Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-10-25

want 10 refute that statement Of Bills right
here, and to do 1t | will tell you Of fish
| caught in tins lake some two or three years
ago"
Was there anyone with you at the time,
Brother Smith asked the Pastor
There were two gentlemen fishing from
the same boat with me that day, but regret
TO say that both Of them have since died.
But, az We have agreed TO tell only the
truth, their testimony viii not be needed in
this case"
Always dead" murmured the Pastor
IF you remember two years ago could
not get away TO come up here at the regular
time, and so had to let the clubs annual pill
grimage pass. and see the members 60 away
without me. But soon after the rest OF you
had returned ! found an opportunity TO
leave my business for a couple Of weeks and
wrote to some friends out in Illinois asking
them to accompany me. They replied that
they would be glad to do 30, and would meet
me at Toronto.
I'VE met as agreed upon. and journeyed
as | always do by way Of Muskoka wharf,
and thence by steamer 10 Barnesdale. aud
through the woods. / had previously ar.
ranged for guides and boats, and we found
:nem waiting for us when we reached here.
The first Two days that we were here we
had such exceptionally good fishing that my
arms were simply worn out handling rod
II Is seldom that ! get more fish than
want, but in that case ] caught so many
that ] had to quit for lack OF strength to |
pull them in. My friends, however were |
stronger than ! was, and were not ready 70 |
rest so soon. When the morning Of the |
third day Of our stay came proposed that /
we rest until after dinner, but they would /
not hear Of i, nor would they 60 and leave
me IN camp. / finally compromised by going
with them, but taking trawling line instead /
Of rod and line. was 10 tell them where
TO fish. and to use the trawling line as we
moved about from place 70 place
I'VE pulled out 10 the little bay back here
first, and caught qute a string Of bass before
they concluded they would like to move. I
that we 20 down towards the LOG
runway. fishing along the west shore, through
The narrows and around Crown island on the
way. Anything was acceptable to them. and
% we started. was sitting on the stern Of
he boat with my trawling line over the back
IS we pulled towards the narrows
Just as we got to the white rocks along
he shore before you reach the narrows felt
! sudden strike on my line. and knew that I
lad hooked fair-sized FISH from the way he
lulled. The gentleman who was rowing
topped the boat, and began pulling in my ]
ish. | must have gotten him within 80 feet
4 the boat when the line was jerked from ,
ny hands. and before | could catch Il again
" Of It had disappeared in the water with
he exception OF just the end to which the
tick on which il had been wound was tied
fortunately the stick caught in the boat.
nd ! grabbed t.
Il knew in an instant that something {
arger than nv first catch had hold Of that q
pok. and tried to pull il towards the boat. d
ut instead Of its coming towards the boat :
he boat followed the FISH stern first: For :
lore than half an hour that fish dragged :
ur skifi around the lake after him. He took
: hack into the little bay, then down
through the narrows. out around Crown is '
ind, smashed US up against the rocks al
be point. and in fact gave US a ride 70 a.
iost any old place N Kah-pee-kog lake
IL was not until he had taken us al q
round the lake and hack sgain that he WIS
lling 70 wait. n hadn't have been that
as using an extra heavy tnwling hne-one
bat my Illinois friends had been in the r,
ahit q catching hundred pound catfish :,
It'll in the Mississippi-we would never
ave landed him. But he finally tired out
"a We towed him ashore, and. gentlemen.
lat was a muskeilunge that weighed Is
ounds 4 he weighed an ounce"
Il trust that your good wife is praying fer
~ tonight. Brother Smith. I" said the Pas :"
n.
And il was him that told Us we must 81
nc lying said Husky BIT. As he knocked y
ie keAes out Of his pipe and started for bed y.
WRIGHT A PATTERSON.