South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-18
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LUCIUS HUBBARD.
Judge Hubbard took his first money
-25 cents for an afternoon spent in
dropping corn for a neighbor-and
bought shot and powder for an old
muzzle-loading shotgun with a bore
like the Hoosac tunnel, and which re-
sponded to the hammer only about
once in five times. the fifth time, how
ever, making up for its delinquency
by kicking like a Missouri mule, only
wusser, and devastating the entire ter
ritory in front of it.
There was a pond down back of
our house out on Terre Coupee," the
judge related, and whenever l could
get hold Of any ammunition, which
was mighty scarce because father gen
orally didn't have any, and l had 10
earn the money to buy it with, L drag
ged the old gun down to the pond TO
shoot woOd-duck that came in fire.
Quently."
Then he went on TO tell how he
squatted down behind a clump OF will
lows waiting for the ducks to come
into an open space. and how. in order
to ecOnomize on his ammunition he
always waited until two ducks got in
line so that he could bang them both
with one shot.
Thanks to modern improvements in
warfare of this kind we do not have
TO be so careful with our powder. AT
least a good many of us are not.
Some time ago 1 set out after ducks
at Fish lake with a row-boat, an oars
and a dozen shells. Three hours later
returned minus the twelve shells but
with one mud-hen to show for them.
Mosquitoes Got Busy.
But to return to the judge. 1t fire.
quently happened that when, after
much arduous waiting. two ducks
did get in line, the gun failed to go
off. and then ensued another tiresome
wait for the next brace. In the mean
time, the mosquitoes Joined him for
cOmpanionship' sake and business
reasons, and taking advantage of the
fact that he didn't dare move lest he
scare the ducks, they lunched fire.
quent and hearty on his person.
You who have spent slappy half
hour on the shore of some small lake
at dusk where nine-tenthS Of the air
is charged with mosquitoes and the
other tenth with profanity, will have
some idea Of the judges persistence
in sticking it out waiting for those
tardy two ducks TO get in line.
Certain breeds of mosquitoes laugh
in derisiOn at Pennyroyal and other
messy preparations, and mosquito bar
is a nuisance A good coat of tan Is
attacks, although even this is OF no
avail against the vicious sma.i lake
MOSQUITO. These latter are endowed
with a fiinty beak designed after the
manner of a post hole augur; they
stick il in a vulnerable spot and give
a half turn so il won't come out, brace
their hind legs, draw in a deep breath
and get down TO the business of life.
There is no discouraging them.
Judge Hubbard also spoke OF hunt
ing for gray and black squirrels when
q boy. 1 had not heard of the latter
and asked about them. He explained
that they were said TO be the same
species as the gray, being found in
the same nest. At present they are
nearly extinct.
OF For Florida.
Judge Hubbard will soon leave for
his annual trip TO Florida where he
spends much of his time fishing in the
inland lakes. Il use artificial bats,
mostly" he said, although L believe
live minnowS are the best because the
fish are sluggish in the winter even in
that comparatively warm climate, and
il takes the most attractive lure 10 in
terest them / fish mostly for bass;
occasionally L get catfish. The Negroes
are satisfied with still fishing and get
good many croppies."
He told about the time he caught
two bass with one cast OF a DoWagiac
tho first experience of that kind he
had ever had. Fish down there are
more plentiful because the lakes are
not fished out like some are up here.
AIigators and gar-pike, however, he
believed, greatly reduced the number
OF fish.
Did you ever have any encounters
with alligatOrs?" / inquired.
lots OF them-but the alligator
ALWAYS ran the other way. Once l
saw a four-footer lying on the bank.
and / thought il was dead. but when
I poked il, he suddenly woke up and
scampered FOR deem water in a hurry.
Small alligdtors are very plentiful
in the canal being cut through from
lake Okeechobee chest pronounced, !
take 10. when you have bone in your
throat) every forty feet is a group OF
them summing on the muddy banks
Just as we see turtles IN the ST. Joe.
When they swim in the river only three
humps are visible-tWo for the eyes
and one a part Of the back ridge
1 inquired IL IL were true that the
large alngators subsisted on q diet OF
pickaninnies as shown in picture cards,
at which he laughed and said that
there seemed 10 be plenty OF pickanin-
MES TO go around. but he thought the
alligators preferred other food.
SUNDA YSCHOOI4S.
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