The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
They Fished.

One OF the largest anu the Joiiest nshine
parties Of the season, pulled itself together
on the Sidney s. on Wednesday, and steamed
down the river toward the fishing banks.
The party comprised: E. c. Allen, Henry
Mayo. VIM. Cullen, Andrew Lynch, John F.
Nash, T. c. Fullerton, Judge Snyder, d. A,
Cook, s. E King, L. W. Brewer, D. B. Snow,
Major Widmer, Col. Hapemsn, Sherman
Leland, B. F. Lincoln, y. G. Glover, Z. A.
Nattinger and Fred v. Hobert.
What the fish OF the Illinois river had
done that this vast GALAXY Of piscstorisl
artists should have swooped down upon them
with one fell stroke is not reported. How.
ever, Messrs. Nash and Allen were chosen
CAP, aims to choose sides, and fishing match
was soon in full blast. II was hand sewed,
dyed in the wool fishing match, too. none Of
your pin hook and thread lodges. The
minnows were small but the gameness Of
artists was large; and when bites were lag
cling, they virtuously spat upon their hooks
and went st it with renewed vigor.
At six o'clock they boarded the boat and
steamed up to Basnett's Grove, where they
made ready for lunch. The penalty attached
to poor fishing was that the defeated team
should prepare the fish for the lunch; but
though the party contained several Of the
noted stream whippers of the city, the lunch
table was not weighted down with planked,
broiled or fried brain food to any marked
extent; the demand Of the proveroial fisher
mans appetite probably Overrulins q fish
diet delayed by the cooking There was
fish, of course; and Capt Allen, insisting no o
"show down" call, the roll Of his team, pre-
facing the remarks that he WAS himself fish.
erman from Fishermanville and knowing q
fisherman by the way his left ear worked on
q sunshiny day, had selected as his team
only simon pure Cape Cod experts. The
Nash team were very quiet and helpless as
the roll call went on and they saw Allen run.
ming up score that could be counted only
with two figures Mayo reported 7, Dave
Cook, 8; Glover, 8; Snow, 8; Fullerton, 9;
Nsttinger, 0; King, one bite, and Cullen
expected bite later; grand total S5, more
or less. No count Of tails were made, Of
course. Is among gentlemen mans word
goes. Mr.. Allen didn't think it necessary
to call the roll Of Nssh's team, except per-
hsps as matter Of courtesy and rather hes
itated from feeling Of delicacy about expos.
ing the unhappy situation Of the opposing
team. Still, under the circumstances, as
"business is business" the roll was called.
The effect in the Allen team was magical,
widmer responded to the first name with 10,
Mr.. Lynch remarked that he had hooked Al
but had lost several, Brewer had hauled in
81. Judge Snyder was proud Of his record Of
%, Lincoln was in bad form and his bait
was small, but-but the groans of the Allen
team here put an end to the count. They
intimsted that an inspection Of the fish box
would quiet their nerves, but this was voted
down by large majority.
After the count had been adjusted and
coffee made, lunch was served and rousing
fire built to mystify the mosquitoes, when a
jolly evening was spent at the grove and on
the boat, with vocal music in unlimited
quantity, the supper having developed the
fact that the entire company we're vocslists
without exception!
NorE: II the price Of amber bottles should
advance it might pay to dredge the Illinois
river as far west a. Basnetts Grove.