The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-03
Adventures at Mile Laos Lake.

Adventures at Mile Laos Lake.
Five of Princeton's sportsmen-W.
H. Terrell, Guy Ewing, Ben Soule,
Glen Terrell and George Staples-f1ew
up to Mile Laos lake last Friday
evening and flew back on Sunday
night. In using the word ''hew'' we
do not mean to convey the impress
sion that they made the journey in
an airship. They travelled in motor
car with Bill Terrell at the wheel,
and everyone knows that Bill only
permits his machine to touch the
high spots when he gets upon the
country roads-his slogan is, ''Let US
forget the speed limit and he for
gets it.
Arriving at the Mallette cottage
in Cove the sports refreshed them
selves with various edibles and drink
ables which they had taken along
and, with the exception of Ben
Soule, passed the night in peaceful
slumber. Ben furnished the nasal
music, but all we're too tired to hear
or appreciate it.
In the morning at daybreak, after
eating a sinker or two baked by
George Staples and plate of doughty
hapjacks apiece, they went forth
upon the waters to angle for the SLIP
perry pike, of which they landed a
dozen or more. Going back to the
cottage for dinner, Ben Soule and
George Staples prepared a feast Of
fried fish, but when Guy Ewing
scrutinized the meal he picked up
bottle of bait and hurried across
country, where he exchanged it with
IA farmer for dinner. Guy is an
epicurean cuss, anyway.
They continued to fish through
out Saturday and Sunday, re-
turning to the cottage for meals
and sleep. During the time they
we're at the lake they covered large
area of water in both motor and
rowboat, making big catch of bass
at Whitefsh. They also visited
Spirit island, where Guy Ewing,
while plotting the boys around be-
tween the gulls' nests, slipped and
came near landing in the deep. To
an isolated sapling-the only one on
the island-which protruded between
the rocks he probably owes his life,
for, in sliding toward eternity in
the depths below, the sapling
reached out-iguratively speaking
and hooked onto him. The boys say
that, had it not been for the exceed
ing toughness of the posterior part of
his pants and the sap]ing's power
of endurance, he would in all prob
ability have. persisted. 1t was with
difficulty that rescue was effected,
as Guy hung over the waters edge
and the rocks on all sides were so
Shiny that foothold was impos-
sible. Ben Soule at last released
Guy from his ludicrous and perilous
position by jumping into the motor
boat and lassoing the sapling. He
then gradually pulled the tree down.
ward until he could reach Guy and
plucked him from the tree as he
would a rose. Ben, it must be re-
membered, is a mighty muscular
man.
When the quintet reached Prince
ton on Sunday night they brought
with them over hundred pounds
of the finest fish that could be pro-
cured anywhere, and on Monday they
distributed the greatest portion of
the catch among their friends, who
greatly appreciated the treat. They
told us they had splendid outing
and enjoyed every minute of their
stay at the lake, despite the fact
that their faces bore the hue of
boiled Holsters and the epidermis on
their noses had cracked and rolled
up like the bark of a birch tree
which had been attackd by the pen
knife of souvenir hunter from the
cities.
The above is not fish story, but
mere statement of facts modified
to degree greater than we had in
tended when we started the Write-up.