The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-20

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Joe Timble, n riverman and fisherman
q the lower waters u the s~usquehanna.
aid q New Yorker who has been trying ths
fall black bass fishing la those famous wateru
think. th., by catching a -iI-pound black
bass On a minnow hook tied TO a black linen
thread. with al alder switch for a pole.
after chasing the bass a mile. and having
himself b-en chased half - mile by the bass,
he holds "a. record for odd and exciting
exploits la black bass hsling. and don't
see ~hy he doesn't.
do. Trtnblr was fishing near Mount
Jackson He had bsited his trap hook with a
mtngoN and had another minnow dangling
IN the water ~ the end VI n linen thread On
Gn alder switch Joe was fishing away,
When suddenly lac heard a grest splash
on the minnow side Of the bost He turned
round Ia iine to see enough Of a black bass
disappearing beneath the surface TO know
that IL was about the biggest one he had sver
seen What ~astOnish-d him more than that
though. was 10 s.e his alder switch jump
out " he hOat. follow the bass, and dis
appear Ia It, wake.
1T was som time before 1rinOle AWOks
10 the truth Of The situation Tn hsss
had gObbied he iniunOw hat he had In
reserve at The end of the linen thread. aud
rushing away hAd taken the alder switch
with II Joe stood staring out OF the river.
aud suddenly up popped the alder. a hun
drvd wards away. pa the edge " the swift,
deep channel Il was going right on and
joe quickly showed his boat "a the rocks.
sud was soon dSshing through ths rapids
IN pursuit Of the switch
Il dom care n pinch e. smut for thc
alder nor the linen line nor tbs mihny hook
nor the minHy. said he. but | hahn goiu'
TO lef no thieviu' black bass com. and
steal EN- night from under my noee and
walk away with EN- Besides, that has-
IL u wholloPer, aud | a him
Joe gained on the switch. and wa al.
most within reach 81 IL. when down OUT ~
sight again II Went. Ia the deepest part 81
the river a part. Ia fact. where no bottom
has ever been found and not Tar above
where the suck Of the famous swirl begins
Jpe began To pull Out Of thai UNPLEASANT
locality, when the aide, came 10 tine surface
again. only a few feet from the spot where
y had dis sppeared the last lime Joe
pulled toward n again uut before he got
there a started straight Tor I'd, swirl. and
ia n few seconds had disappeo rcd IN the
boiling ~~hirliug waters ~ that part ~
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There ei,lalmed Joe lrr'ns w
Sitratl a. iss' a. ne cnu'o shH Ioohihx
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SWirl hat ho'iih ever Wen mo '"' anu
'Hnir ou OF poyu y
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nouh' 'a.hsuh Ieeliis sOI,' ', a.
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ol ueeP ."'"I "ien Wy Po'teu '.s 80,
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yer lee away
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ton'd srt ms breath mo thr ow'ti snu
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We, ever uohe ". Nhu mere you W."
cha,ih uir 700 nearly hsn a mNe
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sIusi nu' u hloyeu Gown s1Iesm sssln,
anu uN the inns Joe 60, IA Iorih 10 IonoN
!! Vas s"Ou way IN lhe fesu lhs tlhe
" sep going " passed ~" oMirl a. a
SAFE uis'si'oe anu sep On 'ce sslueSh on /
ahu ~i'eh ~ PAUSED Just ABOVE q nls
uAil 'tat stt-tcisd acfo-s the stream
hsi a nlil- trioN 'he '""i' he was aimos'
"Hnth '-ach OF "
me dsul iaad a nshwsN ia " throuSh
Nhlch ne ~steI Iusi,eI IKE a nood anu
broke al hs Doltotn OF the Jam INTO q reg /