Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

coffee, the:boys pulled for the river to SEE
the fish Talk about fish in our Shensn
dDah streams If you want TO Ice fish Just
20 to Pendl. ton. We saw drove after
drOveef them. Trapper Tom and PawneG
Bill boosted how they would haul them
out. SO they bated their hooks and in
they threw them, but nary bite. Pawnet
after putting the bait to their mouths,
dragging it after them and eussing them
all to no avail, threw down his fishing
tackles, jerked off his coat and hat, rolled
up his sleeves and politely and profanely
dared them out on dry land for general
combat. Some OF the boys became 70 ex
cited at seeing all those large fish that it
kept the rest busy keeping them from
jumping in after them. We all returned
to the the house to rest up for the next
days big hunt.
Friday morning found Us early climb
the mountain to engage in deer chase
Reaching the top it commenced showing
and blowing until it was Sin to Davy
Crockett. We hunted until o'clock and
saw but one deer. Trspper Tom got a
shot and crippled it. Some Of the boys
on the drive saw several wild turkeys,
and seuirly killed one. This ended our
hunt. OH hunters claim that game is
scarcer in Pendleton than ever known
before.
After returning to the house the boys
gathered up their instrum, nts and start
ed on a serenade trip down the Valley.
Our hunt being a failure on Saturday,
the 2Gth, we concluded to try fishing
again under the management of P. W.
rrumbo. Ed. Re1rOad and John Cougar
expert W. Va, fishermen, who claimed
they had a better way TO make fish take
land than PawRee Bill. Reaching the
river in a short time the above gentle
men were pulling out G'h faster than
Pawnee Bill could string them. 1t GER
tainly was a grand treat to the boys to
see them haul them out until the wind
stopped them. Robinson Cruss, Jr.
declared be saw some large as himself
Your correspondent didn't see those.
However, we got nice catch ofyelloW
suckers and black bass.
Sunday morning 18th, We started on
our home journey, came across the noun
tain to Mr.. Al. Richey's where We put up
for the night. Monday morning of early
reaching Harper's store By noon. Started
PAwnee and Trapper Tom ahead to re-
connoiter, and 10 crossing Shenandoah
river. Pawnee fell in getting pretty well
saturated outside but be never stopped
until be got to a certain place where be
got saturated internally. We arrived at
Mr.. Thomas Fanslers at Shutdown, and
after unloading we were invited into
sumptuous supper where the boys ate
until the throttles OF their thrOats refused
to work, and some, among them Eagls.eye
almost cried because they could eat no
more. After supper We were invited 10
Mr.. John Wills where we enjoyed another
NICE dance Tuesday morning we started
for home, arriving at Catin H i about
4 o'clock.
In conclusion I must say that some OF
band boys have been seriously afflicted
heart aud mind trouble since leaving the
pretty girls of PendletOn and Rockingham
especially is this the case with WHISKY
Charlotte, Squirly and Maypols. 1t
would not surprise me in the least, If, in
side Of twelve months, some of Rocking
ham and Pendletou's pretty girls should
make Shenandoah their future homes.
thus ended our great pleasure trip Of
1873.
With many good wishes for the HER
AID am yours truly, EAGLE EYE