The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-03
A Dog and q Fish.

A Dog and Fish.
A day or two ago party of exposi.
tionpeople, consisting of Mr.. Arthur 4.
Rendle of New York city, Messrs.
Frand and Charles Earle, sons of MIR.
Parker Earle, chief of the horticultural
department of the exposition, and Mr..
L. N. Miller, made fishing excursion
to Davis bayou, about four miles from
Ocean Springs, Miss.
The party was away several DAYS,
and by the united efforts of all the
members thereof they succeeded in
capturing one fish. This was sufli-
Gent to furnish them with material for
a capital fish story, which Mr.. Rendle
told Times-Denlocrat reporter in the
following words:
While we were waiting one morning
for fish breakfast that Miller and
Charlie Earle were pledged to supply
us with, Miller noticed long pole in
the water some distance mp the bayou,
which is about fifty yards wide at this
point. 1t tloated down the bayou I'M
til opposite our camp, and then sud
quite rapidly. Then we saw it was a
fishing rod and that big fish must be
at the end of the line. All was excite
ment in the camp. Our breakfast was
assured us provided we could capture
that fish. How were we to get itP
We had no boat and the bayou was
deep, the water cold, and our tishy
friend ON the other side of the bayou,
say forty yards away. Somebody sug-
gested making log raft, and Frank
Earle eagerly grasped an AK and was
about to make some young pine trees
sick, when Charlie sung out
.Why not send your dog for it,
Rendle ?''
No sooner said than done. Charlie,
my water spaniel, a magnificent water
dog, who likes nothing better than
swimming and diving, had his atten-
ton directed to the tishing-rod by
stone thrown in its neihborhood. He
swan toward it, OWNED his errand,
grabbed the rod at the thick end, and
proceeded to swim back with it. "Our
breakfast" at once noticed that some
body else was bossing that rod, and
he began to object very vigorously.
He tugged at the line, the dog tugged
at the rod, and for few moments it
was question who would win. Fin
ally, by supreme effort, the fish made
an immense dash and actually pulled
the dog (weighing fifty-two pounds)
completely under water.
First round for the fish.
"Charlie" came up looking half
drowned, but still holding the rod in
his mouth. He dropped it, however,
and swan to shore looking very puz-
zled and annoyed. Having taken
breath, he was second time dis
patched to secure ''our breakfast"
which was now careering madly up
the stream, no doubt chuckling to
''hisself as how he had fooled that
dawg."
Charlie" again swan to the rod,
grabbed the big end, and began haul
ing it to shore. All was quit until
about half way to the shore, when the
fish began to give battle. The strug-
gle was tremendous, but resulted in a
victory for the fish, who again
pulled the dog completely under
water.
Second round for the fish.
The dog again returned to shore,
and was again sent out after our
breakfast. lie grasped the rod for a
third time, and with look of desper-
alton on his handsome doggy face, and
a feeling in his breast, no doubt, that
the honor of his race was at stake, he |
swan toward the shore. The fish tug
ged and tugged, but slowly and surely |
sCharlie" reached the shore, aud at |
last laid the rod at my feet, and then |
| landed magnificent reddish. As
matter of fact, this was the only fish
caught on our fishing and ducking ex-
petition.
We found out aftsrward that the rod
lad been pulled by the fish at the end
Of it from the hands of q farmers
laughter who had been fishing near
Ter fathers home. We found the own
n, and returned the rod.-Nelo Or
cans Times Democrat.
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