Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-04

season when fish had better stay in the
deep water. let the former stand.
A few hundred years after the Lord
created the world, be found that he
made mistake in creating man; re-
pented and caused all the fountains of
the deep to break up, and the
windows of heaven to open. and made
man food for the fishes excepting the
Noah family. The preachers say
he kept very poor seed.
Ever since the flood man has re-
taliated and has made food of the
fishes. Even now a-days this vendetta
is in full force, for at each coming
spring the boy with a crooked pin
and the man with ten dollar fishing
rod, is bent to exterminate the finny
tribes that ages ago came nearly ex.
terminating the human race.
I wonder whether the Lord created
fishes on purpose to test mans incllna-
tion to stretch the truth, for the fact
is that the truth ami veraciUy of
fishermen is generally believed to be
questionable, as far as the catch is
concerned.
Talking about fishermen. ] have
before me card which further
qualities the several abilities of the
followers of p1scatorial sport. Here
is copy of the card.
"HAIL TO THE FISHERMAN.
He ariseth in the early hours of
the morn and disturbeth the whole
household. Mighty are his prepare
tions. He goeth forth full of hope
and returneth when the day is far
spent, smelling of strong drink-and
the truth is not in him. "-Compli
ments of Moscrip-Buchner Sales Co. /.
Milwaukee.
This firm does nat deal in fishing
tackle. but should you have fish on
hand to last over night they will
supply you with a refrigerator that
will keep them for week.
As fish stories are in order here is
one on the only Norwegian that lives
in Lancaster. really dislike to tell
it on him. but it is too good to keep.
Accompanied by other spoTtsInen he
made his way last week to the banks
of the Mississippi. Arriving at the
fishing grounds hurriedly the hooks
were baited and of course each fellow
spit upon the bait. Evidently the
fish must have become intoxicated for
they bit at any thing from a red
flannel rag to a HON spoon -hnally
they got tired pulling out fish, all
stuck their poles into the ground and
retired to the shade for a rest and
lunch. After a while strolling back
to his fishing place he saw his pole
bending; hequickly grabbed his pole
and slowly pulled up and, To- the
heads of two large carp appeared
above the water. Two large carp on
on one line was the limit. He let out
yell of delight at the big haul and
lowered the line again in the water
fearing that the fish might get ava y.
His companions rushed up to assist
him. When he slowly pulled up
the line two large carp heads came
above the water, but the bodies and
tails were missing. Then his COM
panions yelled. They had prepetrated
the joke on him during his absence,
had taken a fish off his line and put
on the carp heads. Unlike Admiral
Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar, he
did not die, but wilted.
The North Western Life is great
company. Its agent in Lancaster is
great hustler, but as to fishing it
is the limit of his sport He was out
in Cassville lately and visited some
of our people that were encamped
near Bertram Lake. He went off
fishing on his own hook and soon re.
turned with two good sized fish, and
requested the lady to fry them fol-
supper. She looked at the fish and
exclaimed: Why Mr.. = what kind of
fish are these He answered prompt
ly. "Why they are white perch. =
White perch, she exclaimed, Why
why Mr.. =, my husband calls them
dog fish. Mr.. - dropped the fish
like he would piece of hot iron and
responded. I'll be -, beg pardon
ma am.
There is lot of fine fishing, but one
should always keep within the bounds
of truth when telling fish stories.
DID you ever eat of Ed. Kerr
smoked fish If you have not, get
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