The Penn's Grove record., 1896-01-24
F,suERIEs,s LUCK.

MR.. bOut ladt leSub
YOU learned where some Of the carp
fishermen are located. You were also
informed that these fishermen put up
in little cabins along the shore. Mr..
Editor. that part of it is correct. There
are some who put up in these cabins
day and night being very seldom seen
outside, especially when the creek is
frozen over, except they discover where
some more ambitious fisherman has cut
holes in the ice. Then they come out
of tile little cabins along the shore.
You also learned Of some of the mis-.
takes that some of the fishermen make,
especially one old fisherman, who sliced
raw sweet potatoes and threw them in
to the pool 10 bait the innocent carp,
and another fisherman likened unto a
Kid, who spoiled a pot of bean soup by
using too much wood (purloined from a
neighboring swamp
Now Josh Billings once remarked
that he would not pay fifty cents to
hear Bob Ingersol lecture on the mis-
takes that Moses made, but he would
pay fifty dollars to hear Moses lecture
on the mistakes that Bob Ingersol made.
AS you have heard of the mistakes the
fishermen made in throwing floating
bait in the pools and scorching bean
soup, 1 will inform you of the mistakes
they did not make.
1t was on this wise. Very early in
the morning on a certain day the old
fisherman took a package from the side
board and turning to the Kid said
eKidlet, follow me and / will learn you
WISDOM The Kid followed for a mile
or more when the old fisherman stop
ped in front Of some holes cut in the
ice, and turning to the Kid remarked.
"Here are two holes that we have FISH
ed in for over two weeks and have new
err been Known to catch a carp in them,"
and with that he emptied a package of
raw sweet potatoes in the hole. The
bait of course staid on the surface,
while the innocent Kid gazed on in
amazement. Said old fish, "what do
You think of the idea" The Kid sup
posed the idea was to attract the fish
to the surface and drop a sheet of fly
PAPER on them. Old fish looked dis
gusted and said, may, you innocent
duck. Listen, | will tell you the
secret"
About Jour miles above us there Is q
camp of fishermen, and it 10 said of
them that they are as wild and blood
thirsty as any tribe of wild indians, as
ever roamed the forest. Their leader
is said to be'a mighty Hunter. l hear
they are heading this way and will he
here this morning, and they intend to
take possession of all holes found cutin
the ice. When IL comes to taking pos
session OF other peoples property, DR..
Jamison is not in it with that gang.
Now what do you suppose they will
say when they come to those holes and
see that bait. The Kid began TO see
through the scheme and timidly replied
that they no doubt would think that
the ground being baited there certainly
would be fish there. They might also
think that q nan that would use that
kind of bait did not know enough to
carry viscera to a bear. You are right
KIdlet. Now let Is go back to our old
fishing and wait for developments.
Now it SO happened that the night
before the Kid had prepared a bait for
the carp i'll the shape of a pot of bean
soup, but The old fisherman, after TAX
ing one look at 1t, advised him not to
bait with it rs he was afraid 1T would
kill all the carp in the creek. Then
the Kid decided to leave il outside the
cabin over night and try some of the
wild animals On it that prowl around
the cabin. The result was a dead pole
cat stiff and cold beside the pot.
The Kid took the soup in and placed
it on the stove and without thinking to
lock the cabin went fishing, aud this is
what followed. AS was expected the
wild tribe came down. They fished
the 5aited pooles until they were tired
and hungry with no success. Then
they came ON down the creek and see.
ing the cabins they made a break. The
leader, the mighty Hunter, struck the
Kids cabin first and the first thing that
met his gaze was that pot of bean soup.
Without any hesitation he proceeded
to make the contents of that pot grow
less. After they had devoured the con-
tents of the pantry, which consisted OF
a piece of cold carp and cold potatoes
they retreated. That night the Chief,
the mighty Hunter, he that ate the
bean soup, was missing from the camp.
CARP.