The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-27
Fishes Quite Extra ordinary.

Fishermen who FISH in the swift. rocky y bot
toned. clear water streams Of tho Delaware
Valley or Susluehanna watershed have II
mono,onous tmo compared with that tho
fishermen have in the moro sluggish. less linz
pid. and soft bottomed waters that flow in tho
Allegheny Valley and in Ohio" said u Now
York sportsman. 1.-The first timo fshcd in
the scioto River surrendered my entire tackle
to tho very first catch / made. and my first
catch in tho Allegheny River chased mo up
n tree. once hooked n swapping turtle in the
Delaware. and gave up to him the boat | was
in but he was handsome to look at alongside
OF my Scioto capture. and n veritable Adonis
compared with the apparition fed from on
the Allegheny.
II was fishing for crappies. the beautiful
bass Of Ohio waters. l had at that time never
seen crappie. My hook was baitcd with a
shcddor crnwilsh Suddenly | had good
strike. and l hooked it. 1 had no sooner
done than my limo came swiftly
toward shore. and q thing with pug
puppy's face. wide head with three
blood red Gils on each side of it. u big mouth.
u smooth round body. and four stumpy legs
came out Of tho water aud waddled straight
toward me. I laid my rod right down and re-
treated UP tho bank. Looking around saw
stopped and seemed to be rejecting. Then it
walked over and lay down in the shade Of a
maple tree on the shore, BY and by stole up
satisfied with crappies. IL it was Graphic.
-, told the first person mntap2ut my start.
ling catch. He laughed and said had caught
water dog. otherwise known as mud puppy.
avery common resident Of the Scioto and other
streams in Tint vicinity learned that it $50
ing out on land. but will die ii. after it doe;
coma out It can't got to water again. 1t VIII
of that nir-tight water, it won't survive half
tho %Is Sass ii" ISM ff tie Streams 00 n
habits is to eat its red gills of. Then the mud
s ss unit" # sn 9th fs Ss
water and lies in some shady spot for II change.
but can't stand it even minute or so in the TN.
as funny as the fact that people eat the water
puppy out there. aud call It very choice.
Ahe r ana aay honE 9s IN the
bic. pickerel. had n lively tussle with it. and
at lat landed It immeediateIy wished Wis |
by dis spssimsIn q Allegheny Kiyer dsnssns
threatenins that ! shnaed Hp a wild cherry 1
tree on the .h hqnk and yelled for man
sponse to my cali | took ths measure OF the
object from my perch IN the tree It Wns two
brown spots 1t had IL big. fiat head. with u
round snout clenr across which, was S cut It. q; a
Of legs or flippers in front with four toes or
fingers On each Che outer 2ne bordered with ,aa
eG s had long TALL oiy Hat IKE nadds
strange creature was makingts way back to
the wuter. The man grabbed him and pulled
him t1sne ao %ns on t Taor mon said to IT'S
only hel-brnder and e as gentle rs lamb.
onY t thOg man tSd the ta TIT
its sH appetite. The hell H. bsndsr diet Is SNAKES
on IN s Vsy n h
bender has been known to eat u peck Ct crdw-
fish ut ono meal and wanted more. Tic he'll;
then. When it sheds its skin it swal lows it
with great relish. probably under the imir sS.
one that | caught the man who rescued mo
dim" wn Man f,t h S wSa 1"Se it home
.r %T9 P cat; Of eourss! replied the man.
Astonishing Badness OF squire Eilett's Cow.
BELDENv1LLE. Pa. March 2G.-The citizens
OF this place have at last arisen as one man
against tho tyranny Of Squire Elletts COW.
For three years she has doiled tho efforts OF
tho townspcople to keap her out Of their on
closures during garden time Thero Is no
place in the State whore garden fences are so
high by two foot as they are in Beldcnville. all
on account OF the high-jumping capacity OF
Squire Ellett's cow The people Il year ago
ra!sad thor fences so high that tho COW was
no longer able to get into yards and gardens
and Holds by her usual mode OF entrance.
but that barring out only served to de-
veop her genius. Gatos that wero securely
fastened when people went to bod Mt night
soon beg IN to BIO found wide open or lifted Off
their hinges in the morning. and bars wero let
dat ,yit n ratr In rifv n nd that M
farm hand could excel. Tho impress Of tho
hoofs Of Squire Ellett's COW. leading through
these gates and bars. and tho unmistakable
evidences OF her presence among corn and
cabbage. gave notice to tho foople that she
had taken note OF their suggestive action In
raisin. their fences and resented 1t.
When Squire E.lett's COW FIRST came to town
ana took possession OF II tho effect of setting
dogs on her was tri6d by several garden
owners whose premises was invaded. but she
put every ono OF them to flight. even to tho
blacksmith $ big bulldog. ana Mt last it got so
that no dog could be induced to so near her.
Then certain citizens tried peppering her with
shot. but they lived to regret 1t. for every mem
Der of thcir families became Il marked person
with the COW, md she charged them on sight
when she saw them on the streets. until for II
long time n good many households went about
with inar ana trembling.
Squire Elliott heinz tii' Lon ing citiIon Of thu
place .,Hd thu l,nnrial STAY nf many %! his ag,
giIryel nri mi. they huSitat"d 10 oNrnd
him by 'akinG sum mary mDa1nr,s against tho
tyrann'chi co.'s. anu as ne always "acrriully
paid any reasonable ~ for damages pre- ented
by those who had sulrrcl from tho pastimos
ol the cow, ia" people had nnal!y settled down
and made tho best they could OF tho situation:
But one day this week tho climax came and
the people arose at last against tho COW and
Bhr Is gone.
On that day n car load hned hay arrived in
town Squire Elects COW WAS promptly ON tho
spot. and while the hay was being nnloadnu
agErnrrint"l tnnny large monthlnl ~ spite
OF the yisilnnc" Of the mon engaged in unload
Ing and taking the hay away; When the men
mainnd in tho car The sliding doors ,ofthe
car were left open. most thoughtless piece of
work for. men who knew squire Elets cow.
They had hardly disappeared before tho cow
had her head in the ear. The nearest bale
was too far from tn" door forSt~r IA reach
it, but Squire FLEETS c,w was never EFT
in her ne, and she didn't iqtshh 10 81 Ieit
now She turned the situation over In har
mind TOW seconds, and her p!ans sere made,
She walked twenty teGt away from uIa car.
Turning about she dashed back toward it at
the top Of her speed took a running jump. and
would walk through An open farm gate When