Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-12-13

Lott-g thee under the skies Of Spain
Lulu Winter.
AN EXPERIMENT.
Five or six boys who called themselves
the ''Caroway Penetrators," and who all
lived around the western slope of Caroway
mountain, used to meet once or twice a
week at Taylor's store. When they were
small. they hunted frogs along the creek
or climbed der trees Crows being the
natural enemy Of the farmer, the destruc-
tion of a crows nest was an especial
achievement almost equal to the discovery
of bee tree, though hardly so rich in in
cident.
As the Penetratocs grew older this sort
of diversion became stale An old negro
named Catfish Jones was often the victim
of a trick. This uncommon title was net
baptisrnal, it is fair to state. The name
his parents gave him, being mere guess
work, was probably lnisfit, and he nat
urally grew into one which had more
character attached to it. Once when affix-
ing his mark to legal document the old
man had written Catfish P. JONES'" but
it is more than likely this was for sono-
rous effect rather than a concession n the
buried past - =
He lived aIone ut tbe month of STONY
creek. and what he knew about catching
fish approached the dignity of a science
II was the result Of lifelong observation
His lines were odds and ends of string,
the intent and purpose of which would
mystify grownup man, and 1t was no
wonder that the ordinary clunsv caution
of a catfish or the cunning of s.stink-
tomn availed nothing AGAINST such rom
triyances When he suspended a big
piece of meat SO near the top Of the water
that it seemed to be floating. it would de-
ceiye the Oldest and biggest fish in Yad-
kin river. The old negro smiled hack as
at early sunrise he greeted the occupants Of
his hooks. each fish with its nose at the
surface of the water
One afternoon he was fishing for eels at
the foot of n sycamore free that leaned
over the deem water Following his habit
he dozed off to sleep. and while he nodded
some one slinned mn bebind and fitting q
forked MOLE astride his neck nushed him
into the river He went nnder the water
with terrified veil and came nm nuffing
and snnttarino Or,iinariIv Catfish would
AmOnnt
ment. but now he was dangerously scared
He grabbed wildly at tufts of grass and
syyore at the ton of his voice A he so
cnred snfficient hold 10 mil himself over
the hank he saw .June Tarnev and ono of
the TayIor bows running of over the hin
THE neoro,s fright had lent him unusual
strength and fioetness. and to lime II
seemed no time at ali until Catfish,s long
slender f3noers tuined tbemselves about
hid nect and he fplt himself falling back-
ward
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almost @ to becomo ! resident of nc local;-
tv He sold a remarLablv affective saIve
which contained al ba claiuad .ssavan
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Rnt DR. Cotton had other resorrcas he.
sides salva IF onnnortI,nitvi afforded be
Iyas a water witch He nsad in the eyer
cisa nf this ,,ift xybatovor oraty ~ ,,ro,rtb
1ras n,ost ce,,re,iant u ayr,si,,el, +hat
tbe coz, il, +bo WOOL bad so,,,e tind of
elactr;c af.s,,i+, - t,,a ,ra+er NJ ,,,o,,1d
take an annie trea s,,ront or yvithe ~ witch
hazel and firnly prasn the ends Tins
forming 4 little arch
Then he wonld move slowly over the
snsnected tarr;torv caIling attantio, ~
and internretino n ] very favorable xyav
the severe strain nnder which the snro,,t
seen,ed ~ be labor;ng Wben the arch
finaIlv t,,rned 1oyrn,yer,7 u inc exact s,,,t
where tbe farmer had announced his in
tentjon Of digging. DR.. Cotton gave q SIGH
Of relief
heap O good mines. .