The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
PINE ~ COLLECTORS.
strange Finds Made In he s,emschs -
fresh " alter Noi,cs.

kSowLruS, Quel.c. May 1.-THE pike
! or Eanr iHciHs. the luce Of the old writers.
has leen called the tyrant e the river.
or the frc-h-wRtcr Wolf say Old lsaak
Walton, by reason Of his bold devouring
! disppsition.' Honest lyask goes on ,o
quote a story 81 a man who was watering
a muic oue day when "A pike int his muie
hy the lips TO which tho pike held - fast
that the mule drew him out 81 the water.
aud bv that accident the owner Of the mus
Angl,-i ont tho pike" This sounds Just
a trifo fishy even for We Compicat Angler
But many a fisherman can cite " ell sutheb-
t,ratci Gases ~ the voTacity and imru-
| d-nca which go far toward Jlstifying tne
tad character gwen q" the ptke. Prom the
stomach OF All eighteen IJundof caught Ia
the ~. Law renee ~Ur" taken "a pound
chub. a half grown duck, a young kitten
and n laby's hout.
A Had cooling his feet IN the water over
the stern 81 a boat on the upper Ottawa
vas almost plllei overheard 10y a huge
pike That severely baC'fat'-i his tuee before
deciding that nNe feet II bpy was rather
| more than he could manage conveniently
t. stow away
hul II - only fair to remember that the
plkc !. "a Keen hunter ~ cures When he
j. IA the humur 81 II he will pick up any
thing curious or glittering, without any
reference TO its ctibAe q~ualits~ Among
tie lauUntaan hIis, u 10 not at all uncom-
mon 10 hud cute- aud ueiul,~ Of shining
ron pyrt'-. the mundic 81 the gold miner.
In the J~aunchcs ~ PIKE
A silver Gun siud was watched In ito fall
'hruugh thu CHAR vaier 81 oDe u the lakes
there, until Il was deity caught and swal-
lowed 10y a sfuall-siDod pix. that could
hnVp lad no Ip~sihle practical IL" for n.
Ia B.auc. coun'y ana IN the ~. Francir
River n i've round.r was causht aud sod
20 a Ias-r-ly iur % o,nts and within the
Fish Wa- drcoy, red nearly an ounce 81 gold
i'm h''le niLgg.'r Tie writer moe took
q ~orrud"d l'r dollar from the interior
~ a thr-a or frur-ruund pike that apprared
10 - quite hcaihy IA sIale OF his iu-gotten
gan.
4 pike was scared ON the Gat.aear,
and inside Nas found \ broken old silver
taa.poun bored At each end for trolling
PURPOSES hooks ana swivel having eyi-
| d+utly rusttI uat. IL Vas raid by an AReI
man. who saw ~" ind, that hfty-two
years ago he had bad that home mad"
.pnon bait irrkci % his line nv a fsh in
that same lax. II the Old mans memory
l. not at lauli Baoon was wrong In
lie sz-~rtlun that tie pike does not 1--we
mon, than forty Ncsi-, and the stories ,
Taked fish having been known Ia cNi.t
for more than 30 years NAV lie 'oTr- :,
after all
The. mt tend to prove the tlcorv
that u b. hot l.Causo le l. ~ foolish a. To-
he d~"iNed hy anv clumsy likeness 10 q
| tNil III lff tffiHldaN sTHN "a tA' W rNtflltfN
but be~Ru-.. of his desire to COOLEST pretty
shining thing. that the Pile II caught by
such luTc-. When tho pike fccls Ike col
le ting any rllst"ning or handsome thing
dragged before hi- noes will aitrast n ptke
aud -ome other breathing things sI-o
lh" pako h csprd Iuus. tUp OH onr
o-C.-i'n wheI oih'rr ssre irving IA VAIN
| "a tempt ~. Water wolves With ruch dam
ties a. minnovs and frDgs. a clergyman
caught five very large tsu With \ nmlv
q young mire which hid iT'n discovered
IN a nice DIV curu"r amazing lie S-rrnons
! The sam" roy'r'ud sportsman one
had gram -tr,>-s AMONG ~" pik" WIN
! tie ;, al of a I'D %sfrurrpl. and n lad dil
ylst ahout - well With ne tai of ~" saI
| creature 1hs. however. Wa the rc~'
I q ,i-r,ius q gf,s-iy Young JACK piks o'''-
hauling ami alta "a 'tr.gg". drassfs
/ under a sgNurrl ~ 10 va swimming h"ff~~
o hi'ls tAy
tu IN owl 'dav ufk" wer" introduced
| into Hrumo Lake tu. iutt y-iN" year
Az Aud Though tu' ''udttlpf- ar" a.
| 'a~,ara.... Iu -I-s NJ hi- v'i i"cn 'hk'f'
! ivrr 80 las. 'h,,-arE tn iHhnc- Va
. WEIGHT
,ors tsrirg $40 larr" -r1' from forty ="
ssfN Bounds 'u viI.f ti' ~gut" fi-i "tlauu
! ~,-.Wtrr. q o. evident .Iat 'h" ia" - ~
.lsW growth aui U,..rl f'fuIfr q NWufN
COZ two 81 No., GOO ..ftff .na'af'N TON
silsrirg ts ,.ta'fF g'I h- "'l'f Ihn
ouautt.-. u vtull ,sTf1u'' d" lN ~" 10
tsr,st. - -fs'ft ff Gel. i',fF'.'" 80"
ciatior. AMI lovers 81 angling To- var
pp~uilng Wa..are agAr~, the gr~oy =
dsvourng ph.