Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-02-25
SENATOR HARMAN
GOES AFISHINC
Has a Delightful Expert
enCe on Famous Fish
ing Lake in Florida

10 Col. IL. &. Anderson, IA. L. Brit
tain and--Totlen,-whose given
name Is unknown-and to all low
ers OF the sport, greeting:
Gentlemen Not being fisherman
by nature nor by practice, 1 deter
mined, under the skiful directions OF
Col. ]. Il. Miller, a former Virgin
ian, to learn the art during my three
morths stay In Florida. So, on the
10th OF January, 1910, with a nice
basket OF good things TO eat, Colonel
Miller took his wife, her sister, Miss
Lou Snow, myself and wife, in his
gasoline launch for an all day outing
on lakes Eustis and Harris.
When we reached fishing ground,
we anchored. The colonel baited my
hook and gave me reel. This is the
first time L ever fished with n reel.
He showed me few times how to
east, then handed me the reel, at
/ made wild cast into the long
grass about five feet from the boat.
After disentangling my hook 1 gave
flourish and stuck the hook i'm my
pants. At this awkwardness my
wife looked greatly humiliated, but
the other women told her that
would soon Learn. A little more
coaching by the colonel and with n
determination TO redeem myself for
my wife's sake cast again. Now
gentlemen, il would have made the
sons OF Zebedee green with envy To
see where that cast lit. a bright
smile played over wife's face at this
unexpected feat. Then 1 practiced
till wore that minnow 10 a fIazzle.
The colonel put on new minnow
and / cast again away out i'm the
lake thirty feet. The hook had not
struck the water half a minute till
wife yelled like girl. Look Cad,
your cork is under"' Then, the pull,
the excitement, the hurrahs from
the women and the cool command
ments of the Colonel just how 10
land the fish, and all was over; il got
off the hook before / could land il.
On February Sth, the Colonel took
me and another gentleman fIom
Ohion out TO fish. After throwing
out our anchors, / perched myself on
the prov of the boat. Colonel baited
my hook and l east. My cork went
under Immediately and began bust
ness with n nice bass, which i sue
ceeded In landing at the stern OF the
boat, and the Colonel hauled him in
for me. He again baited my hook,
which had not more than hit the
water till laIge bass swallowed il.
AT first L thought 1t WAS an alliga-
tor. but when under the directions OF
the Colonel and the gentleman from
Ohio, 1 guided ii 10 the stern OF the
boat, they both aided in lifting il
in. My! 1t was beauty. Then my
companions became so anxious to get
into the game they delared 1 must
bait my own hook, and land my
OWh hSb so"
jealous, as both OF them claimed 10
be expert fishermen-up to this time
they had not had time TO get hook
into the water. AS insisted so hard
the Colonel put on one more bait,
and turned me out To shift for my
self. But before they could turn
around / had another bass clamoring
t. get into the boat. They lifted
him in and declared that they were
not going TO help me any more, as
had been flouting them, as John
Daley would say. Then the gentle
man from Ohio landed one, two
three; the Colonel one. Then /
rounded out five in all and we pull
ed for the shore TO slay and eat.
In order to reinstate myself with
my two disgruntled companions
argeed not to spit on my bait during
he afternoon. So the Colonel in
ieased the catch to five and we. head
ed for home. j rested badly during
the night-was catching fish in my
dreams. | am delighted with Eustis
but oh yon Tazewell. Expect 10 gel
home April 10Th or sooner
j. n. HA RM AN
Eustis, Fla. Feb. q.