Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-01-29

was kept up day after day, and at
last the dogdsh came to recognize
that it was a case Of driving fish first
and eating afterwards. BY this time
he knew Capt. Enoch and wasn't
afraid Of him. Then Capt. Enoch
decided it was time to bring his fish
ing assistant out in the open.
"The next day Capt. Enoch took out
the Mary Bell carrying the dogfish
in q little trough he had made in the
bottom Of the boat. When he reach
ed the fishing grounds he tossed the
dogfsh out. on the dogfsh started,
rounding up small school Of fish,
and drove them towards the boat.
Capt. Enoch threw In his line and
caught a fish, while the dogfish grab
bed another and began eating it on
his own account. It was right here
Capt. Enoch's assisted fishing indus
try struck the first ,snag.
"As long as the dogfish was hungry
he would drive fish towards the boat.
AS soon as his appetite was satisfied
he would lay off and would not do
anything more in the fish-driving line
until he was again hungry, which was
matter of several hours. So Capt.
Enoch wasn't making much more out
of it than if he had been fishing
alone. When it began to grow dark
the captain whistled to the dogflsh.
The well-t1ained fish swan up to the
side of the boat. Capt. Enoch lifted
him into the trough and sailed home.
The good old captain was feeling pref
ty depressed.
""This wellmeaning but somewhat
stupid fish-asssitant of mine is al
right when he is hungry said Capt
Enoch in gloomy tones. But he
doesn't seem to appreciate that the
end and aim of this industry is fish
for Capt. Enoch, not meals for train
ed dogfish. Unless he develops an
appetite for something besides fish,
I don't see where I'm going to realize
much out of the game
"The captain stayed awake most
of that night bordering over the sub
ject, for he hated to think he had
thrown away all the labor he had
expended in training his pet dog.
fish. The next morning, though, when
called at his house, he was looking
pretty cheerful.
"'What is the best and most nour-
fishing thing in the world?" he asked
almost gleefully.
II wasn't certain.
"'Some persons say whisky u.s. I
responded, sort of hesitatingly. For
my own part, I prefer good old New
England rum. Still, if you have both,
I'll try each end then give an expert
opinion
"I don't mean for men, said Capt
Enoch hastily. It's fish, especially
dogfish, that I'm referring to. What
do they give consumptives and people
in need of nourlshment? Funerals!
OF course not Cod liver oil in large
quantities is fed to them. It seems
to me that it wouldn't take long fol
my civilized dogfish to acquire de-
cided taste for cod liver oil, it being
a fishy product. And when he once
has the cod liver oil habit, he will
find that the only way to obtain the
longed-for stimulant is by doing 8
good days work driving fish towards
the boat of old Capt. Enoch.'
$50, instead Of taking the trained
dogish out on fishing trips, Capt
Enoch kept him shut up in the little
pond until the fish was remarkabl!
hungry. Then he offered him q lib
eral dose of cod liver oil. But q taste
for cod liver oil seems to be IN &C
Quired One, even with trained dog
fishes, and Capt. Enoch's pet just sniff
fed at the oil and retired to cornel
of the pond in disgust. Capt. Enocl
went away and didn't come near tn,
pond again Until the next morning
The dogfish was on hand ravenousl!
hungry. Capt. Enoch again offere,
him the cod liver oil. The poor dog
fish looked up with q pathetic grieve'
expression. Then he gulped down
little of the oil. But he didn't shov
any evidences of hilarious delight.
"'He may not like it now sal
Capt. Enoch calmly, but good man
people don't at first. It won't be long
!