The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
POCHUCK'S SKILLED CATFISH
TINE ONE TICE OF JlNIZART
y. G9OGtN.
ne Would chew Navy Plug and without
u Hes in Danger Of Dissolution
Man Who Halls From Over There
Tells % the Extraordinary Animal.

u He's in Danger of Dissolution
Man Who Han. From over Ther,
Tells % the Extraordinary Animal
CHESTER. y. Y. July II come al
nigh as could be- IN havin' a notion O.
call Teller q liar a. was comm up from
visitin' tho folks down Sprout Hill way
t'other momin'.- said the man who claim,
dOmicile in Pochuok. -an' nothin' but Ia
bein' setch an all fired hot day saved
that notion from ben' took up an carried
out. You've took notice. | s'poAe. that
there's been consider'ble hsft Of caloriC
in the atmosphere for a spell backI-
| The new landl ord Of the tavern said
that he had taken such notice. and re-
marked further that he had on hand
sundry goods that were alleged Ca have
a counteractinR influence on the effects
Of that condition Of the atmosphere.
snd which were at the service OF the
public at reasonable prices The Pn-
chuck claimant said yes. he didn't doubt
IL. but he noticed that the landlord had
also a countsraCtln' influence as tn some
o tho public bein able To make that test
though their tongues mought be hangin'
out foot. and IA he looked ~ straight
at the 'No Trust sign that his allusion
could scarcely he misunderstood, Farmer
Bill Leonard who lives down opposite
Goose Pond Mountain. smiled broadly
and Farmer Seely Hunter Of Har,lscrabble
said that just as true IA hoes Albumin
II this weather kept up we'd he bound IA
have more hay this SEASON than some
folks had money. After that there was
silence while. and then the chronicIer
II PoChuck said
But this amt neither here nor there
What was a-Roin fer To say was that ~
was comm along up from sncn' the
Sprout Hill folks | seen a f"ilar settin
on fence whittlin' n stick. Ialways had
an idea that | knowed every man. woman
child an critt.r in all that country. hut
didn't know this I'm. an | was Roin
on by when he lied me an stopped
-'Cap'n. says he, an q course I couldn't
find IL in my natur' 20 be hufy with
Teller who seen To wIinst what orto le
even IL 1t want Iap'n saws he. I'm
obleeged To asst YOU 20 give mo a ioler blo
good sized chaw ofen your plug o. black
navy. says he
i told hum | couldn't do IL
'Taint fer me. SAYS he It's fer
January L. Grogan. II January p
ie dead afore night. says he Even
comfort ble sized hunk mought see
him through saws IN" fell"r
4 told the fellar ! was sorry. but |
couldn't help him out didn't have
no black navy plug. | told him
oh. sunhurnt skin a-rrehn"' saws
he. This is tough January y GroRan
- goner' says he
My mnrdl nntur riz M thcn an
told the Teller that any Teller citizen that
was setch a slave 10 tsrhacker as all
that Wa, jest about ~ well Of dead AZ
alive
Yes. saws he. shakin hiS head as II
he dtdnt know but what | had the r. ght
idee. Yes. says he. hut I'm afaard
your pint don't jest Q "a " tetch Jani-
zary p. don't want you to go away
with wrong d"e. saws h.. II won't
never do. says he. You mustn't go
away with a wrong idee o. January
says he
40 | sot down on a stump an told the
Teller Id stay an listen then an git the
right idee Of january p. an he says.
Well. STR saws he. squirting over
the stick he was whittlin' 10 see whether
he was gittin' il shaved plumb. the way
Of II was sorty like this | was hobbin'
for catfish in the pond one night an
ketchei somethin like two blI-hel One
Of 'em was a good two pound IL heft an
noticed that he swors an jawei AT me
with a good deal more vim than any q
the rest on EN-. 80 | luEgel him home
He KEEP swearin' IAN JjAwin' all the way.
he WAS So uncommon mad ! Chuckei
him an the rest OF en- in a box on the back
atoop. could hear that sassy chap
pitchin' into me stiff an stout long after
I had gone to b"i
Next mornin SAYS the fell"r. there
was that big an sassy catfish a. full a.
life an Cussedne~s a. ever He cooled
down though when he got a good look
at ma by daylight. winkat an eve at
me. give one spring. cleared the box an
landed plumb in n pail o. water I was
carryin' out to water the COW. says the
Teller. az seein' that ! give consider bile
Of a start just then h" SAYS
THE nail il over yonder 70 the house
yit. says he. an | hin walk you right
there an show It to you. says he We've
got the cow yet too. an the same we'll
I drawed the water out Of aays he. an
with the same sweep q the ey" that you
says he. you kin see the box the catfish
jumped out 81 standin on the back stoop.
though bein' us"i now by my Of woman
to start cabbage plants in says he. viii
I walk you over. saws he. TO lot you see ]
Ihese coTroboratin' witne-ses? says he
4 told tho TELLER that there want no !
necessity Of IL. an To go on with his settin'
me right a. to JANUARY y. Grogan.
Soon as the hiR catfish got n better
ook az me in daylight. says he 'hs
~inked his eve. an givin' one spring "a
cleared the box an landed plum in the
pail o. water.
well says I. here's a catfish with
map IN him Guess I'll give him a chance
n work his.elf up. I saws
so I took him. saws the Teller, an
a. A