The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

over 1t, or unduly exert himself. He
just looked around for some way to
turn 1t to his own advantage.
Zone day, when Capt. Enoch took
his boat, the Mary Bell out for fish
Ing trip, he met the rest of the fleet
coming back. The old man was
grieved at what he considered the lazi-
ness of his comrades.
How do you expect to make
enough to support your family and
Join the game tonight if you stop
work at this time Of day?' he shouted
to Abner Simpkins.
There amt any fighting today
answered Abner, disguised like.
Those tarnation dogfish have driven
away all tn other fish
"There's no occasion for using
such words, replied Capt. Enoch Sc.
verely, 'Dogfsh have as much of a
mission in the world as lazy fisher
men. Everything in the world, even a
bobtail flush, has the seed of some
good in It,
Il was with Capt. Enoch, and I no.
ticed that all the way back to port he
was doing pretty heavy stunt at the
thinking game.
"A dogf1sh is nothing but little
shark, said Capt. Enoch meditatively,
as we were pulling up to the wharf,
and hn ought not to get the better Of
q CaSS Cod fisherman. The reason
dogfisA hurt the fishing is because
they drive other fish away from the
boats. But If dogflsh could be
taught to drive fish towards boat he
would save q certain worthy but
weary old fisherman great deal Of
work and help swell that fisherman's
bank account
AS you say, everything has mis-
sion in the world I answered doubt
FULLY. But with an extended acquaint-
ance among Cape Cod dogfsh l never
met one that seemed to regard 1t as
his mission to help out lazy fisher
men. If you could organize Fisher
mems Aid society among the dogfsh,
there would be good money in it. It's
considerable of a contract, though, for
Q man OF your years to take up
THE next day Capt. Enoch went
fishing for dogfsh. There wasn't any
trouble catching all he wanted, but 1t
was some time before he captured one
which he thought was young enough
TO be trained. Then he built little
pond with sluiceway that the tide
could come up through and put the
dogfish in it. The dogfsh didn't seem
TO appreciate the benefits of training
and civilization and sulked In one cor.
ner. Capt. Enoch was hurt, but not
discouraged
when he gets good and hungry
I'll feed him. he said cheerily. Lit.
tie by little he will come to know and
love the man who rescued him from
q watery wilderness. And it won't be
long. after that before he will per.
ceive. that the only way he can get
anything to eat is by doing his duty
and driving fish towards my boat
When the dogfish had grown pref
ty hungry, Capt. Enoch threw a small
fish into the pond The dogfsh start
ed after it. Capt. Enoch kept heading
him off with pole until finally the
dogfish realized that before he got
the fish he would have to drive 1t in
the direction of Capt. Enoch. This
vses kept up day after day, and at
last the dogfish came to recognize
that it was case of driving fish first
and eating afterwards. By this time
he knew Capt. Enoch and wasn't
afraid of him.
'The next day Capt. Enoch took out
the Mary Bell carrying the dogfish
In little trough he had made In the
bottom Of the boat. When he reach.
cd the fishing grounds he tossed the