The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
MR. DERLING'S PETTROCT.
IT TAXES WORMS FROM THE MN
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One OF n Remarkable Family in n RocLlnnd
Pond-It IL IL Inches Long ana Nin" ! ears
old and weighs 3 l.. Ponnd--Two others
NcnrIy as Large weighing IL Trout.
In the rear OF n little shoe factory at New
City. in Rockland county. there Is q small
trout pond. the Ash in which have excited tls
wonder of every one who has seen them, N
account of their extraordinary tamcness AID
unusual size. The trout is naturally one u
tie most timid Of fish: but so tame are tas
trout Of this little pond that one Of them takes
worms from n PERSONS hand, and its latest aC-
complishrent is TO lie still while some 40
tickles it under the belly.
The size Of the fish alone would be enough
to excite interest. The largest and taiEcst
measures 81 inches and weighs more than -
pounds. Two of the others are more than SIX
teen inches long. and. while their Weight $
not known exactly. 1t is probable that i
is more than four pounds apiece. Tie
pond in which they are kept was b..is
nine years ago By the Edcrli2G. brothers
the owners OF the little shoe factory. and was
designed to supply water for the factu"y.
There Is q small irook running through lie
place. the water Of which is as clear as crys.
tai. The pond is about twenty-five feet wide
AMI ATTY teet lonS..and Its greatest depth $
hardly five feet. One day a short time after tie
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children: caught u young trout in 4 ncigib"T-
ing brook. 1t was too small to eat and WAS
thrown into the pond. Later two more trout
were added. and then for q time the trio We're
almost forgotten.
When the fish first grew large enough to.at-
tract notice they were So timid that it WIS
difficult to catch II glimpse of them az all.
The approach al D visitor TO the pond wo-.d
cause them TO disappear under the stones and
cha ! n,I- pT ~. pyD1 nri ~ vlflil no a ',"-
time before their Whereabouts could DC t.s-
Gov red. The children got into the habit ":
throwing in worms IN the hope of Grawt,:
them from thcir hiding place, and the DID
this so much that The trout finally bean .
become tame. Last year, to The gTea: he-
light of. the children. tie trout would ':e
up and cautiously take a worm thrown -
them, providing it was well oil shore. rs
year they make no bones CT coming in lo.-ir
fer the proi:cred food. and Its proN!m.t >
the bank does not lessen in the slightest -
! thought OF trying II The trout would ea; .rrwt
the hand. AID ne!d & worm down ia H." water.
To his great surprise. one of the troI;. .
largest, came up cautiously, AMI. AMER =
short time sient III getting Gp, is ~cv2T"-r,
made Il dash for, the worm AMI bore It ',aI
triumphautiy. This has been done Gu:tr .r.
Qucntiy since then. The trout TO loa.rr
dusAes for the worms. hut comes UP gents
n horse would for Il lump Of sugar. Nv.ilr =
the fish now in haste to get away. and. b.
deed. has de:emcruled TO an Oliver Twi,t. IT,.
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offered. TIE other TWO large fish are @'; -
tame. They will come up fer worms VA
duced Yet to taEe them from the ha'as,
person, need only walk around tie lo.a "-t
the fish will follow Inn. waiting 10 lr led.
The latest and great est nccomii!sAH.'.. u
the tnulest trout il TO come up to u !i;:t" ,oN
platform built out into the pond. on w..l
tire children stand. and To allow tarn, -
touch and even tickle II gr: tly on the 't. y. t
seems Iii 10 Ike ,sa! GSlisht IA thi" Faa;T.r.':
petted thus, Tho children have "a "ps
names for the trout: i does not res %'t e."
OF the children toward the bank NH lT'ig
the i!sh quickly t him:
The most devoted friend Of the trout j. ~!
Mr.. Ederling, who Is more then SO year o..
Mr., EderlinG is y f>h lover =" las raaS.'t
hard for him 10 restrain from catching IT'S
one. HAD he lsh not satneI a p!acs m
probability havc by tins time been caught .'!
eaten. Mr.. Ei'rl!ne spends hours t%hrow.'+
in SornIs TO them. ana " Watching the IiH'.
4 seat las been ARRANGED for him near 4,
bank. and, lis appearance Is always n, ststl
tWt mo Tie pend a While ago. hu, they la
sank into inSiSnihcancc. The, trou' aI'"T;
entity realize that they are oossib.e rival.
thros, themselves forward
The weight OF the big fellow was d~iscI-,
in the village for n long time, md In N.'Mtt
its tamcuess II was decided 10 catch and w,..I
tie front. The weighing Sas set down
ali conditions last "Wednesday. the pcrsoa y.
tcrGstch gathered at the POND to N'trA Ihe'N,
WI lHltIlt VI -ltNHllE HNh Nltl!oHl ~ A''N
day before Mr.. fderiing had spent iuu-' =
his time In his chair feeding the fish on wur"S
and ley got "A rcpa>t such rs II las st.,-"l
been their privilege 10 en-. ov. ConscgurH'F
when tho trout came up To be CaughI : "As
unusually sleek and Corpulcnt. 1t came ug'N-
pectinG ms usual tie tickling process, t'.i 20.
stead became cntangled in the meshci OF a ''t
which soon brought il TO land. \ bag La. ls"i
prepared FOR its temporary quarters Wins
on land, and into this il was put. III" ~
was found 70 weigh II triHe moro thtE
pounds, and to measure exactly twUi' "-.. 4
inches, La.t year il measured @O'l e. .r-.
so that its.Growth, considering its R.c. u':h
than nine wears, was considerable.
The weighing. while IL has settled iNu ia
putel question OF the weight uf the L-a, hai
unfortunately cooled its RrdOr in aip"'a. h.-
people 10 h1 tickled. Since It was cUl-.'-p
unccrcmoniously II Inns been very wary e ~.
peri ormnnce. 1t will take worms rt-nE
enough. but II no longer consents TO be ~tmuc.'.'
BESIDES the three large trout there are go
nbiv almost n hundred sinal! ones. hG. t.-i
as yet Keep Mnt OF s!ght. md are selAuM ELg-.