The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
THOUGHT NE MAD THK SEA SERPENT.
Battle Between Foriy-one Pounds of Boy
and Forty Pounds of German Carp.

Battle Between Forty-"ne Pounds of Boy
and Forty Pounds of German Carp.
If that Jersey fisherman who let earn up
set his boat the other day and get away from
him and whom read about in TIE Sun. will
only como with mo Just across tho Delaware
from Jersey. I'll show him little Dave Cherry
and make him ashamed OF himself" said Cart.
Sam Fctcrman Of bristol. THE storicd
Neshaminy Creek cuts through tho low Lying
and fertile farms Of southern Bucks county.
These are drained by many bitches. to which.
In time Of high water, the not altogether lmpid
tide of tho Neshaminy has undisruted access.
German carp grow big and heavy in the
NcShuminy country. il boys don't. The carp is
not fish TO be hrgucd by the lure Of the
angler. 1t was introduced into this country
years ago because Of ale cations made by some
scientific person that ii was excellent food. Tho
scientific person was right. No better food for
pig- was ever grown, But this phase Of the
carp has nothing to do with little Dave Cherry.
David Cherry was 81 years old in May and
he lives IN Bristol. His flesh. bone and sinew
only weigh forty-One pounds all told, but his
uIucS is equal to a ton. Dne day lately he and
two equally youthful but much more PONDER
Gus comrades went out on the Ncshaminy
meadows to- fish for suckers Tho swollen
waters 81 tn" creek had pushed their way back
into The lateral bitches and lay there to the
depth Of foot or more. As the featherweight
DnVo and his comlnniOnS We're following tho
bank Of one Of those bitches on their way to
the sucker grounds Of the Neshaminy they
were attracted by the unwonted troubling Of
the muddy water at the bottom Of the ditch.
some big object with its back n couple ~
inches or more out Of water was moving along
through he Held by means OF the temporary
water III the ditch.
- Jimnettyn exclaimed one OF Dawes com
= a
ltis!, .-,,,
lonkin' Tor mushrats.'
Meantime the big object in tho ditch was
r,nHSh,hG It's way along. with evident dislike
n Vs.. Maybe IFS The sea serpent suggested
Bat III" other two boys took an entirely OPP
| Ioste view OF what was best to do and began
| Ton Of putting distance between them and the
formi,!n looking thing struggling in the in
sufficient, water of the, ditch. Little Dave
| Gherrys forty one pounds OF body and wagon
! load OF grit weren't there TO he scared away by
! any unknown creature. whether il might be
! alligator. Swapping turtle or sea, serpent and,
shouting 10 ms lGtr"gting comrades to wuitfor
| HIM, he tumhlrI head ong into the ditch, threw
! cu~p"d his arms about It. On thai instant mud
| ana water beg 10 hyohnp' vii such violence
| that J,tr and iumls Of It shot auoNe the banks
| OF III" t!irh ~ ii the bottom had been dlSSrm-
in3lrd 10y u dEGami" cartridge
l'alr.e su@dc4Hl{e to cng"go the unknown
| in the breast" Of the BOYS WHO had started in
their 4 Ght tor safety and they returned to tn.
! ittlc Dave. DodgiHg ihC uIhCaVals of mud
| ana water that marked wher" the contest was
| rCnG, they caught occasional glimIs"s II
| what vas going On below Sow they would SEQ
| David a moment, looking like AN animate lump
! oi mHa, and thcn h" would i-1pu"ar. and tho
| unknown creature he had tackled and was
DO I}rh II" 'lyrIy hai,o, ragged, Ut,Ie DavG
! sometimes coming In s'hht, snntt"rinG mud
| and water from his mouth. md sometimes
going down ont .! sight, while the Hopping and
| wrthluE munster opened it's tremendous
| mouth and thrashcG Its active tail. Tho two
| Toys on The bank Iumhci and danced and ran
| up and down. yelling ali sorts Of suggestions
! to David, hut furgctt ig to lend him 4 hand.
80 \ rod or two above where DaNy had pluck
! the water became 3illi ohaliuw.r anu gradually
reached is limit land or mud only being be-
! $"nd., Little David hung on, and wrrhtled
| until he had worked II p:lZ" all that distance.
! Nul by ono grand oiIor, tu.nicd 1t ear II
! what little water thor" wa and on to III" dry
land, and tn" BATE was over, when lHwn'S
| quiet, Dawes cumpaUlO APPROACHED and got
| down into the ditch, Day" dug the mud ont IT
| his mouth and eyes. aud. sitting Of. his CAP
- You jclrcr, Is chumps"
Tito evidence was :" strong IN favor ot
fence tott' Il wa .' ali rhat the InroC Of them
| could do 10 get DHvo's trophy to the top Of tho
| dltch and carry 1t hone, Then they learned
wna weighed Il was found that Dave Cherry
WINS only one pound h 'uyicr than the carp.
By. Dave was disappo.mtHd. -.-...,
said in dtgl-t and it's only an old Dutch
r@rH1h 1...o,. -n.. ,,.., ,ou -,
| othrr HAi when the carp upset ms boat an I
let his rs \ gct away. ought To- come tnhc a LOOK
a. pays Cherry and thep 20 OIL and Llarh 'th
shame y