The Forrest City times., 1893-09-08
That Fishing Match.

During the Iert season therehas been much rivalry as to the championship of the plscatorial art. Every fishing par ,y returned with one or more cham Dians. and the eagerness to make a count was sogreat that "potGshermen" reaped harvest of siekels In diSposlng O their catch to wouldbe champions. IT lwevtr, there are but few what nay b termed fishermen iin this village, .a ld between them the wrangIe for the "elittering honoro waxed strong.
 Alter considerable discussion as Ito when, where and how they were to fish, the preliminaries were arranged for match between Chas. Il. Sanders and C. A Walker vs. F.. T. Gray and l. R1llwage The latter being unable to go, Ed. .Landvoigt was substituted, Burnt Cane Lake vas selected as the course
 On Wednesday of last.week, with a wagon loaded with the comforts neces- 'safy for camping, Tom Gray and Ed. .IaHv0lgt. accompanied by Dan Daven- port, of | tali, as d lo0ker-on lu Venice. started "Ovtr the hll' 10 Burnt Cane Lake. one of the finest fishing resorts .in the world, of which Eastern Arkan- SaS abONudS
 Alter drive of three hours through thr widest and most picturesque gmoulttain and bottom country in the land, the camping ground was reached, :, Gent pitched and preparation made Tor ianch. After lunch trial et the lake resulted in string Of igamey perch. Night coming OH our wealled llmbs were stretched upon cots, put owing to indulgence in strong coffee at meaGme sleep was stranger. fall asleep, all the noises incident to the Wiid woods greeted ovr ears-tke splash of the gar as iC floundrred Tn the lake, melancholy notes of the whlppoor- WI the ho0t.os the great swamp owl. the S0n0T0us notes of the bullfrog, tue harsh grunt of the wild hog. the bel lowing of stray cattle. etc. but added to already overtaXed nerves. Toward morn, tired and exhausted nature was about Surreuderlng to sleep. when the ar vas rent by a noise that forever set 'Jled the question of sleep. Haf nu- man. half demon, now resembling the Voice of a pig under the gate, Gylng away to the mournful lowing of half choked COW, then ascending to the an gry belIowing of mad bull. and dying out with notes as soft as. .r'e whispering winds. It was Dan seated by the hre singing After the Ball.' And he stlll lives
 Morning brought Messrs. Sanders ano Walker. accompanied by II. Jennings and a colored driver. After hearty 'Dyedllfast the contest began. Sanders and Walker selected.a dugout with the negro boy at the paddle, giving them 'che advantage of all hands free. Gray and Landyoigt embarked in another lake bicycle, with Gray as engineer Ere the second boat had started, an ex- ultaut yell resouRded over the lake, announcing first blood for Sanders but tlitG yell was Tever repeated, Tor IL " IS soon demonstrated that they were hot in it, and after paddilng the lake over virtually threw up the sponge by returning to camp with fhe osteilsiole purpose of meditating over tlieir deleat. Sanders was slow to acknowledge de- real, and catching some live mlnAo@ returned to the lake. But the contest Was over, as Gray and Landvolgt leo three to one
 Let us return to Walker. With de- leat burning deeply in his soul, Ill nU ot desperation he headed up the Mar rows, for what desperate purpose VIII never be known, but the heart or flty Was tonched by his abject anpearance' ana S' c anjured Luck to gu de hlS foot- steps to noOl that was filled wItll iish' ,,,u Iru lll eths short space Of two hours " Hdlker sorrow wasturned to Joy Dy the SVtlnglhg of forty trout. weighing rom one to three pounds. The snrieks thal rang ont in the air startled every llvlhe