Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-06-08
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rHH FISHING PARTY.

= BY WILL A. C..
A uaerry zarfy were we that went fishing
one issIeaA Nay morn, long ago. Methinks
eyea nsE, c4n hea- my wild cousin Maud
exciaim, IS did Gve 5'cars ago, when she en-
tered my SaetAeRse by the river side:
"0h, eezsm Waa, your new boat is per-
feet iem assnk yea shonld have fishing
marty toa9csw tAzs Is beautiful weather for
Il. now Do act leok siaesar-ba rrels and butch
er-kuives at me, tsat Rrezaase to have the party.
and then G'K oaA so% perfect jem too
- A lseky sdea Nasd Is il orayinal?"
Certainly it is, yoa big exnerl
sas"By gzaiter, tkaf1s 50 III ap point you
uiinister - AGsca when 1 iseeease President" !"
"Y0a talk as though yoH had been sucking
at tliat esspty bottle spied Ia y.our roc m, ha,
h WiI have Eoa not
- You are iGnatir, Naad. that's NV hair
oil bottle"
@as Pshawi we'll taen TRs s-o-ld--sch, But
talk about that party ; will you have IT p"
-" Certainly. I'm in for it, as the fellow said
when pat in Jail for stealing sheep"
5a" You are a jem, Will"
$50 know it."
-sYes, and ycu know who | informcd you to
write too. don't you?"
!" No. my memory is very poor, bat one
sweet kiss from your coralced lips would act
like magic upon it-'
There you go again, soaring of into the
regions Of Inspiration as graceful as crow
through field of ripe coru but just like you
poetical genuses, you'll come dowa with a
rush, and your next speech will be upon boot
blackiag, trow."
= sa1- You are perfect Prophecies as well as a
T perfect pest; was just wondering if l could
not get you to black miBe"
vssz" No stree, Will, but I'll black your eyes for
yos, il you wish it done.
Thank you, my saucy cousin. Id prefer
not robing my eyes in mourning to atteud a
fishing. party, but if you do not cease your
clxck and make your exit soon, III eat my
a head before yeu shall have my boat, the Sui
4 beam, as call it."
= ~Oa, glory! a 6ne sight that would be !;
deyoasing your own headi pray inform me at
& what part you would commence. wonder you
are notaaat Of breath after making SO long
81 speech; its wonder you did not call your
sa= boat Graee Gar"
..Or Charley Fayton, Maud
= = That's 3d." And with a merry laugh
Maud left the boat-house.
,~, The next morning when Old Sol had just
peeped over the grove-crowned bue-ridge. l
~csded nay way to the green river-bank and
found a gay company waiting my arrival.
'a's =. You provoking fellow" screamed Maud,
where is Grace ?"
49,. by Jupiter, Maud, I'm very much obliged
Il, to ysa for reminding of that little Fairy,
should have forgotten her, she is waiting for
n,e, trow, so I'll go and get her."
bk,Nr Jf, Is.f fi,a
\ grow to year feet" said Charley Fayton.
I. Attend to Mand and you will have enough
q to do was my reply as | left them. l soon
= returnxi, and found all present except Harry
Doltun; a perfect wit was Harry, and always
creating laughter.
What can keep him? - said one.
TOO lazy to vacatc his sleeping apparatus,
said anosher
Perhaps he is not to blame, he may be
unwell,n said my sweet cousin Edith Mayfie'd-
Here be comcs," cried Charley Fayton,
falling upon the grass and rolling with laugh
ter And turning behed Harry nearing us
by long strides, Upon his cran:um bell
crowned hat u size smaller than himself and
81 pressed on his head so far that his cars hung
down like wted cabbage leaves, and his hands
and arms were thrust into his pockets 10 the
elbows He was clad in blue swallow-tailed
coat decorated with brass buttons of various
shapes and sizes that 60 use his language)
sparlSled like wooden candle-sticl in buck
Ct of soap; his pants appeared Ike a quilt, so
numerous were the patches thereon, and in
color they very much resemblcd Joseph's coat;
his feet resembled those we meet with in mod
ern poetry, being sadly deficient in quantity,
when compared with each other.
"Oh, you horrible fright" cried Maud,
. {" who do those rags belong to-?
Uncle Johnerthen, the Uuiled Brethering
Pastor" said Harry with mock gravity.
t+ "Questlons now became too numerous to
answer. and with shout and laughter We en-
tered the boat. The balmy breeze filled The
snowy sail and we were soon gliding DER the
CLASSY surface of the green-frnged Susque-
hama, as swiftly the sunbeam, while The
eweet music of the flute, guitar, and voices of
the lads and lassies echoed from the rocky
shore, and the tail of Harry's blue swallow,
brass decked coat, flnttered in the breeze like
the royal Jack from the main-lnast of Brit
ish man man of war.
The old city clock just striking six
when our boat struck the shore of the green
isle. Harry, in trying to evacuaie the boat,
first left one side of the tail OF his blue swal-
low tail, brass spanked garment futtering up
on the edge of the Sunbeam.
"Come, hurry out ladies'" he cried, " Wills
boat has become q Doctor. fer 10! it has am
putated my coat-tail in the neatest manner"
Out we all sprang with merry laugh, and
ere long We were vending way over the
green isle, some cutting the sweet wild-howers
while others formed garlands of them; thus we
enioved ourselves until the CITY clock tOlled
twelve, we then wended our way to the centre
of the green isle, where our bonnie lassies
spread the snowy cloth upon the green sw;rd
and prepared feast that would rival those o
the Gods
Our morning ramble had given us quite al
appetite; SO cakes pies, Strawberries, cream &c
vanished with rapidty truly astonishing
When we had appeased our hunger, and the
cloth, empty dishes &c, were removed to tho
baskets, we each selected tree upon tht
green margin of the isle and in its cooling
shade baited the hook and threw it in the crys
tai waters. But doubt if any OF them wer'
- removed before it was time to return home
mine was not. 1 did not pop the question
oh no, you need not wink and punch your
companion in the ribs. I'll tell you who did
Harry Dalton. the gent clad in the blue swal
low-tailcd brass-spankled coat. And was jill
ted, methnks can hear grim some visaged spec
linen of homo growl. No he was not Tilted
but he looked as pleasant as basket OF smile
returning home, and the remaining piece o
his coat tail futtered more than ever it did be
fore, as if rejoicing over Harry's misfortune
And cousin Maud whispered something in m
ear that surprised me; it was not much, jus
these few words I'm engaged to Charley