The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-11-10

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amiabIe and gentle. When we first
got him we kspt him i'm the box In
which be was brought, but he soon
got restless and / took him out to
my tank where he 10 yet. He ID as
tame 40 O kitten and is q wonder.
Come over and see him.
Mr.. Wood told me of quite O
number of this fish's pranks which
III not relate but will Just tell you
what | saw. Being q lover OF ma
ture and of natures freaks of course
| went over, taking with me my
two friends j NJ. Davis and DIR. r.
l.. Kincaid. We got to Mr.. Woods
about one O'Clock In the afternoon
and be was looking for us as | had
previously told him we were coming.
About the first thing Mr.. Wood said
was Look over there gentlemen, !"
pointing across his Alfalfa patch
towards his tank. We looked and
saw white flag on a cane fishing
pole shaking and dangling in the
air. Il have not given Old Bill
that is what | call my fish, his ice
yet," says Mr.. Wood, land he is
mad. l was expecting you gentle
men and wanted you to see me feed
him." He got a chunck of ice from
his ice box and we followed him to
the tank. About six feet from the
waters edge Mr.. Wood had driven
two stobs to which he had nailed a
cleat, then he had laid a plank, one
end on the cleat and the other on
the bank, to walk out on. Near the
end of the plank over the water he
had stuck this long fishing pole to
which he had tied "a white piece of
cloth. Now he says, when Old
Bill wants ice or anything else be
can not supply himself with, he
comes and butts this cane and some
one of the family see the flag shak
ing and wait on him. Now look. -
The water was clear and we could
see plainly. The fish, which was
about two and half feet long, was
butting the pole with all his might
and every time he would strike the
pole he would snort and the bubbles
would rise to the waters surface.
Mr.. Wood walked out on the plank
tapped the cane and the fish at once
arose to the top. He then lifted the
fish up into his arms, talked to him
kindly and stroked his back with
bis hand somewhat after the fash
ion one treats a fat pup. He gave
him two chunks of ice as large as
mans fist which old Bill swallowed
with evident delight. Now, this
fish can't talk, but he can under
stand me-" So taking a silver dol
ar from his pocket be says: "BiH,
l want you to bring this back to
me. He then put the fish into the
water again and threw the dollar
out into tie tank some forty feet.
The fish waited till the coin struck
the water then made a dive for IL.
he was gone | guess three minutes
when be came back bringing the
dollar. sally Cooper!n says Mr.
Davis. Let me try him on this
pearl handle knife" He will bring
1t back sure" says Mr.. Wood, $50
throw it," Mr.. Davis threw the
knife way out into the tank and Mr..
Wood told Bill Fish to find IL. II q
fish went after it and this time was
gone about five minutes when he re-
turned without the knife, but show.
ed he was in trouble. Mr.. Wood
took him again into his arms, but
Bill was incOnsOlable. There were
great tears In bis eyes and that tish
actually wept convulsiyely. But
Mr.. Wood gave him another chunk
OF Ice and told him to try again.
He did, but soon arose about tenfeet
this side of where the knife struck
the water. Farther Bill, " said MIR.
wood. In another minute the fish
came back with the knife. Mr.
Wood talked good to the FISH and
the fish wagged his tail.
II was just going 40 try him on
this twenty dollar gold piece, " said
Or. kincaid, "but | believe / wont,
he may be tired. "
Now, ge~tlemen, | told you he
kept US in FISH and III show you
some OF his feats in that line"
Then Mr.. Wood says, "Bill, here is
a man who has wife and two chill
dren will you please bring him in "A
mess of fish" Old Bill went away
and soon come back with a nice
four pound cat which he had caught
and tied with a smart weed. 1--WE
Will now get one for you Mr.. Davis, ~
said Mr.. Wood. "Bill, will you be
so kind as to get fish large enough
TO make supper for this gentleman
and his wife?" Bill at once lit out
and in few minutes come back
bringing two pound white perch
tucked under his right fin.
Now, Bill, we want you To get
something nice :or the doctor. He
is an old bachelor and of course will
be contented with only the best. "
he fish gave "a snort, bat obeyed
his master. In about ten minutes
he came back herding whole drove
of green headed bull frogs. You
could have heard Mr.. Wood laugh a
mile. Davis fell into the tank. The
doctor AID walked out on the dam
"i the tank and he soliloquized thus
ly: That settles 1t. | am going
To marry at once, no risky girl
need apply. / want widow with
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