Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-05-13
JOE'S HEAVY CATCH.

The stream that Daniel Webster SO
well loved was famous for trout. and
he was famous for catching them. Of
ten he would sit for hours on 4 moss
covered stone III retired noOk-his
line dangling in and above the water,
but never bite; and if there had been,
the fish was safe, for he was entirely
unconscious OF all around and about
him One warm and sultry morning
in July, while thus absorbed, he was
aroused by hearing over the stream:
" Hulio, there! hullo, L say. How
are We? Nice morning this! got any
fish have any bites? How dye get
over there? I've been fishing two
hours; nary bite. see you have long
boots on; whatll you take to carry Inc
over? Don't want to get my feet wet.
I'll pay you well; what'll you take 2
Here lie paused long enough for Mr.
Webster who had all this time been
surveying the speaker va slight-built,
dandifed YOUTH, to ask
What will you give =
Well: quarter; that's nou8h, ain t
it q
"Well, yes; suppose it Is
SO, quietly laying down his rod, he
took his way to our Boston boy. Joe
D., who, by the way, was as good q
fellow as ever sold tape. he was now
on three days furlough, and bound
to crowd all the fishing, sea-bathing
and sightseeing seasons into the al
lotted three days time, and one was
rapidly passing away. Mr.. Webster
seated himself on the bank; Joe
mounted his shoulders, and, like Caesar,
whom Cassius from the raging Iiber
bore, so Joe upon the god-like should
ers safely crossed the stream. The
quarter quickly changed hands. Mr..
Webster quietly settled into his accus-
toned seat, while Joe, on further
pleasure bent, hastened up the stream.
Tired and hungry, he returned rather
late for dinner, and passed into the
dining hall, where the guests were en-
gagged in the last act of the drama.
Our Bostonion, however fell TO with
au appetite sharpened by his morning
exercise, and with a full determination
to make up with speed what he had
lost III time. So intent upon his own
affairs was he that he took 10 notice
of these around the table until some
one requested Mr.. Webster to relate
his morning adventures.
Joe looked up, and following with
his own the direction of all other eyes,
he beheld his morning Eneas. Turn
ING to his nearest neighbor he asked;
< Who is that t?''
" That! why that's Daniel Webster.
He found no further use for his
knife and fork, and was silently leaving
the table. Mr.. Webster now recog-
nized him; with look or Il nod (Joe
could never tell which, (he detained
him and requested him to take wine.
Joe took the wine with a trembling
hand, and, with look of earnest en-
treaty, begged Mr.. Webster not to re-
late the circumstance which occurred
in the morning.
Mr. Webster replied:
" You should not be ashamed of the
adventure, since there is no young man
in the country, however lofty his as
pirations, that will be likely to attain
the position you this morning oc-
cupied."
Joe left the table and the house, and
on the first train left town, satisfied
that he had done enough for one sea-
SON In the evening Mr. Webster re-
lated the whole affair to the assembled
guests, and to this. day Joe enjoys The
sobriquet CT Dan"