The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-05-11
Trouble WIN a Goldfish.

We accepted the urgent invitation of
the foreman of the Crook county (Wy.)
stock ranch to stop and take dinner with
him one afternoon As we sat down TO
the meal he passed a suspicious looking
dish and said:
''That's what they call Goldfish"
Goldfish always goes to the right spot
with me, replied Briar, politely.
THAT may not, though" continued
our host as he wiped his knife on his
boot leg before helping himself to some
butter. "Fve had the greatest time rast-
lin with that air critter of fish that
ever had in all the cookin' ever done. "
''What was the trouble with it,
so thunderin' salt This is the
fourth or fifth whack I've took at it.
tryln' to git up a mess that we could
eat, 'thout goin' down to a deep place
in the creek an standin' in the water UP
to our necks the rest Of the dav.n
at was worse than they usually are,
chr
"Worse'n I've ever tackled, anyhow.
You, see, sent down after it bv Shorty.
here, and told him to git big un-
we'd been havin' bacon every meal be-
tween three and four years, an l was
bound to have change or bust Shorty
packed it home tied onto the saddle. an
when he brought it in aud busted it off
with his hat and looked at it, says:
Shorty, she's dandy Goldfish for
breakfast or Pm Mexicani" 1t wasn't
no SLOUGH of fish. either; it was long
and well put up, a little heavy in front,
| thought, but then the fish amt built
like steer or boss. It's head was cut
of and it was all dressed in good shape.
only its tail was left on, but Shorty SAID
that was to handle it by; an then he
tried to pound me over the head with it
in fun, but yahked it away from him
and hung it up by my Winchester where
the dogs couldn't get it, and left it there
for the night.
Next mornin' VIC 20 up early an cut /
off steak from round the neck of our /
fish, cooked it, slapped it onto the table |
an yelled breakfast Then we waded |
into it Ittasted deal like takin' big /
lump Of salt on your fork, bitin' off a .
mou;hful, chewin' n swallerin' it, an I
goin' for it againl The boys kicked. I
but told 'em Goldfish was al'ays salt, an ]
so we cleaned it out at last. Then we /
went down to the creek an sort o. laid |
round till noon an robbed the 1000 I
head O. cattle there is on the ranch Of |
the water they orter had. l never saw
nothing hang by teller like that fish /
did. Bout noon | come back up an
put the critter to soak in water bar'l
We left it there till the next mornin' an
tackled it again. Still too salt. Then
| left it two DAYS an took another whack
at it Couldn't 20 it yet Then tied
one end OF a lar'at round its tail an let it
down in the well and left it a week By
that time the water was so salty We
couldn't use it, but it hadn freshened
the cod enough to speak Of Then hove
it upon the roof an let it rain on it
couple O. times an afterward rared it up
IN a pole in front O. the shack an let the
wind kinder blow through its whiskers
for a few days. 1t seemed to be gettin'
some better, but we still went in more on
bacon than we did on fish. | was mad
~ this time an took it to the creek an
itaked it down to the bottom, where the
current was rapid. an said if it didn't
poll the water for the stock Id leave
t there a month 1t staid there till YES !
erday. when one o. the boys brought it /.
Up. 1t was gettin' quite soft an timber
ike, an | reckon we've downed it at
asst. 1t may be little water soaked, but !
he salt lis knocked. | tell you the ocean /,
must be a powerful sight saltier than
yer lowed it was to git a fish loaded
'lumb full of it like this un was. This
anch buys fresh water fish after tbs.
II be hanged if l b'lieve a fish is fit to I
at after it's swum round in salt water {
lebby ten years an got it all soaked
trough it. I should think they'd have f
Gales on EN- to kinder keep it out partly" a
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