Year: 1868

ANGLING FOR Doc.
| Another time we were travelling OIL
grounds we had no right to tramp
over. The only excuse was like that
of military necessity-it was better
fishing through the farms where the
trout had been preserved than in the
open lots where all could fish.


1t was early in the morning, W.
had risen at 3, ridden ten miles, anc
struck the creek as the trout wer,
ready for breakfast. Looking care,
fully for sheltered place to hitch our
horses, we slyly crept on behind fence:
etc., till we reached the part of th'
stream not generally fished. A farm
house stood a quarter of mile away
We saw the morning smoke curling
lightly from stovepipe; saw man
and two boys come out to do chores
saw women busy about the door, and
a ferocous bull dog wandering about
the yard.


| ever we fshed close, it was then
not a whisper to disturb'the birds or
the owners of the land. We orawled
through the grass and lodged behind
clumps OF alders, lifting large speckled
beauties out of the water till our bas-
kets were full.


This was the time to have gone;
but the trout were 80 large and bit so
readily that we could not withstand
the temptation, so we decided to
string and hide what we had, and
take another basket full. So at it we
went. No sooner would the hook
touch the water than we had q trout.
We forgot the house, the man, the boys
and the dog!


Suddenly there was q rushing
through an oat field as if a mad bull
were coming! We looked toward the
house, and saw the farmer and his two
boys on fence the women in the
door, and the bull dog bounding to-
wards us. We saw it alive had
been discovered. The well-trained
dog had been sent to hunt us out,
and as the matter appeared it was safe
to bet he was doing that thing right
lively


To out run the dog was not to be
thought of. There was no time to
loose. He cleared a fence and came for
US just as wa reached a tree, and, by
great activity, took front seat on q
limb above his reach.


Here was precious gu A vicious
bull dog under the tree, and a farmer
and two big boys ready to move
down upon our works. 1t was fight,
foot-race or langs.


The farmer yelled TO his dog
"Watch him, TigeW


Tigc proposed to do that little thing
and keeping his eyes on us, seated
himself under the tree,


Then spoke the ugly farmer man
"Justhold on thar stranger, till we
get breakfast then we'll come and see
you! Ifyou are in a hurry, however
you can so now! Watch him
Tiger


We surmiscd trouble; quite much
for twice had that bold man of bull
dogs and agriculture, elegantly who'll
loped innocent troutis.s for being seen
on his suburban premises, His repu-
tation as peace man was not good,
and there arose large heart toward
our throat.


Time is the essence of contracts, and
the saving ordinance for those III
trouble. We had stout line in our
pocket, and a large hook intended for
rock bass if we fail to take trout.
And, as good luck would have it, we
got q nice sandwich and a piece of
boiled corned beef in our other pocls-
ct.


We called the dog pet names, but
he wasn't on it! Then we tried to
move down--whcn he moved up! At
last we treblel our bass line, fastened
the great limrick to it, bated it with
the corned beef, tied the end of the
line to limb aud angled for dog.


Tige was in appetite. He smelt of
the beef; it was very nice. He swal-
lowed it, and set his eyes on lis for
more, but with no friendly look
beaming from his countcnance. Not
any!


Thei. we pulled gently on the line
it wasfast! Tige yanked and pull
ed but twas no use! The attention
Of canine was diverted from us-his
business was being done by another
line!


We quickly slid down the tree
coming near blistering our back doing
our poll, and straightway
went thence somewhat lively.


We found our string of fish, and |
reach the buggy and Commanding
spot in the road in time to see the stur-
dy yeoman move forth.


We saw him and his cohorts, male |
and female, move slowly, as ifin no
haste. We saw them look up the
tree. We saw an anxious group
about the dog. We came
quickly home and kindly left the bass
line and hook to the farmer.