The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
A Fishing Tale.

| Two of YOUR citys sports took them
| selves to the clay hole " cClnrSday after
noon for night and day of fish, fun, anu
| froIc. On the sand train with the force
of come ahead" they were soon seated
| on the rivers cd re perSuadlnS the flnny
| tribe. The luck of nine cats were soon
theirs to boast of, but rs the light OF the
moon failed to shed its radiance upon
them they were obliged to seek refuge
ut their inn, such an inn 1t was high
time for tea; unfortunately they had
none, but enjoyed 4 sup of river water
with bite of red horse bread, and their
luck. By this time my companion was
noddng equal to Il goat butting after his
dinner and we found it necessary to make
Il bed. The prayers taught us by our
mothers were not forgotten anu later on
when We fisherman was reclining peace
fully in the arms of Morpheus and tread
iny swcetly in the land of nod, twas then
came those awful insects, the mosquitoes.
SO on wore the nj ght till the dawn Of day
awoke We fishermen to view each other,
through half open eyes, aS they were
swollen from mosquito bites. They found
themselves very weak and hungry and
determined to start out for their break
fast. Bait was plentiful rs we had saved
plenty of mosquitoes. We accordingly
used these and had out breakfast. We
finished our frying and sat down on the
roots to partake of our humble meal
when my companion exclaimed in disap-
pointed tones: The red horse bread
we left from supper last nj ght has been
taken bv some thief" We looked and
L. L., Tfl,rn
where we found our savings covered with
an innumberable number of moquitocs.
After suffering awhile and being knocked
several feet in the air and finally hitting
the ground with tumultous thud we
rescued the bread and returned in tri-
umph. "Wcll," said my companion, 1--WE
must make ready, as we are expecting
company" SO making their few prcpara-
tions they were soon Joined by Mcssrs.
NJ. G. Sandirer and Cary Ellzey. The
companions were using stolen boat and
soon came the owner, asking why are you
using another mans boat. You might as
well steal my plow stock. So loaning
the owner his boat awhile and later rent
ing it, the four fishermen sailed out
for the days sport. Floating on with
the aid of the mosquitoes they had
splendid luck drawing near lake they
sat on bushes to steady the boat and then
they worked till the boats were nearly
full of the tinny tribe and mosquitoes,
when one got over balanced with the boat
and over with a somersault two of We
fishermen went. The first thing they did
was to get wet. They managed to swim
out and then had to take 4 walk to dry
themselves while the other fishermen
rescued the boat. They lost their fish,
but the consoling part was. the fact that
mosquitoes went down too. They had to
take q fresh start and seek more bait.
There was only one hoe in the crowd, so
the three used their hands and were digg-
ing away when huge snake came crawl
ing along and Mr. Sandifer took to his
heels. The companions didn't notice
this as they were Ivy this time thoroughly
accustomed to all kinds of misfortune.
Dinner was spread and such a tempting
meal rs was spread out on the grass!
Mr.. Editor, the neXttime we go out for
q fish we giveyo cordial invitation to
accompany us. FISHERMAN.