The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-17

From the Richmond (Ya.) Daily Dispaieh.
There happened in the early part Of May, as our
readers know, few very hot days On one OF
these there sat patiently in canoe in muddy
and gloomy mill pond, about ten miles from hlch-
inond an unmarried editor and a retired apothe-
cary. The sun rose brightly and the birds sang
their blithest songs in the forest surrounding the
water. Our heroes commenced operations Joyous
with anticpations OF good luck and excellent fresh
fish, fried most cxceienty for their whetted appe-
tites The day wore on, and the sun grew hot be-
yond the endurance of any man unsustaincd by ara
nartcul.r object Of his pursuit So il was with the
persons in the boat; but they we're doomed 70 SAD
disa ppointment, it 10 the case with all such un-
skiliul men who essay to WELD the anglers rod:
One was named Pcter-the other was not named
Simon; nor they entitled to be called fisher
men, unless the having all the appliances Of the art
and no Gsh, may copier on them that haiiowed
name Patiently they sht in the hot sun, which
distilled awsy much Of the apothecary' compound,
and wastcd part Of the suPerfuous flesh Of his
companion.
selves with their frugal meal. improvidenty
incagrc since they trusted to their hooks-n poor
reliance in untutored hands The afternoon found
them again at their unrequited TOLL When thrown
by them lninnows were no pleasant bait Tor chubb
and perch, and even grubs could not invite nib
Bile. At length, however, very diminuive 'yei-
low BELLY was taken by the editor This little
fish is a sort of comforter TO bad anglers. lie 10
fidgetty and i-natured, and gets into passion at
|ahe aw kwurd trailing Of hook about his feeding
Hround. and, seizing it violently, will attempt to
Carry it away. Thus he Is taken BY the mercst
This solitary ittlo fish lay in the bottom Of the
boat and the poor anglers sat silently and solemn
ly holding their rods over the water, until every
thing living in and around the pond was out Of pa
tieuce and inveighed against their longer boring
the locality with their dismal presence. The birds
by ti,sir incessant twitter ridicucd them-and tho
frogs with their hoarsc voices most Justify dccam-
ed sgainst theE,. They began on tho margin to
tha;r -rraQuaV they came
forward over the logs and through the wonkepens,
and ncared their nutitudinous vociforations until
the melancholy. fatigucd, and sum burnt men III
| the boat, plainly understood their language:
| MIR. 'spatch! Mr. 'spntch! you slammed.
| Not "a roach-not roach--near will come!
| You be d--dl you be ID, you be ID.
Get you homc-gct you home!
Peter Grubbs. Peter Grubbs! Peter Grubbe!
You'll catch no fish--catch no fish,
No big chubbs--no big chubbs-no big chubbs-
VIII you dsh--will you dish!
Temperance men. Temperance men. Temperance
men 49,
Thev will not comc-rill not come will not
come
Come again-comc ngain-comc again
With a jug Of rum-jug of running oil rum
From our loes-lrom our logs--from our logs
blood and GUNS! blood and ounsD
Big bull frogs-big bull frogs-big bull frogs
Arc shouting Notwithstanding zounds!-shout-
ing POUNDS!
|. These doeful and threatening denunciations, the
hard and inimitnbly energetic swearing Of the
frogs, were more than these weary waiters for NIB
bles could stand. They drew up their stakes and
departed On their way home they spake not
word; and about dusk they re-cntercd the town with
faces that plainly told of the miserable disnppoint-
ment of the day. The editor was in 80 bad humor
that he abused everybody for molcstng things in
his room, and the disappointment and The hot sun
of the day so affected his mind as to occasion fan
cies Of things loet that nc never had. Strange TO
say theac impress ions continue; and il has been
found best to humor him little. As for his com
panion il was we'll that he retired apothecary.
or he would mort assuredly have taken some OF his
own physic and that would, without doubt, have
ended his troubles!
And this is story Of two fororn would be hsh-
ermcn, whose genius was 100 limited for the glori-
uus art