The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-09-30
BASS AND "SUCkERS."
A New Yorker Portrays the Piscatorial Pleas
ures At the Mouth of the Octoraro.
THE SPORT. COMES RATHER HIGH.

"a view IOfk OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nSA
sends the following account to the
New York Press, describing the
situation as he sees it at the mouth
of the Octoraro
OcToRARo, MD.-Nine miles
above salt water the channel of the
Susquehanna is on the west side of
the river, and there are several
chosen spots where the striped bass
are supposed to be as thick as
leaves in Vallombrosa. These are
the Basin" "Stop Lock-"
"shuresville,, s.Marked Rock"
and .sCentre Rock" In Marked
Rock the water is thirty-five feet
deep, and tradition says bass
weighing 254 pounds have been
taken there. The Basin is fifteen
feet deep, perfect circle of still
water and the fishiest- looking place
you ever saw. I honestly believe
there were giant bass in these
waters before the Flood.
THE LURE OF THE BASS.
For good fishing the water must
be as clear as crystal. If a stranger
here you write to the head Guy
ascutis: eff everything is right
please inform u.s. He invariably
replies: "Conditions are favorable,
and should advise you to come. If
anything happens to the water will
telegraph you" You can't get
there quickly enough. But You
find the water muddy and nothing
doing in the way of a strike. He
invites you to remain "tell ther
river clears" 1t mout clear in
three or four days, then agin it
moutn't. Before it clears you are
mad clear through and headed for
New York in choler. This is a
gentle scheme of the Maryland
Yankee to lure you.
"Noo Workers is the best Gus
toners we have" says Guyascutis.
Surely; all suckers.
THE BAIT ROBBERY.
"Bring yer bait ,"
"Bait? No. We understood you
had bait to sell.''
"Not a worm. I'll have to order
it frum Moo York. How many
bloodworms yer want 2"
"Have no idea. You ought to
know
oval, eff fshin's good you kin
use up 200 an hour. Better le' me
order 500 anyhow, to start WITH
"Go ahead; we must have bait. "
Telegraph and express, rs cents;
500 worms, S.. But the worms ar
rive the second day, after you have
decided there isn't a fish in the
Susquehanna and are looking for
the first train out of that wilder
ness.
"We don't want those worms;
there is no fishing" we say.
"Don' make no diffuns; you or
dered the bait; yer've got to pay
fur it."
"All right. It's highway rob-
berry. Pack up those worms just
as you received them."
"What fur?"
ssWe take them back to New
York. We are not going to let you
have them, old Guyascutis."
NO LUNCHEON.
The female boss of the ranch,
being requested to prepare a lunch
con for three, snapped: "You don't
git nuthin' t. eat 'less'n you goin'
home on the 4.20.n
"What does that mean,
madame
"Means jes' whut I say. You've
got to come in tur dinner or git
nuthin'."
This is to give the guides rest.
.Can't we have some Maryland
fried chickena" pleaded Richard
TONES. We had been chewing on
mountain-butchered steak for five
meals.
"You kin have some tomorrer. ="
"But we go home today,
madame"
"Then it's too late. If you stay
over you kin have some chicken"
The salt was very good, if moist,
and the pepper was black and
warm. 1t were libelous to tell the
truth about the rest of the food.
THREE IN A ROOM.
AS we followed the barrow ex-
press through the wet weeds on the