep Indignantly
exclaimed the fisherman, arrang-
ing his bait and splitting on his
hook ''Talk to man about GO
ing home when he's having such
luck"
The colonel threw out his line
again, when the man on the log
seized the line and ierked the pole
from the doctors hand.
Great Lord!" he exclaimed,
grabbing after the rod. Great
Caesar" and attempting to recover
the tackle he fell into the creek
with loud splash. He scrambled
out with difficulty, but he had re-
covered his rod. II never saw
anything like it." he declared.
READY to go now, colonel?"
Ready to gol You fellows
must think that I've lost my
senses. Leave here when [ can
pull out fish by the cart load
Not much, Mary Ann" He
threw out again. The doctor took
hold of the line and pulled, but
the colonel jerked SO quickly and
with such vigor that the line
slipped through the doctors hand,
burying the hook il the doctors
thumb
ooh, I've got him this time. Oh,
I've got him''
"Hold on therep' yelled the
doctor, "hold on, you-fool! Its
me-
"The devil you sayr' vociferat-
ed the colonel. "You all this
time, Ell! Got sucker, have Il
Come iti!'' and he pulled the line.
The doctor could not take hold
of the line with the other hand, for
he needed it IN keeping his posi-
ton secure. /,
"For the Lords sake, let upp
yelled the doctor; you are giving
me the lockjaw."
Come in! Come to taww ex.
claimed the colonel. "Blgges
fish I ever caught and | have go
to piay him. Odd ZOO!
The doctor prayed. "For The
Lords sake, let up" he supplicat
i.odd ZOO, I'm playing him"
The lawyer having enjoyed TIN
joke and its amusing turn, prevail
ed upon the colonel to show som
little mercy.
."No, gentlemen" he replied
,'That fish has been taking m.
bait for the. last hour and now In
going to enjoy myself with him. "
Finally one Of the lawyers Gu
the line. The doctor made q rus
for the'colohel, but slipped fror
the log into the creek. The colo
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