The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-15

bulated the quagmires Of Black river
In search OF alligators would be sue
cessful. From the first trip to those
baited hooks. and each time the bait
had been taken gave new hope to
Messrs. Willie and Jas. Montgomery
OF Eastern, Mckay McE'veen and
Hudson Warren Of Western Black
river. that some big game was in the
water for them. Saturday was the
day appointed for another visit to
the hooks. Between 10 and IL
O'Clock the party set sail from Shaw's
lake. Sailing in kinder northwest
erly course. then westerly, until every
point Of the compass had been travel
ed over, and a mile and a half of
rough sea had been perambulated
when the hook was reached.
We got him yelled one. Dad
blamed, cried another. and so on.
The cord was pulled and up came the
game that some Of the party thought
was "a feet long and weighed 1000
pounds.
But. Of course. they were excited,
and drew on their Imagination with
their eyes growing bigger and big
ger as the gators length did not
stop coming from the deep" until
10 feet Q inches and a small portion
Of the tail was still invisible.
When this much was in sight, a
dash was made for the high land with
draft OF s65 pounds to be gotten back
to Shaw's lake.
1t was decided. CONTRARY to general
prfnciples) that dead weight would
be easier handled than live weight,
and lots were cast as to who should
commit murder. The lot fell to Mr..
Warren. without a moments hesi-
fancy he advanced in front of the en-
emy with only breech loader and
No. shot. and In less time than II
takes to tell II the end came to him
who had been cock Of the walk and
ruler OF his kingdom for a period
unknown to his slayer.
This much accomplished, next came
the task Of getting ashore. Again
lots were cast as to who should land
the game. This lot. too. befell Mr..
Warren. Disrobing. the corps was
attached to a rope and the home
stretch begun. Shaw's lake the sea-
port town to stop at.
Over logs. through mud, In water
over his head (which Is about six
feet above high cut shoes) he plod-
ded onward. upward, downward, and
every imaginable way Of navigating
until finally the objective (not objec-
tionable) point was reached, for they
were hot and thirsty. This being the
only watering place on the journey.
and the shank Of the day only being left
they stopped and quenched their
thirst. Then II occurred to them that
the inner man had been slighted and
home stretch was made in the next
inning. which stopepd this inner
mans murmurings.
After all unpleasantness had been
'ettled In full, the game Of skin was
played. and Mr.. Warren will have
suit case made Of II. and be prepared
10 join the next party who sets out to
capture the North pole.
Titles are now in order for these
fishermen Of men. So small a thing
rs colonel won't begin to do. and
since there are four to be provided for
we may have to call on our friends to
help us out.
One more who aided and abetted in
this capture and who should come in
second, IL not first. place In this bus
mess. and whom We came near fail
Ing to mention, Is Mr.. G. W. Mcbride.
II was his dog that brought the crane
ashore that baited the hook that did
the work.
1t was Mr.. McElveen who shot the
crane and had this faithful dog not
been along there would not have
been anything to bait the hook with
for the crane fell In the water, and
had Mr.. Mcbride not been along. his
dog would not either. 1t was on the
trip previous to the last that these
technicalities arose.
Mr.. Mcbride was not at the capture
and claims no honors, on this account.
But his friends think him equally as
guilty as either OF the others, and
think the whole trio guilty Of impos-
ing on Mr.. Warren because he stood
higher In his stocking feet than any