The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 13, 1896 Page: 2 of 8
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bsTnt New York flpoctera
Mikl mo bBllfrog ttttiag near by
on rook or a log or ft bog or any-
thing you might m -well "wind op
yottr lino and go away unless you
kill tfe frog or drive him away for
you won't eatca a Hk. I found that
out all by myself a few Boasona ago
I was fishing up in SnlUvan county
for black ban. I used llvo bait for
X oouldn't got a flab with a fly or 4
troll. Sometimes I bad first rate
look and everyday I didn't have
any look at all I finally noticed
was when a frog was sitting some-
whore noar by every now and then
giving a croak or two 1 oouldn't
eoo any reason why that should af-
teot tho fish eo. they wouldn't bite
though and thought little of it.
"Ono dny I wont out to catch
somo young sunfish and young
porch as I found that they wore
killing bait for bass. I caught thoso
fry near tho shoro of tho Inko usu-
ally with n tiny barblcss hook bait-
ed with a bit of anglowonn ;at cer-
tain places nlongshcro. I had never
had any difficulty in catching plen-
ty of them in a short time. On this
particular day ns I throw my hook
in tho water J. saw a big frog sitting
on a stono nt tho.edgo'of tho lake
not moro than ton feet from whero
I stood. Presently a fine perch for
bait came toward my hook. Tho
water was clear' and only a conplo of
feet doop and I could seo tho fish
plainly. Just beforo this perch got
to tho hook tholfrog gave h peculiar
croak loud and ""deep. Tho perch
turned and disappeared.
By and by. a young sunfishcamo
edging its" way to tho bait find was
on the point of grabbing it when tho.
-frog croaked again. The sunfish
stopped backed away and disappear-
ed in deep water. This went on for
ton minutes fish coming up to take
my hook tho frog croaking and
the. fish going away again. Then .it
.6truckmethat tho" frog's croaking
had given warning to the fish.
" 'That blamed frog is telling those
porch-and sunfish tolodk out sure
an eels said L
. 'I grabbed up a club and sent it
flying at tho frog.; It struck Mm and
killed him. henlwcnt to fishing
again. In less than a quarter of an
bour I had. caught every perch and
sunfish in sight. On the same day I
got .corroborative proof that frogs
&py on tho fisherman and warn the
fish against bim. I took some.of tho
bait fish. I had caught and went out
after bass. I was having immense
t lnok. In less than an .hour 1 bad'
booked and landed 20 big fellows
and was feeling fine. Suddenly I
beard a frcg strike up off to my
loft; with a tremendous bellow T
looked excrand. Theresatabiggreen
chap on an old stump. When I look-
ed at bim; ho. turned one of his gog-
gle eyes. up at me and I givoyou
my word ho winked it at me as
much as to say:
"'I'm on to yon!'
"I thougbtlM fish awhilo longer
"beforo I tested' tho frog spying the-
ory. Fivu minutes passed; then tho
frog letlooso again. I looked around.
Ho gavo mo another wink. I fished
on for half an hour during which
tho frog croaked ten times and I
got not so much as a nibble.
"'This settles it!' I said.
"I chucked a stono nt tho frog. It
missed bim but ho. skedaddled .off
tho stump and disappeared in the
lake. I fished again. In less than a
minute 1 hooked a three pound bass
and landed him. Within a quarter
of an .hour I bed caught five. Then
tho frog croaked again. I looked
around. Tberohowas on. the stump
and bo glared at mo in a way that
showed ho knew I had discovered
bis game. As long ssl let him stay
there and creak Ldidn't catch a fish
or got a bite. Then I whipped put
say revolver and shot him. fifteen
minutes after that I bad five mora
big bass.' New York Sun;
! Ceaaaaeat.
The following story is told of tho
lata Mr. Georgo Augustus Eala. It
is said that ho on co arrived at Vic-
toria station without much luggage
nnd bailing n cab ordered tho driv-
er to take bim to tho Buckingham
Palace botel three or four blocks
awoy. Thinking that bo bad an un-
suspecting foreigner to deal with
the wily jehu drovo all round tho
town eventuallyafter a journey
of many miles rrriving with a tri-
umphant flourish at hla destination.
"Silly besI" was Mr. Sola's only
comment as bo banded tho man the
shilling which Was rightly his duo.
TWA View of Twin.
" I never was so mortified in my
lifolk she exclaimed.
"What was tho matter?" asked
her dearest friend.
"My maid tojd mo that my flanoo
was in tho reception room."
"Yes."
"And 1 threw my nrma around
him and kissed bim twico boforo I
discovered that it was his twin
brother Tnko my-advice and never
become engaged to a twin."
"On tho contrary I think I shall
Jook for one. It juBt doubles the
fun. "Chicago Evening Pot '
jtftTH p A frtWAac
'& t ;ootorVo. over
thM?" namrked tiMof Itiohwosd'a
men about town.
"Ye."
"Tbatoffloo marks the spot of om
tit the most interesting ovonta that
ever transpired in this city and
ivhlohjYetotherorld something
to talk about for a quarter of a com
tury."
Then tho man about town lapsed
into a reminiscent mood and told
tho following story:
"It wns.away back in 18S2. The
national medical convention was in
session in Richmond. Among the
delegates in attendance was -Dr. Al
Ian & Payne of Fauquier county.
Ho was a powerf ul. man and woro
bo living now50uld glvo James Cor-
bott cards and spades and lick bim
too.
"At tho close of the convention
which was in session throe or four
days a chosen fow of tho dolegates
were invited to a spread at tho man-
sion of tho lato Dr. B W Haxall.
Tho party waa a gay one and it was
near daybreak beforo the guests
took thoir departure. This was on
tbo morning of May6. As thoy wero
passing this spot whero a barroom
then stood a burly- well formed
man a butcher by trade rushed out
of that basement door nndrando for
tho party of Ml D.'a liko an enraged
bull. Several of them dropped to
tho ground. The. man stood.' still for
a moment as if to sizo up the next
yietim. That pause was" fatal. Dr.
Payne gavo him a stunning blow in
tho face which felled him5 to- tho
ground whero ho lay insensible'
jTho.party then .went on. to tho City'
hotel where.they had apartments.
"It was daylight now and tho
doctor feeling uneasy as to the re-
sult of his knockdown"- blow sent
his servant. out to inquirotabout tho
man. When tho servant .returned
be. said:
" 'Well Master A3 bo's broathin
and he's hit mighty hard but I reck-
on bell lib.
"Tho doctor feared trpublofrom
tho authorities however and hired
a fast team to take bim down to old
Major. Doswell's in Hanover-county
to remain in seclusion.
"In tho meantime tho man who
bad been injured whoso name was
William Patterson had gainod con-
sciousness and two officers were
sent to tho hotel to .find the man
that knocked him .down. '
"Theproprietor of tho hotel Buck
Williams -vas. equal to theoccasion
however and called two of his'bell-
boys the smartest in. tho place. t
" " 'Here you boys take this qunr-
ter go down stairs and ask the cop-
per who struck Billy Patterson.
Skip!' '
"Down thoy went and according.-
to the instruction of Mine Host Wil-
liams approached the officer and in-
nocently asked 'Who struck Billy
Patterson?' This question was re-
peated every few minutes until
disgusted tbo officers retired. Tbo
boys however caught on to the
spirit of the joke and went into the
streot accosting every passerby
with tho same query. Beforo the
day was over the expression was on
tho lips of half tho population and
in a few days it spread from one
end of 'the land to tho other and
bnd even reached Europe.
"Some years later Dr. Payno vis-
ited Richmond and sent for Patter-
son They me't and becamo fast
friends. This is tho true story of
tbo fall and rise of Billy Patterson J"
Richmond tetter to New York
Press.
Acotutlc otlMIZe HaJla.
The easo with which ono may sing
or speak in .somo rooms and tho dif-
ficult experiences in others should
lead architects of all classes to a
more careful study of the principles
that govern resonance and echo.
Somo of the finest'musio balfs in tho
world have been made so by doublo
paneling. The wall of tho room is
thin Wood thoroughly seasoned. A
wall made of bard cement or plaster
is totally unfit for music or'oratory.
One talks or sings against a dead
surface without elasticity or robpund
or any yielding quality. Porfeot
acoustics and fireproof construction
seem to bo wholly incompatible as
thin wooden panoling is up to dato
tho only "wall material for this pur-
pose. It is said that tbo ancient
Greeks secured a certain amount of
resonance byplaoing an enormous
number of thin earthen pots in tbo
room with tuoir open enus turned
toward tho orchestra tho vibration
of the sides assisting greatly in tho
volume of sound New York Led.
gor.
Tbe Kolfa In Vnntm
Tho knifo is a historio weapon in
Franco. Henry HI and Henry IV
wero killed with ono Louis XV was
wonndod by a knifq in tho hands of
Damicna in 1757 and it was with
tho knifo that tho Duko of BerrI an
heir presumptive to tho French
throne was murdered by Louvcl in
1820 Thus in using a knifo against
Carnot tho anarchist assassin fol-
lowed a long lino of precedents set
by regicides in Franco.
Th fowMg k mi iAttkhoa -of!
what Mr. Hketh J Bell saw with
bis own oyes in the British colony
of Grenada one of tho Wlindward
islands i
A planter had labia ground a fine
lot of 3000 plantains hut could riov-
er get a bunoh of .the fruit for tbo
table. Tbo "wretched niggers" of
tbo neighborhood always walked off
with it aa quiokly as it ripened. As
neither watchman nor spring guns
bad any effect in checking tho depre-
dations he determined to havo tho
gardens "dressed" by an Oboah
man.
Accordingly ono day ho was by
appointment waited on by ai wizen-
ed old African attended by a smalt
black boy carrying a large covered
baskot. Mokombo on being told
what was wantod promised :
"Mo go set. strong Oboah for dom
and doy noljbor go t'ief your plantain
again." Instructed to go to work
Mokombo took bis1 baskot and wont
down among tho trees which woro
planted in long rows in a largo flod.
Tho plantain is muoh tho samo as
tbo banana tho fruit"' growing in
enormous bunches out of a soft
fleshy trunk tho leaves on whi'oh
spread out liko. thoso of a palm.'
This is what tho Oboah man pro-
ceeded to do: Out of his basket bo
took a number of largo and small
medioino bottles filled witti somo
mysterious liquid; then taking up a.
position in front of a plantain- ho
tied ono of tho bottles on toabranch
of tho fruit muttering the wliilo an
incantation in somo African lingo
completing .the spoil by frequent
genuflections and waving of tho
arms. Ho wont. 'through all tbo rows
in tbo. samo fashion.
When ho bad used up bis stock of
bottles bo took from his basket a
small black wooden coffin. This ho
paccd with a good deal of ceremony
in tho branches of a cocoa tree and
on tho top of the coffin ho put a sau-
cer containing a littlo water with a
hen's egg floating in it Ho thon
walked right round tho field mut-
tering his incantation and waving
.bis arms after which he come to
tho. planter and deolared that tbo
Obeab was comploto not another
bunch of plantains would bo stolen.
Receiving his fee bo departed say-
ing "Mo lot go plenty crlbo massa
and now if any ono da go and t'ief
dem plantains bo must go swoll up
and bust!"
Criboes are large -black serpents
very common in tho island but quite
harmless. Tho plantors indeodrrath-
or protect them as thoy wago war
on tho rats.- These criboes however
are supposed to. become deadly un
der the influence of the Obeah manK
and the negroes beliovo that when
ho "dresses" a garden or field ho
sots free in it a swarm of. ferocious
criboes that will assuredly destroy
any ono who goes into tbo place for
tho purpose of stealing. Thoy know
well enough that thero is no venom-
ous snako in the island yet tho Af-
rican dread and veneration of tho
serpent are ineradicable.
On tho particular occasion roforred
to tho. bottles were examined nfter
Mokombo's departure and found to
contain nothing but sea water col-
ored with a little laundry blue with
a dead cockroach floating on tho tori
Somo of them had also a few rusty
nails or a bit of red flannel. But
there might bo any sort of rubbish
in the mystio bottles for no negro
would dnro to touch them. Nor
wonld.be go near tho trees on which
they wero hung to steal unless ho
was propored to "swell up and bust..'
All tho teaching of Christian minis-
ters and schoolmasters for CO years
has. not been able to destroy tho
dark superstitions brought over with
the cargoes of slaves from the Afri-
can coast during tbo provious two
centuries. Chambers' Journal.
A Qaettloa f Priiles.
Ho was a brand new bridegroom
from tho Northern Neck of tho Old
Dominion. That morning bo had
brought in a fair faced shy- blush-
ing pretty country girl and when
with awkward fingers bo put his
namo "and wife" on tho register
the export clerk at tbo Metropolitan
knew it was a caso of honeymoon.
Tbq day was spent pleasantly in
sightseeing and after tho shades of
ovoning fell tho groom thought ho
would go out for a short stroll on
tho avenuoby himself.
"Hovalketl up to- the- office and'
thus interrogated the night clorlc:
"Can I go out a littlo whilo?"
"Certainly you can" said that
obliging functionary.
"And I supposo I can stay out for
a littlo spell soy half an hoar?"
Oh yes; stay as long us you
like."
"Much obleecedtoyou; city folks
aro renl clover after all." Wash-
ington Post
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