The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-02-19

before the action, which has to him been
attributed, as he did not know the ship
TIL Mldshipman Reed announced her name
and commander.-Journdl of Commerce
YANKEE lNQUIsTTIvENEss.-A cores
pondcnt relates the following anecdotc, il
Illustrative of the dominant passion of all
Iankccdom:
In one ofmy piscatorial wanderings last
summer, | passed through a meadow in
which couple ofjuveniles, were making
hay. One of them left his occupation and
came towards the brook where was fish
ing. The following remarkable convcrsa-
ton ensued, we being strangers to each
other:
Boy.-Fishing ant ye1
.Sitee@SsSzY-a-a-s, something of that
soft. N'---S.-
Boy.-Got many! (he lifts the lid off
the basket oh, creation what a lot! where
did we get them all!
Snooks.-All up down thclot.
Boy.-Guess ye know heow what kind
of poles that; powerful handsome one, ant
it? What is it made of!
SnookS.-(Finding he had awakened
an inquisitorD Very handsome, indeed
made of ashwood, twelve feet in length
i'll three picces-mountcd with brass-four
inches round at the bottom-tapers grad
ually to half an inch circumference at the
top-seventcen ounces weight-cost five
dollars, and cheap at that bought of
Martin L. Bradford, in Washington street,
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of
America, last spring-basket from him too
cost nine shillings-holds, when full, u
and half pounds of fsh-when half full
for empty, can't say-got lines and hooks
from him too-lines, linen and silk, vari-
Gus hooks-Limerick, and different sizes
hanged on gut-this straw hat cost me
two dollars three years ago, this old coat
twelve, about the same time-can't say
what these ventilating pants cost, and have
forgotten what the vest came to-boots
made for fishing, and cost five dollars-got
an old wallet in my pocket to keep square
hooks and lines in-have ajack-knife also
in my pocket and purse with half dol
lar, shilling and two cents in it-there
was once half pint Of good brandy in
that bottle, paid two and sixpence for
that pipe-got this tobacco at the store
above, as part of pound weight of very
miserable stuff-that box / use to keep
my bait in, which is generally carth-wonns;
that handkerchief got / cant tell when,
it is old enough to speak for ITSELF live
at the corner above-have been there a
bout two months-intend to be there two
months longer-more about myself I
shan't tell you-is there anything fnc2e in
particular you have to ask 8
Rustigus, Junior, looked amazed 'fe
while ratified off with the volubiliF of
Caleb Quotem, the above inventory OF iacts
and rccollections and, to p5 great sur
prise, seemed to take the bht that j weuld
deem further inquiries Sdperfluous. Hap
py in having fun1,6ed one individual at
least, with gssstan su6feit of infoma-
ton, turneSabout to renew my sport.
Scarcek,had inserted my line in the
brook, ,@hep this vision was broken up by
ruSsc friend inquiring in au earnest
S6ne:
"Say, stranger; Vheye did ger dig ger
bail ?"
felt completely flummoxed; and /
did not leave myself time to reflect, and
hardly felt myself secure from the infection
of another round Of merciless intefigato-
ries, until at least one fourth Of mile had
been measured between me and the insas
table querist.-- Ydpke Notion.