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Show "Tall" Fish Story A record kept by Thomas Boosey, of England, In 1834, tells of a fish that lived to be fifty-three years old, the Golden Book magazine reveals. "W. Hossop of Bond Hall, Furness," the record says, "placed a small felt-back felt-back trout, about 53 years ago, when a boy, Into well In tit orchard belonging be-longing to his family, where It remained re-mained evr since until last week. Then It d.!d, not through sickness or Infirmity, but for want of Its natural element, water, the severe drouth drying dry-ing up the spring that supplied the well. The trout's lips and gills were perfectly white. He regularly came to be fed by his master's hand when called by his name of Ned." |