[ •where it had been riveted on the gyra- 
tions of a large hawk above the ad- 
iijacent swamp. “That ain’t no nibble,” 
;he said quickly, “that’s a sucker bite. 
iPull up! They never bite no more’n 
that.” When he raised his pole he re- 
jalized a fish was hooked. Then he saw 
a gleaming side flash the length of the 
lipool, then round, slowly back and forth 
' and come to the surface. Not a very 
game fish for one of two pounds, still 
it was catching fish and a kind he had 
never caught before. He examined ■with 
a good deal of curiosity the peculiar 
mouth which was under its chin and very 
small for such a sized fish. It was heavy 
with spa'wn which exuded when held 
in the hand. “That fish would be up 
the brook tonight layin’ her eggs,” said 
Matt, “an’ if all the eggs should hatch 
an’ grow the brooks couldn’t hold ’em; 
must be a lot wasted somehow.” Two 
more fish were taken from the same pool 
and when no more seemed to be there 
they moved on do"wn the stream to where 
the brook ran in, where, as Matt said, 
they would go “giggin’.” Here a large 
pool was formed by the action of the wa- 
I ters meeting and several large fish w'ere 
taken. Mr. Woodhull, getting foul of a 
snag or root, lost a hook and later on 
Matt had the same experience. 
“What do you use for making your 
light when spearing fish?” asked his 
companion, as night was drawing on. 
“That’s what I brought the hatchet for,” 
was the answer. “Right across from 
where we are is an oT pine stump, many 
a lot of fat I’ve got from her,” and go- 
ing over on a log which lay across the 
creek he was soon at work splitting such 
pieces as he needed. Returning he then 
worked them up finer and when satisfied 
with the result put the fat pine in the 
bag, after shaking out a pair of dilapi- 
dated shoes he had put in at the shed. 
“Keeps my feet from gittin’ snagged 
when wadin’,” he said. 
W HEN all ■v’as ready they leaned 
their poles against a tree and 
then crossed over the creek, going 
to where the brook emptied and then 
Matt made his fire on the jack, using 
small splinters to start with and larger 
ones as the fire took hold. “Don’t ha%’e 
to have a big fire, he said, as he stepped 
in the brook, “just enough to keep it 
bright. You walk along the bank an’ 
hold it just so the light is in the center. 
Keep it a little ahead of me an’ when 
I say ‘hoT on,’ why stop. There’s some 
bushes all along, you’ll have to go round 
’em an’ I’ll ketch up.” They had not 
proceeded far when Matt gave his sig- 
nal, “The’s two right ahead,” he said, 
“stan’ still with the light,” and he moved 
■with caution through the water. Sud- 
denly he poised the spear and plunged it 
sharply into the water. There was a 
splash and a good sized fish was thrown 
out on the bank. “Kin you see ’em?” 
asked Matt eagerly, as more fish moved 
out into the light. “When you do, keep 
it right over ’em an’ they’ll stop.” Fish 
after fish was taken and Mr. Woodhull 
grew enthusiastic over the sport, fully 
as much as when taking them on the 
hook. The excitement of spotting them 
jrith the light and then seeing them 
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