The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-16

consist of the relation of personal ex-
peliences undergone during the sum-
mer, and that each member would be
limited to one minute, in order that
the club might adjourn and the mem
beers be at home by nine o'clock at the
latest.
The assistant secretary distributed
the blank atlidavits, and DR.. Dibble was
called upon.
"My experiences have been rather
limited" said the doctor. II have been
spending my vacation very quietly, as
you know, III my new summer cottage
at Pine lake. | had determined that |
could afford to spend $4,000 in the
building and equipment of the cottage,
and accordingly placed limit of 3d.
500 with the architect and house fur
nisher to whom | let the job. Every
thing was TO be in readiness for occu-
pancy by July /, but on June IA l re-
ceived notice that | might move in at
amy time. l found everything in first
class shape, and the total expense had
been slightly over $2,l00. AS TO any
further experiences, | shall have to
refer you TO my friend Epkins here,
who spent several weeks with me and
haG more leisure time to look for curl
Gus things"
las TO that" said Mr.. Epkins, Il own
up TO having had deal of time at my
disposal but as TO experiences, they
were few and far between. / spent the
greater part of the time, when the
weather would permit, in fishing. Fish
ing is not apt to lead a truthful man
into very many experiences out of the
ordinary. We had very good luck,
though, and one forenoon we caught
six bass trolling around the lake"
do they allow the bass to troll
around the lake unattended?" asked
the chairman. "Or do you mean to in
innate that while trolling around the
lake you caught six bass?"
Put it any way you like" SAID Ep-
kins. Anyway, we caught the six
bass, and some of them were whoppers.
/ am confident that one of them at
least weighed pound and a half.
had one other bass hooked and well up
toward the boat when he gave lunge
and carried off my hook, spoon and
everything else, but then he was a
little fellow, weighing, perhaps, about
a half-pound, and the loss of him didn't
make much difference to the total"
Todd and | had a most delightful
time this summer" said Mr.. Jorkins.
together we went up here to a little
summer resort in southern Wisconsin
and put up at a farmers house that
was advertised as clean and comfort
able, good beds, fine food and all that
sort of thing, combined with a low
rate. We paid dollar a day. had sep
arate beds. with hair mattresses and
good springs. and ali the eggs and milk
and chickens that we wanted. We did
not see mosquito while WE were there.
and the weather, for the most part,
was delightful. The proprietor had a
elean-shaven chin and spoke good Eng
ish and had read David Harum.' We
did not do much fishing, although we
understood there was pretty good fish
ing al the lake. We saw one parry OF
four bring in a string of is perch ard
sunfish that had been caught during
abe day
Il met an interesting character dur
ing July" said Mr.. Pope. my wife
and ! were enjoying ourselves one
morning cleaning house when a
ragged-looking individual, whom sup
pose might be called tramp. put in
an appearance ar" asked for material
assistance. He told a sad tale of be-
Eng ont of work for IA consecutive
SuIaths, and so on. / asked him If he