The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-04-17
HIS BAD LUCK.
A Clergyman and His Son Who
Lovodto Fish

AfH 80
The activity Of 4 wotd.mouse ihAi
ran up and down = neighborng stump
wa nothing compared with that of the
pi.cntorinl clergyman A. be- hustled
about the camp Il was easy 90 sco
that be Wa very busy. Tor big drops
Of preparation formed q coronet
around his brow w. wasin bis element
for nothing pleased him more than 20
fuss and hurry around rs ihough bis NE
depended upon his work. The object
Of his solicitude las on the dinner.tablc
before him. It was nm immense loon
that q guide had brought down from
one Of the little ponds that lie back Of
Lake Molechunkamnnk. and the minis
ter was about to skin IL lie glanced
At h frequently, and more Than once be
stopped to stroke down the dull white
feathers on the breast
"lt's not every day one gets n loon, y
he said. rs he threw the end Of n troll.
Ing line, strong and thick, Jyer the
bough ~ q tree and fastened al the end o
big ish-hook that would have held a
twenty.pound dog.hsb. The dominic
had been most DESTROYS Of getting a
loon, and had himself worked hard with
his rife out on the lake. For hours hc
had chased them up aud down. and
many a shot he had sent after them.
but the looms had all Owed just Al the
right time and lodged the shot. The
loon that lay before him had become
disabled in one Of the small ponds and
fallen an cas- prey TO the guide. The
loon. are heavy b rds and 90 not Ike
10 get out o. the water INTO the air ans
more than is absolute necessary. There
fore, when chased. they prefer diving.
and then invariably come up At a great
distance No harder bird to Shoot can
be found in The Northern waters The
clergyman inbeitd TN hsh .hoak 10 ehs
Of the legs Of ibe blrd and SWING hm'
in the air. The DO |. gathered about 81
respectful distances 70 watch he opef.
atoms Of the preacher.
Il an gong 10 take ihi. fellow : skin
home. said tbe munster. VINO va not
disturbed By be 0bsen nc companions
Il shall have nv sen mouhi h and then
II shall have 4 place. IN my study 20 fe-
mind me 0f the Maine lakes and be BE-
gtn whettings jAct knife On an ol-s,one
TIE jaek-khfe had 70 Do sfy 10 place Of
q sclpel He eteriions IN mgr ug Up
his Grpartius had tired the minister.
and be AT dSznaak ke &hios aAu4oke
from > braruood PIPE before gong On
with he Ku-k
Soyos Kara . sahi sd one Of ihs
young nea. who I'D Eoi I've near The
csfEEknt h0rBe. and who had fr.t
msds rs acrukinisnce n The khore Of
Tie AXE
Yea responded the minister. I've
Got two Yes: both ksb. both hBnL and
b0sh have cGEscd ne oonsderrbl- trcu.
be % Aooouni Of their propensiies for
Oai-aAoW hfe." and The clergyman
gave q look that meant q good deal
more than BE- said
Can't thsy beat ou catching trout
hATarded the young man
no; Oh. no Sot 10 a fair deal.
IT. funny. thoagk. but when ~e r.,
together We do Dot hare much sncesss,
Or Il one does The o;ber does not Both
have an insAtAble desire. however. 70
beat their father. and bring home
The most and he largest trout
NO. they don't aivsys Do Il: only
once IN q while, responded the Clergy.
man 70 . question. Il remember an
occasion. h1weyer. Up on the edge Of
the Adirondacks. when | MAS clear laid
out by my eldes, son, vho had taken o
troutnE Just a. naturally az : mink.
EFen when in short dresses be used 70
run away from home and 70 down 10
the high bridge over the river near
where Ne lived There be would II On
the edge Of the plahking and watch the
men fshinE for eels and suckera I,
Wa a wonder be did not fall OF and
60 down with the current. and |
can only acronni for Il On ths
ground that be guardian angel must
have kept a sharp eye on him. In fact.
the little scamp did fall into . pond
when net much bigger. and bad sense
enough 70 crAEl along the bottom and
up the bank lie had hardly been
veaned when be ran \ dsh-hook TIA,
had left around In hs thumb. and II
took a doctor 10 dig Il out Besides b,
vAs born when the sign Il In the heart,
and that Is the time when the trout vii
bite best. There = = certain DAY wher
trout will always bite. and bite lik,
mad Al least. so old settlers have toll,
me, AMI fishermen whose veracity hay,
never been challenged. Well. As h
seemed 70 take 70 naturally 10 waite
and articles used by fishermen. I mad
him q light rod aud We started out /.
Try H. There was : nice little brooI
no, far away tina, wound its cours
through q meadow 10 the b r river b.
low. and started from some cold spring
In a patch Of woods above. There h.,
Just been q heavy rain. and YOU kno,
no time IL N good for brook fishing a
after a heavy rain. just when The w.ts
IL on the fall. The fish run np N
brooks after rains 10 got tho fresh ha
tia, IL brought down. II was summsI
and We used grasshoppers Tor bait; n
better al be found.
i allowed him al FIRST 20 catch II
grassheppers. while I found out II u
trout we're In the stream; but that .
rangement did not last long. and 500
was down on nv knees after n
grsshoppers and be was working n
stream with the rod. In fishing
brook banked with sod you must n
approach too near the edre Of n
stream. or you win jar the bank Al
stsrtle the trout beneath. Sol showl
him q big pool aud how 10 approach
Sure enough. the bait had not light
On The wafer when . nice trout vas IN
u he litsls chsp struck with ell |
night bs4 not starting The iss. he p
- nofc power. Then. with terri
pull. y Ind . ten-inch srous but
q MR.. he nsh fairly shot
nekel and. becoming 4
- ~ hook. soafsd ~
. ha6svocd Tree A
go raitiinf through I
- - tfanek>sL Tks hov =
z:eF4 40 - ~ hssd hammered
unuru4 - prevent I'll a
1epllng - ne water.