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

over It, or unduly exert himself. He
just looked around for some way to
turn it to his own advantage. If he
was in a poker game and the other
man held out pair, did Capt. Enoch
tear his hair and get out of the game?
No; he just held out a better hand
himself, and played it when the other
fellow was expecting to win. He
called this, in his pious way, making
the wrath of men to praise him.
GLOW is man better than a dumb
BEAST Capt. Enoch used to say, IF he
doesn't use his God-given powers to
help him get on in the world without
unnecessary exertion?'
Zone day, when Capt. Enoch took
his boat, the Mary Bell out for a fish
ing trip, he met the rest Of the fleet
coming back. The old man was
grieved at what ho 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 ut this time OF day? he shouted
to'Abner simpkins.
"'There amt any fighting to-day
answered Abner, disguised like.
Those tarnation dogfish have driven
away all the other fish,
"'There's no occasion for using
such words replied Capt. Enoch sc.
verely. 'Dogflsh 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.
II 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 dogfish is nothing but little
shark said Capt. Enoch meditatively,
as we were pulling up to the wharf,
and he ought not to get the better of
a Cape Cod fisherman. The reason
dogfsh hurt the fishing is because
they drive other fish away from the
boats. But If dogfish could be
taught to drive fish towards a boat he
would save a certain worthy but
weary old fisherman a great deal of
work and help swell that fisherman's
bank account
Gas you say, everything has a mis-
sion in the world I answered doubt
fully. But with an extended acquaint-
ance among Cape Cod dognsh I never
met one that seemed to regard it as
his mission to help out lazy fisher
men. II you could organize Fisher
mems Aid society among the dogfsh,
there would be good money in it. It's
considerable Of contract, though, for
q man Of your years to take up
!" I'm not thinking Of starting gen
eral dogfish kindergarten said Capt.
Enoch, sort Of impatiently. That
would be lot Of work, and wouldn't
help me any more than 1t did the rest
Of the fishermen. But it seems to me
that healthy young dogfish might be
trained to drive fish towards the boat
Of his owner. It would give the dog
dsh the benefits of civilization and
regular work. and be as much moral
benefit for him as financial good for
Capt. Enoch.'
''The next day Capt. Enoch went
fishing for dogfsh. There wasn't any
trouble catching all he wanted, but it
was some time before ho 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 dogfish 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 IL 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 OF with q pole until finally the
doghsh realized that before he got
the fish he would have to drive It in
To direction Of Capt. Enoch. This