Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-09-07
CEDAR GREEK FISHING CLUB.
Me.sst,ess A.s. Recently and En;eyet,
Fine Mountain Fish Fry.

nual fish fry, which we have been
enjoying for the past four years. Our
meeting place Is Rich Mountain
School House No. 81. All reported
for duty except Squire NJ. T. Hughs,
| who was not well and could not an-
swer roll-call.
Our camp Is some two miles down
Cedar creek-just above the 150-
foot WATERFALL most beautiful and
picturesque scene indeed.
We soon had all our fish hooks in
| order. The boys all went to work,
and by II o'clock they sent in our
first catch-a half peck, l think, OF
fine large bass, red-breast sun perch,
| suckers, horny-heads, mud-cats and
| fine blue chubs. Uncle 'Lish Collins
and young Mr.. Justice are the finest
and most expert fish cleaners | have
ever known. Near by our camp there
Is nice, clear, cold branch, and they
soon had the fish nicely cleaned and
ready for the feast. We soon had a
good fire, we'll under way. Uncle
'Lfsh had two old-time large frying
pans. plenty of good bacon and lard,
and very soon the fresh mountain air
| was permeated with the splendid
/ Odor Of fresh fish frying over our
brisk campfire. Our friend HughS
should by all means have been with
us on this occasion, for this delight
! full fried fish odor would have made
sick man well, to say nothing of
the delights Of the eating of the fish.
About 1 o'clock we all met at the
camp, while the bees, hornets and
| yellow-j Jackets. the sweet sounds Of
the mountain birds, all combined to
make Nature most pleasant and men,
orable.
stopped for few days with my
friend, Phil Davidson, and his kind
wife, who will always make one en-
ttrely at home. During the night
heard the old-time hooting owl, the
screech owl, and at the break Of day
] heard the lonely call of the hand
some 'or liled rain crow.
Tho next thing to recall my early
| D0yhooA collections was the tnk-
lI5 Of the cow bells. All these scenes,
| "'tth Naiuro's chimes, will forever
recall the lorious past "When you
ana were young, Maggie"
Major WA. ]. Stribling some years
tEo turned loose a fine lot OF hand
some black bass in the clear rum
tling waters OF Cedar creek. These
fine fish ara still there. We caught
8 lot 81 thom. They are in taste and
favor equal to the best brook or
1no0niain trout. Onr membership fee
Is only ten dollars. (The Whitewater
Fishing Club membership fee Is twen-
ty-l'Yo dollars.) So you see, kind
reader it costs something to join a
first-ctoss fishing club. Some Of our
| nnWhers Gay they ate so much fish
th@t hey thought they could feel
soAo ans III their sides.
Uncle Charley Lyle sat under one
| fine old forest tree and caught over
| twenty fine fish before he moved. 7
can truthfully say that Mrs. Phil. Da-
wilson. Mrs. Elisha Collins and Mrs.
| John Collins surely can bake the
| best cornbread, the best fine, large
| biscuits have ever seen or enjoyed
at our annual fish fries. John Col
lins brought a bucket Of fine, nice
honey, a lot Of very fine peaches and
Uncle 'Lish Collins and Phil David
son made two large kettles Of good,
strong black coffee. We had an ex-
cellent spread-plenty left over for
our next meal.
The corn crops on Cedar creek
have never been better. Phil David
son, John N. Rowland, Elisha Col
Inns all have as fine upland corn as
this writer has ever seen in Oconee
county.
"Oh, it isn't the fish go to get,
Though there's Joy in a swishing
line,
And a splendin thrill when my grip
And small-mouth bass is mine."
Let us hope we will all meet again
S. X. Dendy, Sr.
Rev. ID. w. Dodge to Teach Theology