The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-01-02
"KAH-PEE-KOG" CLUB.
BY WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
$40 YOU realize, gentlemen" !, said

l. Smith, as the members OF the Ran
nee-koe club gathered around the evening
ere. that this Is to be our last evening To-
rether in these woods for at least 3 year:
Tomorrow our vacation in the MuslSoka lake
district ends. and by tomorrow evening, II
nothing unlocked for happens, we viii have
nailed up the door Of the clubhouse, ree-ed
in our lines for the last time this year, stored
cur boats, and the night train on the Grand
Trunk viii be carrying US swiftly back 10
the states and to our various vOcatlons-
Without going into particulars, or men
tioniug names, ii has seemed TO me taat TINS
would be an excellent time to confess our
prevarcations so that We may quit this beau
tiful spot with clear conscience. / would
suggest
"To what do you refer, Brother Smith!
asked the Pastor.
TO put 1t N plain English, said Smith,
81 think we have all lryd more or less, ana
that now would be a good time to tell the
truth"
Il presume that you realize that there
are exceptions TO that statement Of AN.
Brother SmIth,' sand the Pastor. Now,
L"
Il made no exceptions, and intended
none" said Smith. AS for myself, am here
to state now that Z have lied; he'd as big
as | knew how and still make 1t be that
might believed, and guess you fellows
swallowed II without much question
Il nave not believed d single thing you
have said about fish since you have been
here said the Pastor.
Nor | - echoed the others.
''The biggest Ile that have told since l
have been here was that one about the
number Of bass Yorker and / caught ID
Healey lake We were trying to Guido the
Pastor. and did 80 tar as the lie was con
cerued, aud If he did not believe our story,
IL was because his own was not true. w hat
We"
Il shall have to refer this matter TO the
congregation when we reach home, Brother
Smith" put in the Pastor.
Il would advise you not to- replied
Smith, but As ! was going to say, what
we did catch that day Vas all IN the boat
when we returned, aud. several members
of this club counted them. II Will not be dis
puted when ! say there were rs bass OF
over the legal length"
1t was only rs, for counted them to-
gether with Husky Bill. SAID lice.
What is the matter of ten bass more or
less, anyway" replied Smith. But there,
gentlemen, in my confession. 1873 bass IN
stead Of the FIVE OF SIN hundred that | told
about, and ! believe that every one viii feel
better if they follow my example"
Il believe that the advice Smith gives rs
is good, said Yorker, and | realize now as
| never did before the enOrmIty Of the lie L
told IN reference TO the muskelluuge l caught
IN Crane lake
You don't need 10 make any confession
OF that said the Pastor, for everybody
knew that u was a lie when YOU tod il"
1T seems TO me that | remember distinct
ly OF your going TO Crane lake to rish fer
muskeluuge on the strength Of that story"
replied NOT6er, and u was not as bad as
your Crown island bass story at that"
My verdcity Is not IN question at the
present time" replied the Pastor.
mo. we viii hear from you later" said
Yorker, provided, OF course. your con-
science IS not too elastic But TO return to
my Crane lake story. simply wish TO say
that / did catch a muskeliuuge, and that l.
did upset our boat but that was due to our
awkwardnesS, rather than the size of the
ish, for when we got it on shore, which we
finally did, It only weighed ~ pounds"
you told me the truth of that Crane
lake story the day we were at Healy lake
together" said Smith, and you said it only
weighed 81 pounds
What Is a matter Of FIVE pounds more or
less in the size of i muskellungey said York
er. and Bill Reeves nudged Husky Bill when
Smith did not reply.
Il have told so many different tales re-
garding the size and weight Of fish that
have caught IN these Ontario lakes and
rivers" said Tice. that l hardly know
where to begin my confession"
why not stTaighten cut the Moon river
story Of 30 muskellunge, 70 bass and 40
trout 10 ten hours?" asked Husky Bill.
That might be good place to begin at,
as that story was exaggerated somewhat
The truth is that ! only caught 80 muskeI-
lunge. 60 bass and no trout at all, for /
did not fish for them There are any num-
Der OF trout ID that stream and its tribu-
taries, however, and | do not doubt that It
would be quite possible for a man to catch
as many fish as ! sad | had caught in the
Moon river IN the length Of time | claimed
to have fished. In reality l only fished nine
hours and three-quarters. As for the other
stories ! have told about fishing in Kah-
pee Kog and the surrounding lakes, can
cover all Of them with the single statement
that / never caught more than ITO bass
in any one day ID any Of these lakes, but
that, imagine. Is better than any of the
rest Of you ever did. II the whole truth was
known"
Gentlemen" began the Pastor, when
Brother Smith started this little experience
meeting. | did not realize the good that It
was to accomplish. In fact, | was afraid it
would result IN more harm than good, and
that the prevarications-I cannot bring my
self to the point Of calling them lies-that
have been told by several Of you around these
evening fires would only be again exag-
geratCd, and that some Of you at least would
return to your homes with an added weight
upon your conscience. 1t has pleased me
greatly to listen 10 such confessions as have
been made this evening" and / am sure
that you feel the better for having made
them. There is one thing for which / am
sorry, and that IS that Brother Barnes Is
not here TO retract the storT he told Of