The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-06-26

| ably from the right quarter. and
| the tide was on the food. Surely
this was the day we had been wait
ING for, and Capt, Stagg. q veteran
of 7G, and yet as active as 4 cat
| being found in like agreeable con-
dition. Qle was the captain of the
craft in which we sailed, and ac-
complishcd the remarkable feats Of
the day. we, Mr. Hurd. the Capt,
and sell, awlked to 1he boat land
inc, stepped in, stepped our mast,
hoisued jib sail, and under q mod
crate breeze giided out OF the bay
and in about two hours reached the
,:happy hunting grounds, or rather
the fish banks or the sound. Old
ocean was Oh her prattiest behavior
She knew perhaps that q novice
was aboard, and that anything like
rough treatment might go a@in
his s:cmick," all was serene, smooth
and unruAied as q bells Just from
her toilet. while waiting the coming
Of her lover. A gentle swell agita-
ted her bosom-Ocean we mean, not
the belle but not q ripple broke the
surface Of What looked like q sea Of
molten lead; under these pleasant
circumstances, (how much we we're
reminded by all this Of some Of our
experiences Oh Bush River, or the
Saluda,) Capt. Stagg having found
the spot where fish most do con
gregatc,* dropped anc! or, and our
boat swung round, and we baitcd
or hooks, cast them into the wa
ter, and the sport commenced im-
mediately, if not sooner. Mr.. Hurd
had the pleasure Of taking the first
fish out Of the water, but in q man-
ncr different from tie acceptable
mode, this fish being hung by the
belly; no matter though it was q
fish caught. The Capt, took tie
next. and the writer the third, but
though last we were not least IN
size. as ours was the "hettiest.
Again, again, and again, we baited
and caught, and caught and baited.
We sat with bated breath as wc
baitcd for the fish. Such sport we
had never enjoyed before. thc only
trouble attending it was that Of
uaiting the hooks, and TO cast them
in was to insure 4 fish. A strange
feature. and one which called for
many laugh, was the fact that Mr.
IIurd caught two-thirds Of his fish
in the same place he hooked the
first one-in the belly part. Not
until this had been repeated over
and over again was solution Of the
mystery had. One Of his hooks
hung an inch or more under the
other, and whenever he jcriled at a
bite. he would hook the other fish
which was standing around waiting
his chance to bite at the savory
bait. 1t was q glorious day, and
we, that is the writer. caught the
largest fish everytime. The largest
one caught weighed two pounds
and the most Of them were Black
fish. This state Of things continued
until two O'Clock. when the sun
seemed to shine with intense Eeat.
and affected Us so seriously that the
lib had to be once more raised and
set as q shield TO protect us from
Soils ardent rays. For fifteen mln
utes or more we thought we would
succumb-forIunately the shade
afforded by the sail prevented any
thing serious, At four o'clock we
were at home again, and counting
out the catch found it to be eighty
tdrce. Pretty i;air, and lust eighty
three ahead Of the number frequent
H. caught in Blsh or Sa!uda river,
and at the expense of a long ride
in a springIess wagon, over rocky
road, a night in the woods. and
scarcely anything to eat-and yet
we will try it again no doubt.
The shipment Of live head Of Jer'
sey calves, two bulls and three
hrifnrs. was made at this point q
few days ago. The shipper told
US that he had So them about one
month before for aiGltecn hunch'ed
doUar$. and repc.;ing Of the sale
had offered the b. ;er five hundred
dollars to let him >ut. 1t was not
accepted, hence til, shipment. The
calves were Of registered stock. and
the oldest had been calyed in Feb
ruary. We a;c the butter made by
this gentleman, and it is delicious,
and yellow as gold. We are told
that he makes twenty seven lbs. 0!
butter q week from one COW. lie
started ten years ago with a gift
bull calf and q couple Of heiterS
which lie bought at fifty dollars
each. lie tol:l us how he had been
laughed and even sncered at by
his neighbors and called q fool iol
paying such a price for calves wher
he could get any number for 4 tent!
of that price. Let them laugh who
win, and he has certainly won, anc
that handsomely. Last year he
realized two thousand dollars as
we'll as he did this year from the
sale Of calves. Stick apin here
reader, and think what q pleasant
and profitable thing could be made
of model farm" the idea VIZ
have mentioned time and again.
4 few evenings ago we attended
children's entertainment at the
Washington Park Methodist church
Bridgeport. This was as much like
our festivals at home as it could b:
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