Show I Nearly It Wes Woodruff our hunter hunt hunt- er and trapper went fishing over to Pond last Sunday which was wasa a beautiful day for fishing Wes said he be was setting on the shore of the Pond nearly asleep when something took bolt holt of his line and nearly jerked his pole his bis hand land Wes Ves he be yanked on the pole until it nearly bent double and then he lie saw that he had bad a 10 lb Ib pickerel which he says was 4 feet long more or less Wess say he with that pickerel for nearly a half hour but he be if he be tried to pull it out on shore his pole would break so he lie waded into tb the pond up to his waist and tried to draw the pickerel near to him so he could ketch it with his hands When he he had a chanse to todo todo todo do this he made a grab for th the pickerel pickerel pickerel pick pick- erel and his feet slipped and he lie went in under the water which took him so by surprise that he lie let go of the pole and the pickerel started right out lords the middle of the lake dragging dragging dragging drag drag- ging the line pole and everything af after after af- af ter it After had swore until he had used up all the he lie could think of he returned to Bingville Bingville Bing Bing- ville in deep disgust Wes Yes says hes he's sure that pickerel weighed 7 lbs Ibs but Wes has tacKed on about 6 Ibs lbs for good Rev Moore our beloved pastor of the Bingville church says that the reason reason reason rea rea- son Wc didn't ketch the pickerel was 1 li Ir r ai 1 Vi h. h wont t J- J JK K f 1 r. r IWi J y tt t ir Yf c cy |