The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-17
JUDGE DUNDY A HUNTER.
But He Has His Own Peculiar Style
About It.

1
About It.
| from the Omaha World Herald
Far away from the usual haunts of Colo
RADIO tourists, the clear waters Of the Cimar-
ron flow between towering mountain
nights. II was into this limpid stream that
| a tenderfoot one day threw a brand-uew fly
attached to brand-new silk line, reeled
from brand-new bamboo pole. All the
way from Denver every man and boy had
| dwelt upon the abundant opportunities any
amateur fisherman would find for hooking
trout from the shallow pools of the CimAr-
ron, but the tenderfoot had stood a long
time in his brand-new hip boots Of rubber
without enconntering anything remotely
resembling fish.
you've never fshed much for trout.
| III bet" said voice from the rocky bank.
| You ought to move around more and
keep the fly dancing just as if he was
| alive"
The tenderfoot looked up and scowIed.
| Then he threw his line, catching il in
the flannel shirt sleeve Of the man on the
| bank
Hope you don't think I'm meaning to
give offense," apoloRized the man, as be
broke the fly in attempting to free himself,
"but you see l can tell tenderfoot the mo-
ment set eyes on one.
The tenderfoot wound up his line and
| drew his brand-new rubber boots out Of the
water.
Learned lots about tenderfeet from
knowing Judge Dundy of Omaha 80 long.
Perhaps you're from Omaha. MOI Well,
that's too bad. Wish you'd seen his collec-
| ton of bear skins. o! it's trout you're
| after" pursued the man, who was undis-
mayed at the tenderfoots repellant manner.
well, I'll tell you something. II you hap
pen to have any giant powder or dynamite
1 Hr,r,k
you ever saw. OF course, If any one should
see you, you'd be arrested, but there amt
no danger. No; you're mistaken, Judge
Dundy never fished with dynamite. Trout
are too small game for him. Elmer Frank,
| that came along with him, did the fishing.
You won't ever 60 back on a secret IL l tell
you a queer fact about that there man.
Well, he used TO sneak off by hisself and
come back with the greatest load OF big fish
you ever saw.
1T was a good while before caught on
to his scheme, and what do you think 1t
wasg Well, you'd never guess He fished
with big, fat worms, raised somewhere
| in Nebraska. Ever since saw the results
OF fishing with fat bait I've been thinking
of starting ranch for raising worms.
could get some OF that there Nebraska land
that ain't used for corn and stock 1t up with
a flrst-olass lot Of angleworms, and make a
fortune selling trout bait to tourists.
But it wasn't fishing with bait that
stunned me. Lots Of tenderfeet do that.
Elmer Frank had bigger scheme. Judge
Dundy and he had brought along q demi-
| john of Council Bluffs whisky, aud that
| there MIR. Frank used to tipToe out to a nice
quiet pool In the Cimarron. He'd pour half
| a pint Of that whisky into the water and
| wait until the trout got drunk. After they
were paraly1ed. Of course. 1t wasn't any
trick to catch the fish. 1t did beat all to see
him come in with a big mess for breakfast
Then when he wanted to show off how he
| could fish he'd 90 back to that pool, and the
| fish being hungry from their Council Bluffs
| appetizer, they'd bite quicker'n a wink.
But started in to tell you about Judge
Dundy's bear hunts, continued the Colo
RADIO stranger, motioning the tenderfoot to
a seat on a rock. You see, the judge is
| just set on bears. Why, I've been hunting
them for him years and years. You haven't
any idse how wearing it is to be always try
ing 30 keep up Nebraska judges reputa-
tion as hunter. Just now have an order
| for an extra-sized er-tipped bear.
I'm expecting the judge and a party OUT
here any day, and ought to have one on
hand. That's the way l always do. The
| judge sits there on his bench in Omaha and
decides what kind of bear he'll bring home
with him from his vacation. He sends his
order ahead. l have the bear skins all
ready fixed for shipping, and the judge has
nothing to do but swap bear stories and
| homemade jelly with the tenderfeet that
are camping near him.
"The trouble just now is that bears are
scarce, and don't know what Pm going to
| do about that there silver tip. II worse
comes to worse have a scheme can work,
| but I'd hate to do it, l have a pet bear
| that I've raised in my family, but he's get
| ting mighty old now. He's just returned
| from a metropolitan tour with hand organ
and an industrious Italian family. He's so
done out be can hardly walk. He'll never
earn another dollar, and l might put him
out among the wild raspberry bushes for
Judge Dundy to shoot at. I'd hate to do it,
but the judge ought to shoot one bear just
to keep his courage up when he's telling his
hunting experiences.
The stranger paused drew from bis right
hand riveted canvas pocket plug of chew
ing tobacco and helped himself to a section
two inches square.
ITS too bad you don't know Judge
| Dundy," he remarked ruminatingly. Hes
as fine a man as you ever saw. Who am 2"
| Why Pm the only all-round truthful man
In this part of Colorado. Have to go, do
| youl Well, il ever you pass by my angle
worm ranch anywhere in Nebraska, just
step in and I'll tell you some more true
stories. But be careful about believing
everything you hear along the Cimarron.
There are men in these parts that are down.
right liars. Look out for them."
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