Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
FISHIN' WITH
TOM MARSHALL
Bead About the Battle With
a 51l-Pound Bass Way
Up in Shawno Lake

,~SSot a biblical fisherman. The Sea
of Cialilee was reputed to be FAMOUS
fishing resort. In those days flsh-
ermans specials" were an unhearo
of luxury. On the back of an easy
gated camel fishermen crossed tne
hot sands and were met upon thelr
arrival at the sea, not by one OF our
modern power boats, which Woulo
burn the water getting across Galllee
80 the 'touted" fishing grounds. a
heavy dorie manned by two black
and tan fishermen bucking heavy
oars was the method of travel. On
this sea the Lord landed many hsh
in the nets of Peter, after he had
fished in vain the whole night long.
In Shawno Lake, Wis. 1 was tne
fishing guest of George n: Fmair,
who dishes up breakfast FOOD 10
the readers of many morning papers.
Phair was raised in Milwaukee, was
posted on the best fishing resorts,
familiar with Mr.. Schlitz' home pro-
ducts and limburger cheese con-
noisseur He was in charge OF our
.commissary department. In ms ue-
sire to directly commune with nature
he suggested that we might sleep
upon a bed of perfumed bousns, IN
hale the pine laden ozone ana per
init the ground currents 10 circuiale
through our bodies. He had elm
mated blankets from our accessories.
His arrangements met with my aP-
nroval. our first night out mld-
night found us cuddling up together
in an attempt to keep warm. Arctlc
ground currents permeated our sys-
TENS To add to our misery ram
commenced to fall and we heaoeh
for a deserted shack, the former
home of lumber jacks, VINO had lel'
their blankets as a comfort com
ment to visiting guests. we iater
suspicioned their motive. "Cootles!
The hunks did not have them, they
had the hunks. They are an ener-
getic product of nature, really IN
tenaed to keep lumber jacks so IN
dustrious. they would forget they
were lonely. pep" is their middle
name then approach you with soiI
elastic step. The leader of the patai-
lion attacks you, laying hold win
bulldog tenacity, divertlnS your a.
tention, while the balance OF MS
army get in their subtle work. Ihelr
warfare tactics are unfair and we
were repulsed making "a hasty re-
treat closely followed by the enemy.
The following day we diliSe1tl.
fshed the most attractive waters IN
the lake without success. Plalf
suggesting the Lord had played IA
vorites and sent all the fish to Peter.
George was casting from the shore
and located a large black bass, res
ing in the moss. His fly was dropped
near the fish many times before the
bass became pugnacious and belliger-
ent,-this scaled beauty had become
peevish and irritable with age, like
All old dog will become. a savage
rush and the fight was on, it was Il
battle of the giants, in which the
fish was awarded second money, as
he was dragged from his native ele-
ment onto the bank, when about
three feet from the waters edge
the line broke and 515 pounds of
fish meat was at bnce bouncing in
mid air, attempting to regain the
WaterA Annette Kellerman. never
made a dive that equaled Phairs; a
second only was consumed in a curve
Jump, which landed him on the
hack of his fish. with arms tight
folded around the green bronze mon
ster which carried George nearer
the waters edge with every flop. He
turned to me with Save me Mar
shall expression" as he was dragged
out to sea. I thought of the SHACK
and the Coolies" a calamity sent
on me because he had cut out our
blankets. 1t was no time to play
even. I grabbed him by the foot
pulling him ashore while he nuns
onto the fish with his South of Ire
land tenaCity, a catch made with
heavy tackle. Phair's remarks on
tile strength and fighting ability of
a 5h pound bass convinces me ne
will never receive honorable men,
ton in a biblical writeup. Like
Shawno delivered to us a string Of
fish, convincing us that Peter ana
his nets had nothing on us.