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

| dogasA out on the dogfsh started,
rounding UP a small school of Ash,
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 1t on
his own account 1t was right here
Capt. Enoch's assisted fishing indus
try struck the first snag.
"As long as the dogflsh was hungry
he would drive fish towards the boat.
AS soon as his appetite was satisfied
he would lay of and would not do
anything more in the fsh-driving line
until he was again hungry, which was
a matter Of several hours. SO Capt.
Enoch wasn't making much more out
Of n than If he had been fishing
alone When it began to grow dark
the captain whistled to the dOgtish.
The well-trained fish swan up to the
side Of the boat. Capt Enoch lifted
him into the trough and sailed home.
Hc 6OOu Olu Captain was hSSL@HS p'SS
ty depressed.
"'This wellmeaning but somewhat
stupid fBh-asssitant Of mine is all
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 a train
ed dogfsh. Unless he develops an
appetite for something besides fish,
l 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
Jet, 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-
Ishing thing in the world?" he asked
almost gleefully.
~ wasn't certain
"'Some persons say whisky is I
responded, sort Of hesltatingly. For
my own part, | prefer good old New
England rum. Still, if you have both,
I'll try each and then give an expert
opinion
81 don't mean for men, said Capt.
Enoch hastily. It's Ash. especially
doshsh, that I'm referring to. What
do they give consumptives and people
In need Of nouriahment! Funerals:
OF course not. Cod liver oil in large
quantities Is fed to them. It seems
to me that Ii wouldn't take long for
my civilized dogash to acquire a de-
cded taste for cod liver oil, 1t being
f1shy 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
good days work driving fish towards
the boat Of old Capt Enoch.'
so, instead OF taking the trained
dogfiSh out on fishing trips, Capt.
Enoch kept him shut up in the little
pond until the fish was remarkably
hungry. Then he offered him a lib
eral dose of cod liver OIL But taste
for cod liver oil seems to be an &C.
quired one, even with trained dog
fishes, and Capt. Enoch's pet just sniff
fed at the oil and retired to a corner
of the pond in disgust. Capt, Enoch
went away and didn't come near the
pond again until the next morning.
The dogfsh was on hand ravenously
hungry. Capt Enoch again offered
him the cod liver OIL The poor dog
fish looked up with a pathetic grieved
expression. Then he gulped down
little Of the oil. But he didn't show
any evidences Of hilarious delight.
He may not like it now,' said
Capt. Enoch calmly, but a good many
people don't at first. 1t won't be long,