Pond's Fish Story

This may be a litdo out o' e.ison. hut as it has just come to light in tl.e firesido atories of a certain i;hi:ig and sporting club. and is vouched or Dy Hportemen and fishermea oí the strcte t p:xbity and whoss: :I h 'iterature of the past is unquestion; d, we íeel th&t it can be glven safely to the pubüc. As sclontlïic and tr'.cty lyiBxaggerating uid vinas umi-.'g piscatoria! artlsts as Mr. Sawyer and ËVart Septt oí one school, and ot Dr. Nichos and ( h:uT.e Davl;on o' anothe;- schoo', are firm in belief fchat ihe story is wiiliiu the stricí ru'ea oí eorrectnoss, and that tliere is, no improbability about lti But. liold on. ' hese JatroUucto y lemarlia r a rea'y too vo'.unimoue. This particular relates ílial a fanious Ann Arbor llsherinan, ■vho:-e name, out of respect to ate ,'Onipanions and famiïy. shall be here nameiess, while fishing In Strawberry fake, near Strawberry Pohit, last April, lost his watcli a.nrl a silver dollar froni the boat in which he Btood during the excitement attendlng the seeing sof a large sea serpent or water monster near the boat. Last week the same party made another trip to the samo "grounds," fishing for pickerel through the ice. The very first catch was an elghteen pound pickere" - U. S. standard cales, consequently that weight caunot be scaled dovn any. The astonishment of this artist can be judged when', upon dressing the monster, he found his watch lodged to ,the throat oí the iish. The watch was running and the time correct. It being a "stem winder" the supposition Is that the fish by working' lis jaws, in masticating its food, wound the watch up daily. In addition to the pocket piece he fotmd the dollar with accrued interest from April 25, 1895. We do not vouch for the correctaess oí the story ?u' p eaime it can can be eaeüy snbstantlated by affiflavits. if necessary. Not mything as oommon as Notary Public affldavits. but beTore Juistice Gibson, li