Year: 1872

We were travelling ground we had
no right on. The only excuse was
| like that Of military necCssity-jt
was far better fishing through the
farms where the trout had been pre-
served. than in the open lots where
all could fish


1t was early in the morning. We
had risen at three and ridden ten
miles and struck the creek as the
trout were ready for breakfast
Looking carefully for sheltered
place 70 hitch our horses, we siyly
crept on behind fence, etc, till we
reached a part of the stream not
generally hshed. y farm house
stood not a quarter Of q mile away.
We saw the morning smoke curl
ing lightly from a stove pipe; saw 4
man and two boys come TO feed the
cattle; saw a woman busy about the
door, and q ferOGious bull dog wan
dering abOat the yard.


If we ever lshed close II was then.
Not a whisper to disturb the birds
or the owners of the land. We
crawled through grass and lodged
behind clumps OF 8lders lifting large
speckled beauties out Of the water,
until our baskets we're fuu. This
was the time TO have gone; but the
trout were large and bit 50 readily
that we decided 10 string and hide
what we had, and take another bas-
ketfIIl. So at il we went. Nc soon
er would the hood touch the water
than il had d trout. We forgot the
hOuse, the m9n, the boys and the
dog. Suddenly there was a rushing
ing through an Oat field Gs If mad
bull was coming We looked to-
ward the house, We saw the farmer
and his two boys sitting on fence
the woman a. the door aud, the
dog bounding toEayd u-- We SAW
il alive had been discovered! The
we.l-traiue1 dog had been sent 10
hunt rs out, and, as the matter ap-
pearcd, il wac safe 20 bet De was do
ing that thing lively


To out run tho dog was not % be
thought OF There was 40 time 70
lose. lie e.carud o fence and came
for us just as we reached tree, and
by great activity took a front =eaut
on limb above his reach. Here


was % precious 20. \ vicious dog
under the tree and the farmer aud
two big bows ready 20 move down
20 .|0A bAaA " % AaNH 81 -Ar ~ H. a'fN|A
race OF faugs.


The farmer yelled to hi- dog
Watch him, Tige.


Tige proposed 70 do that littlc
thing, and keeping his eve upon us
seated himself under the tree.


Then spoke the ugly farmer man,
just hold thar stranger I'll. we get
breakfast, then we win come TO see
you. IfyOU are I'm o harry, how
ever, YOU can go uOwl Watch him,
Tige


We =urmi-Cd trouble; quite too
much, for thrice had that bold man
Of bull dogs aud agriculture ele-
gantiy walloped innocent tourists
for being seen on his suburban prem
ises. His reputation as a man Of
peace was not good and there arose
a large heart toward our throat.


Time is the essence of contract,
and the saving ordinance of those in
trouble. We had stout line in our
pocket, and a large hook intended
for rock bass if we failed to take
trout And as good luck would
have it we had nice piece of boiled
corn beef in our other pocket.


We called the dog pet names, but
he wasn't on il. Then we tried TO
move down when he moved up! At
last we trebled our bass line, fasten-
ed the limerick TO it, baited IL with
corn beef, tied the end OF the line TO
limb, and angled for the dog!


Tige was in appetite. He swal-
lowed ii and sat with his eyes on
us for more; but with no friendly
look beaming from his cOuntenance,
not Rnyi


Then he pulled gently on the line!
it was fast! Tige yanked and pull
ed but IL was Of no usei


We quickly slid down the tree
almost blistering our back doing it
seized our pool and went thence
somewhat lively.


We found our string OF fish and
reached the buggy aud command
ing spot in time to see the sturdy
yeOman move forth.


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