A FISHING STORY.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 28, 5 April 1907, Page 2

A FISHING STORY.

Two fishermen of Condobolin, New South Wales, had a particularly anxious moment or two recently when trying' to catch fish in the, Lachlan .River. After striving unsuccessfully in the ordinary way until their patience became exhausted, the happy thought struck them that, they might manage tilings better by using dynamite instead.

Accordingly they charged a bottle with a sup])ly of this explosive, then corked it, and inserted a, fuse through the cork, and, applying a match, threw the live explosive into the likely-looking hole selected for their great haul. A dog, trained to retrieve, instantly sprang into the water after it, and was soon swimming back with the bottle gripped between his teeth towards his masters. They shouted and stormed at him, but the faithful animal reached the brink, and they ran for their lives, with, of course, the dog with the fatal bottle in his teeth after them. Then followed the dreaded catastrophe. There was a terrible explosion and when the two dazed fishers had assured themselves that they were still alive, they looked for the dog. The poor brute had literally been blown to atoms.