The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23
SAVED BIT A FISH HOOK.
A Rear Story or oId Joe Showers and
Crooked Creek Ravine.

4 SAVED bI fISd HOOh.
A Rear Story or Oid Joe Showers and
| Crooked Creek Ra~ine.
1T always seemed queer TO me that nobody
( ever though! II worth while to PIT old joe
showers's bear s'ory in rr!nt" said E. 7. ST Cd
/ grass Of FarkeffburE West Virginia. 1t
/ car; be because Joe doesn't like 10 tell II. for
/ Ill BET that no one who has gone anywhere
near his haaging-ou; place on the DRY Fork
I OF tie Cheat River ever cot away without heap
/ ing Jos's bear s:orr. Not that he's only got
that one bear story. for he's had many an ad.
venture With bruin on the OLD Rich Noun ala.
! but This particular one be regards as he queer
I est and n ST pee ular in his whole career. and
( II onl, happened two or three years ago. Il
/ ouSht 20 bs put on the lasting record Of hear
| etcrieA II ISM hunting ST r.. for Joe ssen't
| hunting. tu: il is actually hear fish story.
| Crooked Greek is one OF tie widest and
| wei'dest o. ali the wild ana weiri mountain
! streams of tie Cheat River country Like ali
| The rest o.the brooks in that isolated region.
II 10 a remarkably proiihs trout water. Il
! Cows through a deep ravins. and IN .!aces
! IlunSes over rocky precc!ces. some o. them
Eff feet high. II Is. in truth. a wild stretch 0;
! easy pools and turn bling ca.a-acts. Il has
! fall in ~ ssinE through the ravine Of 500 feet
! IN the & stance OF a mile.
! Ono day in the summer 0. 1889 Joe Show.
! ers. who is atypcal bsckvoeks noun.aineer.
! went trout fishing IN Crooked Creek: and chose
for his spor; the GiisteninH basin o. he ravins.
! The waters OF Crooked Creek are clear a. crys-
! tai and in fishing it one has TO lie extremely
shy and wary. taking advantage OF every lash
or obseuring tree to Tide him SELF OF his shadow
| from The sign o, the willy fsh. Old Joe clam
Signing rs Sen.; sds MIS- % tn. su 't:ee
| doz.n Inc fe lows an had Just landed mother.
which re was e the act g, takinx of Of hls
/ t.ehind which TO was ihidipG, and pump into
,hsn be s hs snd a: as Ts s.ia,e
! ing and blowing he water from his mouth
Coke ssct an b snI e one e'e q the
scEe.l bsa,s b. had ever .nccunteret during
T 'h ssay :. G me-: s ON
Ieai { the trout Joe lad caught, AID IN evil
n s q the si;us'rn;
The esa. e..!l:rrsi.,y = oysd his meal ihs
,sner U W.: "a, a'e los. TO make up hi, ming
claed Ioe ass,o his roliey il desl!ne with pc
he easch, Them. came Q the las. one The Fsh.
sid alter r. o.hess lie Ia ch.sss ta, .
lei! and he lifted ~ h:s VOC. in : mos; niti'ui
howl. The h,ok had curved ,,self -omewhefe
n es n. q nous ': "a isT SIS to
HOOK turtle in, a2d sn ap would cone the Jaws
open .sai, and the bear 6 bowls OF pain would
"UIt, joe, be ns bear hunter who, hsd
,asEsi .esrs n ai'sot e'sss 1iHt Of .si,ns.
! Jos zion this ear bad got himself il. AMI he
Ies9ived to tax ad.1s,as &c 81 j, e eacs.
| picked up stone. And advanced toward the
Tear: The fer me hung out Q. re teat'- oren
1aant nGa s.
t Fl ia 'ss 1S eGes ne lis,
thep. SAYS Joe in ling 'hestory, ia isl
| my cabin e. easr ez sui a LANDED rsh but
! nsre. tho'' OF it ill 1t war to late. a. tie
Jes adx..eed o. he r. e s. an, and the e.sE
n'h saa pue su hs' srsans "a
Tear up IN standing, with a londsT havi Of
.a I'm mo Is ohsSs &c. 5a4sd
sway jus. then sit. his stone, and s;ruck The
on H. S S IN. H. sssr
got 70 h.s Zee, a. once. mn beng held ey
.,.ns; The bear e:;1eh.s Zoe and they, bo!h
Joe. Ia; win lie is-hook s,and'l; s;rai.h:
Sids pen. s The sear ana Joe hst ,um fd
into water where II was no, more ,han icgr
;sce, ior.vhiis he could have a ,oo,hcl3 lie
boa. Va. a.. s.s. hin dB h +:
offensive Joe had got an ;her stone from the
ses N. MIN s9S I'D
struggle tr'uRht ~. contestants I. he edge
III they we're AZ ssf is . EEL
S. "a 81 80 tsss
were carried Afev yards down and then over
sno'he. e.arac, hsa,G than tie is These
ri tn. Desl INC .hes lie, t Id
res a;S ~; the as. Gly place about n. pool
sh:,. rroS.s!y .is te.s long and hires " wi5s'
and Joe, Iescbing the Iosk first, prspsred 10
swan up oT.n Rouss.i and shininS As Lbs lbs
tear Gaze 70 the Ioek an put It's lore paw, On
lick Z d sR The si @ R
az 81. .. ana and hi b. ria 81 ns fss
s;sa ~ 4: plunge s,.s ever e: second
htrh. PERCEPTION. walls. and there was no way
10 g, ont 81 / SAY. eya nsrrow psss.ss -, -.
ard ihsp tumSl.d over .noiher ieaee, tuent!
is.. THROUGH ths. n.riow passage Joe and
~ i..si % he hear: ioI :. ..!i en pr, sctIs
landed OF top OF the bear. and escaped with :
az, shss h w u sS, K. b
TO ,be shore ana pulled the body out. There
were very lev clothes left on Joe and be was
been DRAGGED over rocky FIELD.
-, that oar hAdn't had that ar hsh hook
mouth eyrr, time he tired &c, shet hem Jaw. O.
bis,n. says Joe, II d ben al day with me fur
teda tore me Clean open. WITT NE no hin 10
fghi hitn With bat stone an . Kick
Ever since that lively experiences OF old