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Show CiPTHUSS THE MOXSTF.S. There has been so much said and published about the Bear Lake "Monster," "Mon-ster," that the following account of an attempt to capture him by the immortal immort-al "Saxey" will be interesting. It was written and mailed by the Herald editor who lately visited the north, and arrived in due course of an uncertain un-certain number of days after him. coming by the "regular lightning Express Ex-press mail" from Cache Valley, traveling travel-ing taster than at the usual three miles-a-day-rate. THE MONSTEK. YVe did not see it, but we saw the man whose wife's, daughter's, brother s first cousin saw it. But the most authentic account was received from the immortal ''Saxey,' who resides in the Bear Lake region. One moruinsr, quite lately, liSaxey" felt fishy. He organized a company himself .nnd another an-other man. S. was electod captain; that is, he assumed the posi ioti and the rest consented. The ';fk out ' consisted of a wagon, a pair of black mules, one frying pan. two fihing poles, hooks, iVe., kc. They started on a bee line "'Saxey" never condescends conde-scends to travel the road anybody does. He despi.-es all round about waya. Kivers, mud holes an I perpendicular banks are nothing in his way, aud in Bear Lake valley there are quite a number of such things. Bear Lake has several outlets, so also has Bear river; some contain water, some mu 1 and water, and many pure mud, and while, to the eye, all appears solid and safe, a wagon and mules go out of sight in it in a very short time. It is no uncommon circumstance fur "Saxey" to have to take off his unmentionables and wade to his armpits, unhitch the mules, carry the passengers out on his back, after spilling them in the water or mud, drag out the wagon, and go on as if nothing had happened. lie says it is his duty, being County Surveyor, to look out for new roads and short cuts, to every place, which nobody but himself ever travel on. Well, after enduring several such little pleasantnesses, pleasant-nesses, he arrived at his destination, he and the company looking forward to a day of glorious sport. He unhitched. We think that of all the foolish pictures ever presented to our view, the greatest is to see a man standing for hours with a long pole in his hand and a string dangling at the end of it, gazing on the water till you would think his eyes would bung out of his head, and not saying a word to any one. Such was the position our friend "Saxey" occupied; with this difference, that he lays down his pole about every two minutes and-a half to light a cigarette. He had stood in this interesting attitude for about two hours and three Quarters. He had several very small nibbles, but at last he got a bite, and such a bite ! He gave the usual jerk, necessary to bring any common com-mon fish to land, but no fish came. He pulled, and he re-pulled; it was all in vain. He got excited and he hollered: hol-lered: "B'hoyswe have caught him, we have hooked the monster at last ! " They all pulled, with a long pull and a strong pull and a pull all together. Out it came, and proved to be an old No. 12 boat, that had got stuck in the sand 1 "Saxey" is not given to saying much; that is, he is not naturally talkative. He thinks niueh, but says little. He is not such a fool as he looks ; and on this particular occasion his thoughts conglomerated and passing through his mental horizon found vent in one brief word, "d nit." He lit another oigarette. Some folks under such circumstances cir-cumstances would take a drink, but as he drink9 nothing stronger than buttermilk, but-termilk, he goes in i'or cigarettes. Well, having lit his cigarette, he was about to throw in his hook for another b'tt, when, on casting his eyes towards the lake when we say '"casting" don't misunderstand us, we meau looking in that direction he there belield n sight that caused his every hair to stand in a perpendicular position. His teeth chattered, and his knees "lit" with each other in a very spiteful manner. Xot that we mean toinl'er that"Saxey" is lacking in courage; he was pimply taken unawares unprepared like. But after he lit a cigarette, his curiosity overcame his natural timidity. He had often heard of the monster, but now the moment had arrived when with his own eyes he could see it, and give his testimony to an unbeliev-inu unbeliev-inu world. He continued to look, and found that the horrible spectacle was moving at a very rapid rate towards the shore. He pulled a field glass out of his pocket, lit another cigarette, and had another look ; and there he saw a sight! This monsterwas unlike anything he had ever heard discribed. Its head stood very high out of the water. The head and face were covered with beautiful, beau-tiful, lone, silky like hair, with two sharp, intelligent-looking cye. He saw what he thought was its tail splashing splash-ing the water, about six feet two inches from its head ; and, therefore, concluded con-cluded that it was a ' young un.'' strayed aw.iy from its ni"ns mus "pa-ricnt.-.'' He now thought f the Salt L ike Miwum, of the wa'er tai k in the yard, of the reward, of the fame he should receive if he captured th: fi.-h, beast or thing, or whatever it might he. He fixed on his larce.-t hoek. in fact lie fixed on all his hook.-, and turned ro ind to tflrrow .Mime frvrn the company, but found it had .-kedaddled in termr. and left him alone to hi- fate. He lit another an-other cigarette. By this time the "critter' was getting, pretty near the shore, a little west bysou'-we?t of him. By getting along the other side of a tank he could come upon it unaware-. -Now or never ! He had been fouled a cood many times, but n"w there Wi.-an Wi.-an end to it. He to.'k to hi.- heel-, : he went round thi- time, and come uie.n it jn-t as it grit a.-hore : when he saw yes. he saw what do you think he -aw? Wei!, he a w histoid friisd Preston Thomas, who had Wn taking a hath ; ind any one acquainted with Preston knows that there is nothing monstrous about him, unless it be that he is monstrous kind to every weary traveler who give's him a call, that he is monstrous lioeral with his fi-h. to which the fractional part of the Herald can testify; for you must kno-v that urc went on a fishing fish-ing expedition in company with Bi.-hop Budge in the vicinity of Preston Thomas' residence. It is unnecessary to relate how miny hours we sat with our teeth chattering in our head with cold, and how many branches of trees and things we hooked out. I: would not be interesting. To shorten a long story, we took supper with our ad venturous friend. Preston Thomas, and returned to Paris the following morning morn-ing We were asked by several in-quisitous in-quisitous person if we had caught any dsh; we answered that we had gat a dtize.i fine trout, and held them up to their a-lotiished gaze. It was not worth while to inform them that we rnl them from friend Thomas, and he cuurjht them: tut to finish the monster mon-ster : when "Saxey'' is asked when he is going after the monster, he lights a cigarette and says he "ain't on it." |