Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-23
To Nun WHO WAITS.
story OF n Fool Chue, an Acrobatfc
Eel and n spindle shanked Crane.

Skory Oh n rooI Snubs An ACEObAhC
/ Eel and n spindle shanked Crane.
[Bath Correspondents OF the New York sun-l
Judge Hollis, of Woodhull, is not what
might be called an expert all around sports
man, but he can fsh little and hunt q lit
tie. Whether he oan do a little In that other
accomplishment which 1t 10 popularly be-
lieved all hunters and fshers possess to .
greater or less degree and can embsllish .
little, the following account which he gives
of a recent exploit of his is the best test.
he went fishing the other day. He wasn't
out after any particular kind of fsh, but
simply wanted fish. BE hooked q big club
after fishing until he wss getting tired, but
lost It in raising Il from the water. He spat
on his hook and quickly threw In again,
From what know about these fool
chubs, !" said the judge, "that one will take
the hook right away again.
The bait had hardly sunk when the judge
got another bite 1t gave stif tug and
started away. The Judge hooked his hsh.
"Auy club that fools with my hook
twioe," he remarked, "is as good as SMILING
In my frying pan"
The Judge yanked the hsh out of the wa
ter. 1t wasn't q chub. 1t was two pound
i eel.
"You don't catch me feoling with no
leather headed chubs when can get eels, !"
said the judge, as he pulled his wriggling,
| sQulrmluS prize tOWaru Nun. nc Ikteu tuc
eel out of the water aud made grab for its
neck and got it. Before the judge could ex.
acily figure out how 1t was done the eel had
climbed up his arm, twined itself q moment
around his neck, and then went down his
left leg as if the leg we're spiral stairs. The
next thing the judge knew the eel had scoot-
ed back to the river and disappeared in 1t,
leaving the judge with his pole and part of
the line, but no hook.
"That settles Ill" he exclaimed. "Im
after fsh, not eels. When / want anything
of that kind Ill go and spear snakes"
Then, the judge Gays, he started home ho'
and disguised. On his way he discovered {
big, long legged crane standing in ths waite
watching for ish.
81 guess I'll go home and get my gun,
, said the judge, "and kill that crane"
l He hurried home and got his gun. Whel
he came back the crane was still on tn
watch for fish. The judge sneaked up 3
within easy range and biased away. TIL
crane looked around surprised and then AeI
of languiiiy. The judge looked after th
crane until it disappeared. Then he exam
ined his gun.
"This don't seem to be my day for sport
said he, and went home. BE wasn't entirel
satisfied with the way things had gor
though, and that night he thought he migl
N even things up by putting out a set line
q tine stream, and let 1t try its luck for hi
a during the dim and stilly watches of Il
night. So he put out his set line and wei
home and to bed. Bright and early nel
E.. morning he went out to see what the Q
= III. had done for him. When he got to Il
d sp,t he saw a crane standing in the wat
Z. right where his line was.
,d As the judge approached the crane rose
fly away, but something pulled IL back aga
into the water with jerk. The judge VI
h. too much surprised to speak, and he hard
I'd knew what to do. Finally he made up B
:. mind to capture the crane, which he oil
20 Then he found that IL had swallowed one
rs his hooks and more than half OF the line
Of was tied 10. This naturally called for IL
L. tie further Investigation, which resulted
m the discovery that the reason the crane ID
~ - svallowed the hook was because there was
~ two pound eel fast to 1t. The Judge %.
70 that his surprise was increased when he %
sn in the cells Jaw the hook and pieoe OF line
VI had lost the day before, but when he four
!. that the reason the eel had taken the set lii
10 hook that subsequently, led the crane TO tai
- the eel was because q one pound chub hi
"a ~ eobbled the hook first, he just sat down ar
~ famed himself with his hat to keep fro
20 fainting.
" "Because there was the fool chub that 9
away from me the other day." says .
Judge, sand there was the acrobatic eel tn
l.. had climbed all over me and then stole .
.S hook, and there was the spindle shank
~ crane that jumped out of the way of =
% "a gun, all caught on one hook. II all dor
~ come to him who waits, then I'd like
h. know vhy.n