Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1890 — The Dog Had to Climb. [ARTICLE]

The Dog Had to Climb.

We Were comforlable seated around the hearth at Porter Lake, in Pike County, Pa., and the spirit of story telling was strong upon ns, because the fishiDg had been unusually good and tne supper bounteous. The flash and sparkle of wit tilled the upper air of the room as with a fine surora. and a halo of calm bliss encircled the brow of each en<r meed listener. But first the drug and then the antidote. The benevolent Colonel drew us down gently from the gi Idy bights with a story of n coarse plebeian, loyally known as a catfish. Thus rm h s ?ale; “A man and his dog went fishing in the Mississippi. In a short time the man felt a mighty pull on the line and he knew thit a cattish had taken hold. The giant came along peacefu ly enough until be happened io change his mind, and then ho decided to double on his course and take the m n along. The faithful dog, seeing his master’s danger, rush dto the rescue bravely enough. The wily catfish, when he found the dog pursuing, turned upon him anb terrified the dog, who incontinently tinned iail nnd swam vigorously toward the dry land, the catfish hotly so lowing. “Presently the dog gained the land and ran hastily, the catnsh madly surging after him. The dog. Boreiy pressed «ud feafing a j ainful death, in his extremity climbed a iree, the catfish still pursuing." “Hold on! hold on!” we cried in chorus; dogs can’t climb trees.” “t nn’t climb a tree!” responded the Colonel. “But the catfish was closo upon him and this dog had to climb.”— Forest and Stream.