Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-05-29
The Far-Famed Burnside's Lake.
The Fisherman's MECCA in Miss

MIR. + ERIs:--No doubt il would
interest soHle Of your readers to hear
positive and absolute facts about the
Justly celebrated Durnsidc's Lake in
Neshoba county, u days drive from
Macon. The big fish was talked about
for some time, and ut last Il day wa,
fixed upon. AS there were two par
ties of us to go, all not being able to
30 together on account of business ar.
engagements, we were enabled to fix
np more comfortably than we could
have done otherwise. In speaking of
marty No. DOL, and their fishing, good
looks, behavior and other pcculiari- I
ties, | must deal gently with them. Tor
there were lawyers along, and who
isn't afraid Of lawyers. They even
made "thc owls holler," There was
an Indian in that party, too, who de-
serves special mention, also two mcr-
chant princes. | call them princes.
but they were no better than the law
ycrs; | owe them both, however, and
want to owe them some more, so | am
going to treat them gently. There
was one in that party | must put down
AS n No. 00000l fisherman, as the only
fishing he did was in lying fiat on his
back, making his will aud wishing he
was back home, This party carried
over all the tents, (our tents and cots,
(our cots, tool cooking utensils, and
tried to steal our fishing poles. in fact,
nearly everything they carried ver
was ours-that is party No. 2hs. We
had no objection on that ground, how
ever, if they had only left them, but
Z, we all know how lawyers and mort.
GAGE takers are about leaving any
thing, so | won't mention il. Upon
our arrival we found what they left in
apple pie order, except a poor old
. cripplea negro. lie was evidently cX-
pccting the Indians 10 scalp him, fo.
| he was Almost as glad to see rs, as he
would be to see his Maker. The first
thing we had to do was to chrisier
! our calnp in honor of one who had al
1 WAYS gone with rs, and who has now
zone before us, | sincerely hope tor
better land. The DR.. q should sa!
OUR doctor, for we belong 10 him, o
It he to us, and | think the latter tixct
IS us up a little owl soup. and we dranl
=" in silence to Hon. Henry Ferguson
H. The BOYS then started for the Lake, a
eager for the fray as the school boy !
is for recess. They appeared to me lik
a lot of t%crrapins sliding down tn
slippery bank, and some Of theI
lc didn't stop at the waters edge. W
:. had fish for supper that night tn;
was not, left by No. 00l. After takin
t. n GOOD nights rest and a emp OF piol
r. Peters hest coffee, the next mornlu
CT we all went fishing in good earncS
and would have continued If the oN
y had not whoopcd. and right there "
C. lost our main piece, the Battery, AZ
80 several lesser Ii lights. Molly Google L.
nd was faithful and stuck to the spo'
and a strong attachment sprung. /
between him and the amphibious dc
,st liens of the Lakc-the frogs
ov never saw such affection between
y, man and a bctrachim don't IKE
u" call them frogs, on account OF
friendship they manifested Tor 0
- -.z 4
re, friend. Whenever he would leave |
IN. Lake, they would ca'l ont IN me III,
,of mourntnl toncS,"W here's AZ. nV \
Abr lie went i'll bathing Que q,
'c' and shcy would tell hidh as nc wa,
the in how deep it was One sh'n II '
or. .kncc deep and another stood on
-. head and sai1 i, was about that oe'
Once in my life a crazy rrGn,' q,
md persuaded me to taste Il lt'cu :, !,
Vi, crawl TO think of it. Battery say! i
ccd would AS soon be changed ih'o 4" i
,cd, IA and eat dcod folks as 10 cav nli,
,ors er frog. The Battery 'sa l'lc nIi ~
If, those who THINK ne !, ho' sno" a,nr !"
wv seer our "rhasin" when we r'tu'1
me- But the most laughaoIc 'hlhs ~ !
ond tcry's experience during nnr nsn
ZION his adventure with bi,,y GnIa'
q If the Court House III m,'a nro "
wo far rNeelle" ms ,"''' and he den
we the horses got loose "n" ~ AN
strated the tact l'a' h nc co ANAL 10,
-. Whoa about as ioMa ne ro",'' , Iv'
l zee but not so often. me! mT olr
with est owl in existence at INC i"MJ,
de- "%too.hoo.a' ~rcsounucu o"tVt NE
ding woods every mo'n, Nuns "'J house,
al, to 49,. o,l oSpprioly Battery. tDHl'