The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-09-29

meal the bass would dart at him and
drive him oil around the pool .Ther
he would come back again and so
lazily about with his eyes turned up q
Mr.. Forsnn. b
There q great dsal Of expression b
the bassseyes, Mr.. Eorson thinlrs, and
he Is quite convinoed that he he 10,
OF fun In his disposition. That q
shown by the way he teases the sun
fish When food Is thrown In the bass
eats greedily until he has filed hii
stomach and then lies down at the bot,
tom OF the basin and appears TO 20 tc
sleep. He Is utterly motlonless, and
the unfortunate sunAsh, who has beer
lurking In the shadows, afraid 70 come
out while his savage, companion d
actively about, is deceived. He comes
up swiftly and gulps at q choice It'd
bit. But before his mouth can close
over It up comes the bass, with his biz
jaws wide open, and gives the poor
sunfish q bite that would make him
yell with agony II he had the power.
Away goes the sunfish as fast as ever
he can. Mr.. Forson believes that the
bass actually laughs on such occasions,
for his jaws open and close and the
drollest Of expressions linger about his
eyes. After awhile he sinks down and
tries to fool the sunfish again. He will
wait most patiently, but the sunfish
hos learned wisdom by many painful
experiences and rarely falls into the
trap second time. How the sunfish
manages to get enough to eat to keep
alive Is wonder, for the bass is con.
stantly after him.
Nowadays the bass recognizes Mr..
Forson's voice. If Mr.. Forson calls to
him up he pops. He will also answer
to whistle or to peculiar snap Of the
fingers, which he recognizes as belong
ing exclusively to Mr.. Forson.
A reporter for the New York Sun
saw the bass recently. He has grown
to be about eight inches long and il
very plump. He was not in sight when
Mr.. Forson and the reporter entered
the greenhouse. Mr.. Torson stopped
down over one of the pools and
splashed his hand in the water vigor-
ously. and followed this by swapping
Of his fingers. Presently the bass ap-
peared. His head was near the sur
face Of the water, while his tail was
about five inches below II. He looked
up at Mr.. Forson In very funny way,
the whites Of his eyes showing very
prominently. Mr.. Forson bold worm
aboge the water and called
Come, come, now" I'll
The base wriggled his tai fue . MIN
ute, and then seemed 70 gather him
self for the jump A moment later be
dew out Of the water and picked tha
worm out Of Mr.. Forson's fingers. He
fell back with a splash, and imme
diately resumed his former perpendicu-
lar position. He smacked his jaws ses-
eral times, showing an enormous mouth.
and moved the little hns tipped With
white under his jaws. He watched Nj,
Forson attentively al tho time aud
seemed 70 pay no attention TO tho 70
porter
Mr.. Forson held another worm over
the water. The bass braced himself
again for q jump, but Just then he
caught sight Of the sunfish stealing
along as II looking for . morsel that
the bass might drop. Like q flash the
bass darted at the sunfish, anger ap-
parently being stronger than hunger.
Both disappeared for minute. Then
the bass came back alone, took up his
former position and waited till Mr..
Forson held out the worm again. Up
he dew and snapped the worm out OF
Mr.. Forson's hngerA This he repested
q number of times, until tho sunfish
again peeped out Of the shadows, when
q second chase ensued. "
Mr.. Forson walked around 10 another
part Of the basin where the water was
overcast BY heavy shadowA This was
out OF sight Of the pool at which he had
been. He whistled In peculiar man
ner and the bass came up thsrA Mr..
Fosson put his hand In The waser and
began splashing and sAe bass came
right up 70 him ..o,tr
Mr.. Forson says The bSss VIII allow
him 70 fondle IL and WIN play With him
a. loag - he wants to In fact he y
very fond Of Sooling md shows his ap-
probation Of Il In many wayA he via
jump tor worms even whan he Il not
hungry, just Tor tho sport Of Il and viii
drop them in the water. He never fails
10 keep . sharp lookout Tor the san
hsh. however. He does not care very
much for worms, - . rule, but be =
very fond Of CRASH oppers and sricketa.
he cavorts in greet glee when M.
Forson comes to him with these tidbits
and win do his highest Jumping Ior
them. .f41
The fame Of his performances hn
spread all over Yonkers, Hastings,
and the neighboring villages and q
great many visitors come 20 see him.
Very few of them are prepared for his
exhibitions and their surprise at his
intelligence has given rise to his titles
''The Wonder Of Greystone.s
HUMAN LIFE ~ INDIA.
Tho Little Value Piaosd Upon II NJ sesps
Of the Native Racse.