The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-08
OKLAHOMA HAS DOG
THAT CATCHES FISH
Dives IN Stream and Always
Comes Up with a Minnow
IN Mouth or Stomach.
GIVES ANGLERS POINTERS
CHILDREN or TAHLeoUAH HAVE
MORE FUN WITH POINTER THAN
IN ANY OTHER WAv-TAUoHT
WHEN A PUP TO LOVE sTREAM.

Tahlequah. Okla. Nov. s.-Hugh
Morris Of this place owns a brown
pointer dog that would' delight any
boy that ever found pleasure In going
fishing., The dogs name is Jack, and
Jack Morris is the happ;est dog in
Oklahoma. At the rear OF his masters
home is a little spring fed stream al.
most within reach Of the kitchen door.
There are rifles and then pools and
then more rifles and beds Of mint ar 4
watercress IN this little stream. When
Jack isn't sleeping on the bluegrass
lawn he is playing In the little stream
in the back yard. Here Is how 10
plays:
Stealthily and stepping as lightly as
II he were walking on eggs. Jack steals
into the water. He gaxes intently at
the bottom, fretted with sunshine and
darkened occasionally by swift
shadowlike form that darts into sight
and then disappears under nat stone
or into crevice. Hut Jack is usually
swifter than the seeming shadow.
With q quick thrust he plants his foot
upon shadow and a moment later
trots ashore with wriggling crawAsh
In his mouth. Jack lays the crawfish
gently on the ground and then resumes
his piscatorial pleasures. He hunts
small fish and minnows just as eagerly
~ he does crawfish. but with less sue
cess. because of their greater swift
ness.
How the Dog Fishes.
Jack has become an expert in his
sport There is no doubt that he has
applied reason to the problems he has
encountered. Where the bed OF the
stream has fewest hiding places Jack
fingers only little while. But where
there are all kinds OF miniature cav.
erns formed by the roots OF trees and
ledges, Of rock Jack takes his stand
and with his tail wagging watches for
the slightest movement In the craw.
hsh with a black. rusty back and
yellow belly Is getting ready to make
a foray. He peers cautiously from his
hiding place. perhaps to see II Jack Is
Oh watch. Jack Is waiting for the old
fellow and instantly becomes rigid, as
u on point" that he may not cause
the slightest alarm. Mr.. Crawfish
grows bolder. comes outside his door.
and. presto! Jack has caught him. In
warm weather Jack spends hours at
q time lettering along the little stream
IN his masters yard catching minnows
and crawhsh.
Fun for the Children.
Morris goes fishing frequently in the
larger streams and Jack always goes
olong. II would be hard to tell which
has the more fun. Morris catches big
bass and listens to the singing of his
reel. Jack goes up and down the
stream exploring new crawfish and
minnow territory and trying out ever
place. doubtless that he may be in
formed rs to the very best fishing
hole" known to dog.
Jacks accomplishment IL explained
by his master In this way: When Jack
was a rollicky little pup there were
some little boys and girls at the Morris
homo who used to paddle around in
the stream hunting crawfish and min
nows. Jack went with them and learn
ed what they were doing. When the
little boys and girls went away Jack
grew lonesome. He would 90 down to
the little stream to see II they were
there. and. not finding them. he re-
membered the fun they had had catch.
man because he had nothing else to
do.