Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-10-04
1 Wonderful Fishing Yen

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hibition at the homo OF VIII white
and the male population. who love nsh'
Ing and despise liars climbed the lons
hills towards Mr.. Whites home TO 81
anime the rumor and tha trout
One OF Bill's boys told me the trout
weighed as much as a small ham. ana
was 30 long he couldn't turn In the
creek without backing up and curvins
his tail like a carpet beater." 4 fat man
said. a. be climbed over . barbed wire
fence. leaving HE coat tails rs relics
consigned with appropriate language
"Bills boy. Fred. caught him. an no
told me sartin that the nsh weighed
confusion and perdition!" breathless
enthusiast yelled, as he slipped on .
wet stone and skinned his eye on an
apple tree,
Fish stories is Ash Stories" . plous
church member commented, but boys
should be taught to stick to the truth"
The deacon stuck to a nail on the top
OF Jake Dietch's pasture fence . 70
ment afterwards, and a member Of the
congregation felt impsllsd, as hs
helped him down to say: I'm sorry
for your language, deacon"
"Yaas, but you don't give darn for
my trousers. Them's what count In
prayer meetings or in society" the
deason said, In a panied way.
"Bill told me on his word OF honor
that ere fsh weighed close onto nve
pounds exact by Malcolm's scales" a
wheezy man declared as he wiped q
strip OF plowed land from his face and
took a chew OF tobacco as an antidote
"Hee.hee- -hee-haw!" the crowd roared
In derlsion.
"It sounds like Maud coming" Mr..
White commented as he took his eyes
Of the fish and scanned the horizon.
A score OF village folks thronged
around. Beyond from the valley tho
trail was still dotted with an advano'
ing procession. Hello! Where In
thunder's the funeral?" Bill asked.
I'VE heard an amazing rumor and
we've come to investigate" the crowd
cried.
I'VE want the truth, all Of It. and
nothing but-ki.yi.yi! Call that dog
ofi!" the man with the missing coat
tails yelled. as he jumped q cistern. .
elder barrel and 4 chicken coop.
"wo're determined In the matter.
Amt We. boys!" the deacon said. SOL
emnly a. he got behind the fat man.
The crowd rosred approval. Bill b.
gan to look frightened. TITS . mis-
take. boys" he sasped. "He wasn't
hooked on Sunday. He was hooked on
the Cassville fats."
Bring him ont; weigh Aim up" the
crowd ordered.
ri he doesn't weigh two pounds
we'll mob you" the slim enthusiast
shouted. q he waved one hand To-
wards tho sun and distracted the
whse1y mans plug tobacco with the
other. The crowd roared approval.
Bill got the scales. His face had %
culiAr smile. . brook trout smile. GID
ID with spring sunshine. growing Joy
and stray particles Of shaving soap.
Then he got the nsh and placed Il
gently on the scales. The crowd
gasped when they saw II. A loag
breath OF amazement ran through them
with q sound like that Of . bulldog
going through pea vines after . cat
The weight slid along pound after
pound until the bar trembisd, wavsrsd
balanced.
Five pounds, three ounces" Bill
said. simply. like a hero who didn't
want . pension.
A hush deep and wonderful, fell
upon the crowd. Then the fat man
said: We'll. I'm d."
"Never mind" the deacon interrupt.
ed. We've had variety enough for the
Sabbath. Hold an autopsy, Doc, an
give US the symptoms.
Dr. Dewing diagnosed the trout and
announced: twenty-five inches long
two and half inches thick, rather thin
and starved looking probably suffered
from dyspepsia. caused by eating fros.
en- frogs during the winter. Normal
weight In good health should have besa
at least eight pounds, An out.and-out
trout, perfectly spotted, beautifully
formed and worthy Of an honorable
grave"
Which he'll set. by thuEdsr and
CREASED lightning" Bill said, expand
ing his bosom In a proud way.
The village professor quoted Greek
oil the way back TO the village, His
language may have been justinable."
the deacon afterwards connded 10 his
wife, but II sounded mighty s,np,.
sious."
IT was the dumdest trout ever
caught In these parts" the fat man
said Everybody agreed with him. II
was unanimous. II was wonderful