The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1891-08-28
a olLT-EDaED LIAR.
He Tells Of an Adventure ns IsuPhable rs
n Was Exciting.

n Was Exciting.
Fred, who was n git.odged raconteur,
could take the most simple fact, and, after
he had woven his web of fiction around IL a
few times, II would never be recognized as
coming from its original sources He stated
10 writer Of Forest and Stream that while
trouting on one occasion few years ago on
Fox river In the Northern peninsula OF
Michigan he had an adventure that was "a
.aughable as 1t was exciting,
| give his own language AS near as posi-
BILE III started one mlrning by myself from
camp to try my luck with the rod Making
a short detour strsek the river so as to
have about three milas fishing II was
cloudy and muggy dS', aud l felt that
would catch all the trGy q could carry. As
soon as waded IN the gIeam the trout took
my hook tho moment IL touched the water,
and pulled them out fl3ht and left all the
way down, not catching q single fish under
pound and many as laire as four pounds,
| filled my creel, all my portets and several
strings which kept tied 10 my belt. | was
really q walking trout preserve. Having
about one hundred, and as | was no trout
log. I concluded 90 go ashore ana rest
awhile before returning TO camp. Seeing
an inviting stump alongside heavy clump
of bushes that cast "a grateful shnde Iup-
preached It, and as / sat down upon 1t, It be-
gan TO crumbe, as | thought, from mere
rottenness, aud l therefore tOOs scat ON
the grass by its side,
~ had sat here but moment or two be
fore got frightened glimpse Of bears
mead over my shoulder, Itnow struck me
that l had sat upon II bear instead Of %
stump, and was SO parnlylcd with fear that
lost all strength and the cold Precipitation
freely oozed out from every pore. | cX-
pectod every minute 20 feel his sharp claws
searching my anatomy and tho work Of
mastoation commence MY whole .io now
flashed before me distinctly, and began to
wish had never been other than SAINT
The suspense was so great that was fear
full | would swoon, when all at onco felt
the bear nosng around my creel A happy
thought at this suspicious moment flashed
upon me like lightning The boar fortunate
~ was an epicurean, and preferred trout 70
human flesh, Escape now seemed possible,
and my strength Of mind and body begaa
10 rapidly return. | now carefully took a
three pound trout out Of my pocket, as that
was the haudest, and held It over my
shoulder. The bear at once took II, and as
he munched it purrod like a contcutcd cat
well pleased with the menu. That trout
soon disappeared, and then passed over an
/ other four-pounder'
"Auother four-pounder, Fred ~ and then
/ Ibegan to think Of FaIstaf and his men IN
buckram
eyes, another four FOUNDER he an
swered, and then he covered upon me with
something Of disda,n IN his expression
"Well,n he continued, - fed that bear
trout after trout until feeling somewhat
treasured thought | would take "A glance
at the recipient Of my bounty so | slowly
turned my head as no was feasting, and,
much TO my amasement, discovered that
he was perfectly blind. ! carefully arose
now, and placing a dozen or two Of trout at
his feet, gently walked of, ana stepping
into the stream pursued my course TO camp
never told this strange adventure TO my
associate campers, for was satisfied they
would set mo down AS an ingenious liar
New JERSEY promises a big cranber,
crop,