The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-09

A Novel sport IA.oing 'front.' SUCKERS
and Pioksrel,

For, NaW York Sun
aWnnt 10 % lassotnoFi astsd an o,d
fisherman a Tibsnsknd Islands
aWberatD asked tha writsr 1Nave,
von mind - renIisS ths nther t sIu.i
~ the word snI mi sI,ow yon sor,s
6shing thatll mate vonr Esir mi,
on don't want any ro3 lima or hsit
30 4 ain't tbe faith.etlre Man hut you
inst mi, intn 'tlornwsifs siore and M
come thin conner wire and sons SionS i
The wr;ter ready for snytbSne nav
elimL'ed the stsirs into the store !. And
bonght about twelya feat of eon,,eT
wire and IN a few moments was facIno
the fisherman. and beins rowed by 3
Canadian oarsman Il, the General dfroc.
lion of tirenadIer Island "Yon want
10 rio yonr touls liEe thisn Continued
the old fisherman proincino n roil of
wire that wa liked 20 that Il formed 4
slip.noose and then by a lenyth oi
eight or tan feet was Connected Nv :
short stiff pole or cane
Heres tie bridge an !, said the boat.
man presently. ana with 4 rnSh I'M
Skiff ran alonSside az Tia remains n =
dilapiiated strncttire thnt 6sd oi,ca
been 4 aIridse between twoislaiits
,i.Now." said the fisherman takino
bis wire and steppinp ont llpon the rncIS
then taking n wire lasso In hand
''iust keep YOUR eve OF, ma and take a
lesson. and then you'll have the tbing
ali right inc in hand the judge
walked out upou tho shaky Str,lctllFs.
aud. kneelinS now, laid hmsolf ont fuIl
length uDon the blanks and carefnlly
lowered his wire Iasso into the water.
tho marty under instruction taking q
similar position and watching the move.
ments with lively interest
"Keep YOUR owe on nv wire ''hoarselv
whispered the fisherman. This was 4
somewhat difficult operation as Il was
yery small and resembled the color If
the water below, but the channel under
The bridge was smooth and ciear ami
in a feT moments llle wire moose was was
seen dangling in tlle midst Of ouite a
Concourse Of flsh rock bass, chubs, and
sunGsh-all Of whom seemed to survey
the lowering wire with lively curiosity
The large.eSed lass examined It on iii
sides, tfen 4 chub A great leaden bpei
fellow Ten or twelve inches long nushed
20 the front and, breathing hard the
recumBent fisherman gave the wire n
a slight move, ami the moose sllpred
over he Ash; another ierk and a cbub
went lIyinp through the mir iollowel bv
A rain of crystal drops and SECOND
later the astonisbed tisb was aonndsr.
inc on the rocks with the wire Iasso
griDpod about its throat Ina moment
William Ind released II, md tbc fisher.
man rolled over. ready for anotber tnrn
"lIow does that strike Won for lisbing,
It's as easy as rolling of a log md t6o
,oke Of il is that the fisb don'f se"m o to
understand Il, and don't ret scar scarod
Yon see If vnn slim the nonSS too for
nvor thc body Won mako an n muss % ~ IL T.
for tbon yolI hsye tho fnll lroadside of
the tisb 10 haul by. If Won inst ain Il i
over the bc0d nnd lark tbe fsb rnsbas "a
nm head frst md his comnonions tbinS
he has merely ;umped ont of the ths wator MN
Look down and seq for yonrssIf y % Tho
witness Of this extraordinarv norform' m.
ance aid look down Snd drobnad HE
Insso among n school Of cbnbs tbSt ware ara
sin moving slowly about mt in tho
least olarMel by the sudden eyit % of
tbeir companion' md in n momSnt stilI
another was ierked from tia native ole.
mont Tho noyico soon sl,crSsdSS J SiT IN
hooking one, but by tbe taiI an as thu
nsat tish came nm lis strnS%les SatinS @
iLe nlNcid water into foam 9aIarr,,S the
ntire iisb nri,hIorh0NI "nd 4 was S
evident tho snort was over Sor for owhiIa 1
"Thit settles The lassoinp for awbil" !,
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