Show AN adirondack FISH STORY A cold watch found inside a pickerel that had been swallowed the scene of the following incident was about forty miles from glovers villa on a beautiful lettla lake just across the table land at piseco lake in hamilton county the lake is not large in no place being more than a mile wide while it measures from two to tarco miles long the day was all that a fisherman could desire and every condition was right for good fishing A party of three were in the boat namely L E everest his friend professor spencer from brooklyn and the writer they had driven up from baroga garoga and were more than delighted with their luck they had taken nearly fifty pickerel ia leas than half a day and the size waa weighing from 2 to 6 pounds the last turn around the lucky point was being made before we started for home everest who was trolling ona of the lines said ive got another hee a good big one from tho way he pulls everest let him play at one time nearly feet of line before the fiah could be turned when he biad been brought into sight he was not so large as soma we had already in the boat but theral was an unusual motion all about him boon the line was drawn so tightly it was necessary to let him play again when brought back it was discovered that a larger pickerel had attempted to the one on the hook which was now quite exhausted the big fellow still followed for fie dead body of his victim which however wo were not disposed to give up just as everest was about to swing the fish on his hook into the boat the professor took up the oar hoping to strike and thus capture the large one the movement of the oar attracted the attention of the fish and in a twinkle be made a pass at it the blade was about seven inches wide but his jaws grated across the upper and lower edge cawing a groove in either side with his sharp teeth the professor by carrying the oar for ward with the movement of the fish at the same time raising it from the water landed the huge fellow into the boat he weighed pounds the fish oa the hook only weighed three pounds but showed signs of battle being biown in several places upon opening him we found as is often the case a fish cf smaller eiza in his stomach this one showed signs of life and was opened we then discovered a pretty little gold chatelaine watch and were surprised that the time agreed with conr watches and that it was running more than pleased with conr fishing expedition tion we returned to the hotel and informed landlord george A mccoy of conr luck at the same time showing the watch in less than two min antes all the guests about the house wera in the office and among the number a pretty young lady from albany who said alic was a token of friendship chich she biad prized very highly W lies on the lake in the early part of the day it bad fallen into the water and she sup posed was lost it is needless to eay ehe wag overjoyed at itsie covery albany journal |