The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
TROUT CRAZY OYER
GUIDES PINK HAIR
Cutting From Dick Daven-
ports Headpiece Proves AL
Turing as Fly Hackle.
SPORTSMEN SPIN YARNS
Old Pop Baker, Angler, Caught
Sailing Under False
. Colors.
sPORTsMEN SPIN YARNS
NJ ALEXANDER sToDDARr.


dack House the other night there gath
cred as usual when dinner was over the
men of the town and the guests OF the
hotel. all smoking pipes. and being deer
and trout country the conversation
naturally went to poker. hunting and
ash stories. for the entire group Of men
had had experience in all these sports.
In the group were big Frank Law
rance, locally known as "Pants' Law
renee. at one time Sheriff of Spectator,
then Newton's Corners. and present Lake
Pleasant known as "Saseville," county
seat of Hamilton county Jim Sturges,
who with Dick Davenport gave John Pur-
roy Mitchell his first start in the outdoors;
DR.. j. ". Droogan OF New York, who
has been camping and fishing In the
West Canada lakes region Of the Adiron.
dozen others who either contributed
yarns to the evenings fun or were good
listeners, which Is a fine art
Frank" said DR.. Droogan. tell US
about the prisoner you threatened to
lock out unless he came home at Q
o'clock" (this for the benefit OF the
newspaper man present who had never
heard the story.
Strange" said Big Frank, "how that
story has gone the rounds. I have seen
the story In print a number of times
always attributed to somebody else,
We are more or less law abiding people
up here, or we were when ] was Sheriff,
for in the ten years I held Office we had
only three men in Jail.
Threat to Lock Prisoner out.
'One Of these fellows we all liked, but
law is law. This man fretted overs be-
ing locked up In jail and as he was a
good scout l went to the Justice OF the
Peace and told him the circumstances
and finally lie gave me permission to let
him out during the day in my custody.
We had another fellow of the same
calibre who had wife and children
who needed support and the Judge also
allowed me to give him his liberty in
the day time. This chap worked at the
hotel during the summer season and
earned $3.50. He came back to jail
promptly every night.
But to SO back to the poker loving
prisoner, One night there was a game
at the hotel and as the man on leave
was good poker player naturally he
was in the game The game began ear
ly In the morning and lasted beyond
dinner time and cautioned him that
as 1t was getting near closing up time for
the Jail he'd better prepare to quit the
game.
Nobody wanted to SEQ the game
break up but there are rules in 1ails
that must be observed. Finally after I
suggested two or three times that the
prisoner settle with the banker and call
II night. with no ready response. came
In esain to the poker room at hve min
utes before and I said to the prisoner :
Joe. " you don't come back with me at
o'clock I'll lock you out
"'All right, Pants" he said, I'll cash
in right away
Five minutes later he was behind the
bars"
Langbein and Mitchell.
"what about Mitchell" asked the
newspaper man OF Jim Sturges. New
York was always interested In his out
door trips. you know"
well. the first time I met Mitchell"
said Jim. was when he was II or IS
years old. ] was in camp that night
and across the lake I heard some one
come in and ! yelled several times hut
got no response. 1t was raining hard.
The next morning as we were having
breakfast Judge Julius LangbeIn with
young Mitchell and his father and Dick
Davenport. a guide, came over.
"Judge Langbein didn't like the rain
and evidently had not had pleasant
night outdoors. He had something on
his chest he wanted to get off. Judge
Langbein had been In the civil war and
he was known as the little drummer
boy Of the Republic
"'Well. we're here said Judge Lang
bein. addressing nobody In particular but
looking at Dick Davenport ana me. I've
had enough sleeping out OF doors to give
me my Nil for the rest OF my life. But
! want you to give this young man
all he wants of 1t. Let him do as he
pleases. II he wants to get eaten up
with black flies, drowned in rain, sleep
on the damp ground with only blanket
for covering. let him do II. II he
wants to stand on his head let him do II.
! don't give rap. Let him do as he
darn pleases. but while I'm here 1 want
TO be as comfortable as possible. I've
had my I'LL roughing it-let him have
his"
was Mitchell a good shot?" asked the
newspaper man.
TyrO Gunner Pumped out Shells.
lie was a fair shot. but never knew
him to get buck fever" commented Jim.
Il was once guide to a hunter who had
yet to see his first deer. put hin,
on good stand and suddenly p buck
came out. The man was so startled
he shot Immediately, missed and then
began to pump shells. When I reached
him he had pumped out on the ground
sixteen shells"
"On another OCCASION" began Jim, the
story recalling another reminiscence IL
placed a gunner on a stand and a buck
and several does and yearling bucks
must have gone his way When
reached his stand, not having heard him
shoot. ! asked him the reason.
81 did not see any deer he replied
but who In hell has so many calves
around here?"
We'll" broke in DR.. Droogan, what
looks more like Jersey, than a young
yearling buck?"
In Intimate Touch With Moose.
Il was up IN Maine some years age
with Louis Schmidt of The Bronx" be,
gan DR.. Droogan. Louie is a good scout
but he did not intend 10 get too IA.
ymillar with wild animals The guide ant
Louie were in canoe and the guide
thought he'd give Louie an intimate taste
OF Wild life. \ big moose was standing
knee deep, name erect In the water and
the guide backed the canoe up Louie
picked up a paddle. intending 10 defend
himself with II in case the moose at
lacked him. The guide got the boa
pretty close and Louie stood up In tn.
canoe facing the moose and raising the
paddle he cried to the guide N you dom
row me back from that animal I'll breal
the oar over his hcadv
The first time Louie went with M,
10 the woods he inquired the name Of
the guide. Henry Coffin said, Tn,
LII.