The evening times., 1896-07-20
HEARD By Br1'1r1D '11
H. 1louNGEK
(O OIL. HENRY DAILY, of Taylorsville,

@ OIL. HENRY DAILY, of Taylorsville,
- KY. distinguished fish '-tale tel
Ter, is stopping at the Metropolitan.
Col. Daily is one of the best known horse
owners in the famous Blue Grass region.
Il have told SO often of my bay horse
Gyp," said lie, that am almost ashamed
to speak Of Linn. Still, think the world OF
the animal, and it would make good deal
more than the whole State OF Kentucky to
buy him. 1t is not because Of his speed
that he is SO valuable, but because of his
unusual intelligence. He can do almost any
thing but talk, and, as it is, he makes use
OF n sort OF sieD7ang1age that ar wcrs quite
well
Il went fishing the other day, and VIXEN
reached the particular part of the stream
where I thought there was Il likelihood OF
catching something. I rode him into the
water until it came up to the stirrups
TEen lie stood as calm and stiil as could be
while ! tire W the line out into deeper water.
The fish didn't bite, and Ec began TO realize
il Just as quickly as / did. After we had
been there Ae yeral minutes and caught NO.
ing. Gyp began togrow n little rest -css a''u
beckoned with his pcse in the direction of
hole further down the stream. wiicre had
always heard that the fishing was excel
lent. 1t must haye been instinct that
prompted linn to do it, / reiDed him in
and started across the fields toward that
spot.
when we reached the hole he waded
very cautiously and slowly in, and irade
the least possible curnmotion in the water.
We got out until the water cnnc half way
up TO the top of my rubber boots. Then
lie stopped. l thew out the line and soon
had IL bite. As the fish went to rush a way
with the bait, pulled in but found that
| had II whale on the end Ut the line. The
pole threatened to break, and 1 had to
lossen the grasp little. Gyp commenced
| to back water, and we pulled gradually to-
ward the shore. All Of the time was
winding in the reel. We stopped and Con-
| tinued 10 bring in the line. The fish was
| gradually being brought to time, but be was
| losing Hone Of his strength, and every iEiii-
| ute felt sure the line would break. And
that is exactly what happened, just as
| the tail of the swimmer Eegan to lash the
water like u June sea serpent the line
| broke near my hand. was sick.
Before l recovered myself found that
| Gyp was again starting for deep water,
with Inc On his back. To my astonishment.
| he grabbed tile end of the broken line in his
| mouth and had already called halt on his
| fshship. Still he was letting the fish have
| IL little run and every second We were get
| ting iuto deeper water Gyp went On.
| though, and the next thing / knew he had
| come TO a sudden fall in the bed OF the
stream. and was swimming with me on lis
back. During all OF this astonishing excr-
| else 1 had failed 10 discover that lie was
! gradually eating up the iire, and as a CON
| sequence we were drawing closer TO the
| fish every instunt.
| II cried Bravo and the horse seemed to
lie Inspired by the encouragement. A gam
| the water began to splash In frontof US ana
| knew that the fish was ctuse at hand.
| Then he came in sight and l thought 1t
was whale. Gyp held up his head. gave
| Il snort and the next second plunge and
| then turned back toward the shore. When
| the spray and foam died away saw that
| he had the fish in his nouth. In the dive
| he had grabbed him by the back and was
| holding him there firmly enough. He never
let 70 until we reached dry land, when he
| laid him ON the grass. i climbed Off ana
| took out my pocket scales to weigh tue
| sinner. He WIS a fine rock bass, and he
| pulled the spring down, 10 nine Iounds asi'
| fourteen ounces. Gypfseemed even more
happy than myself over the catch.