Show the trout the this is the way the latest fish story Is told hereabouts joseph S frey and william bercaw were trout fishing up in monroe county on saturday while forcing his way through a thick clump of bushes overhanging the stream bercaw saw a good sized trout dart out from a bank of the creek and pass directly beneath him working his way to a secluded nook a few feet above the anxious angler cast his fly with such skill that in a few seconds he caught and safely landed a speckled beauty about ten inches in length he made a second effort but could get no more trout there well the fishermen continued on their way until their sport had ended and they seated themselves to clean their fish of which of coarse they had a fine lot on opening one of the trout the fish was found to contain a diamond shirt stud this reused bercaw to look for his diamond when it was found to be missing mic sing then it flashed to the fis hermans mind how fortunate he had been that in passing through the brush his diamond had been forced from his shirt front the trout he had seen dart in front of him had swallowed the jewel and then ho had succeeded in capturing the fish to a reporter who inquired of mr bercaw concerning the truthfulness of the atory the latter declared it to be a fact in every particular easton pa express |