The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-24

men could not contain himself, but
rushed into the water and tried to So
cure one in advance; the consequence
was a sudden splash and Jump and
a lively pike had leaped out Of the
trap back into the river. "Oh, oh, q
three pound, a four-pound flsh, come
back, come back" we cried out, and
brought young Ikra back.
With q one, two, three, we landed
the heavy sack Of the net with Its COM
plement Of mud and weeds and shells
and splashing. slithering fish.
A glorious sight presented ITSELF
three large white gwineads all to.
gether and half dozen fair-sized fsh
enmeshed. half escaped. but caught.
! then a bushel Of perch and dace and
founders. We all smiled and felt
pleased.
Stared At by Wild Horses.
BY II o'clock, when the sky was
stepped in the first red OF sunset. we
had already cast the net six times and
were content with the result. Two Of
the party went of to look at the
bushes to see whether the wild black
currants were ripening, and the rest
of US sat round on the sand and ate
bread and fish. While sitting SO, about
twenty wild horses came trampling
over the sand and stared at us curl.
ously; then, when | tried to stalk
them, galloped off pellmell.
The river was perfectly tranquil the
yellow peach burned to crimson from
the low rays of the sun. The Dwina
villages slept, there was scarcely q
craft to be seen on the river, and we
seemed utterly alone in the world.
We began tc feel cold and proposed
to go in search of the others, when
suddenly they appeared, declaring
there were no berries this year
nothing at all. We had better KEEP
to fish; we should do nothing gather
ing fruit.
That meant that we set to worh
again. When we had filled our has
kets we would light bonfire, and
make tea and warm ourselves.
Fortune remained with us-God al
lowed the fish to be caught, as one
moujik put it-and we did well. W.
brought In much Jack, many muddy flat
fish, then fat salmony looking FISH
Of which know not the name, ant
at least q score of gwineads over {
foot long. Ever and anon q big fsl
would Jump and escape.
We arranged the baskets, putting
the large fish In one and the it'll,
ones In the other. There was q Gun
ming jack that was squirming It's tai
and swapping It's jaws like an alligator
I offered him little fish and he bi
1t In two.
At l in the morning the deep ban,
Of sunset still glowed in the nortl
and west. The waters Of the rive
drowned crimson with purple, and tn,
sands were becoming brown again a!
the dusk settled down. Soon It woul,
be dawn.
At 8 It was cold. and We finished GU
fishing and built . brushwood bonfir
on the beach. It cackled, smoked an,
famed, scorched our bare legs, bu
warmed not our bodies. Yet the tel
was good.
The sky was full Of the predictio,
Of morning. and while We sat warnin
ourselves at the fire the great hea
bringer himself was rising to GU
! service The last red of sunse
, seemed TO have vanished, and the tw
, twilights were mingled. We wen
, down to put our tackle aboard. The
came a wonderful period-the lightin
up of the dawn, when the sun ros
, over the black forest, changing all tn
pine tops to fire embroidery. The vi:
, lon was splendid, and we stopped vino
ing up the net at the water edge O
the crisp wet sand and looked to tn
east and to the light beams. Betwee
!, the tree horizon and the zenith was
!. bed of roses.
On the river tug was racing sout
with message from Archangel. Mo
' ming had begun. And the nights fisl
!, ing had ended. Very, very cold, W
finished our work with rush, got int
: the boat, and with all hands to, rowe
: away.