The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

~ "a dropping brim. sat on the
middle thwnrt of the boat. In
the summer sun Round lake lay placid. |
Not II ripple crinkled 1t. Three great
pines and hsmlocks which grew to the
waters edge. were motionless In the noon
heat. over the wide and mirror-like cx.
pansc tn, quaVcring. wailing cry of the
loon sounded. A blue heron stood pnunt
upon n wooded point. waiting FOR his
luncheon Ia swim by and at the other end
OF the lake n mother teal led her brown.
brood NJ seven by devious ways IN and out
among the PUSHES While usually the wa
ter rippled. ~ II against u beach, upon the
lips Of the lily pads, on this day not a
murinur came from them. Under their
shelter the huge black bass reposci. no,
might any form Of lure, live frog or min.
now. phantom minnOw or spoon. fly or
white salt pork, tempt him To come forth.
The other man In the boat listened while
Fergy talked. He pays Fergy 81 q day to
haul him about into secret places where
the fish are known to he, and to handle
the craft as only a master can handle II
when that shooting wolf OF the Western
waters. the musknllongc, strikes the
spoon and the battle for life begins. IT.
addition to services as n guide, he OBJ
tairc ed from Fergy n wealth ~ romance Of
the forest ana Held, Tor TINS boatnhh ~
certainly the most gifted and ornate liar
to he found between Green Bay and the
Mississippi river. WHEN pike. pickcrel.
bass and "musky' refuse to strike. II IA
worth the money 10 hear him. In modulat-
Ell voice. dronc on of the way In which
they have bitten In the past. and doubt.
less will bite again. His language II sim
pie and direct, unadorncd with the graC"s
OF rhetoric. unmarried by the crimpings OF
gran mar, the unfettrred. free, expressive
tongue of the wilderness, the birch bark
shack and the logging camp.
"Talkinr about fishing" said Fergy. the
otbcr man mn, having suoken for half nv
bour ",nlLiry abou, flaming and the fun.
nv things "A man sc,s sometimes when his
Owes aim shut. reminds m. of "A time
whom I yot fired NJ ,oannp round Boyd's
ho,,, ANA u,,,.d 20 do n do on my own
roc, I Oh dawn To Long lake and dunn
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