Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-08

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them.
As soon as they get to the river
they lonk for good place To get
down un tllw raits, AMI the most
ventursome one sticks her boot heel
IN the hank aud makes to careful
siep-downs; then she suddenly finds
herselfat the bottom with both hands
in the water and feeling that every.
body in tIis wide world y looking at
her, and she never tells anybody
how she got there. The other girls
profting by her example, turn
around and 20 down the bank OB
their hands aud toes backwards
Then they seamper over the raf1s
until they find a shallow place where
they can see the fish aud shout:
"Dh see one"
Where r
There"
"Oh. my, so he H."
Lets yatch him
"Mho's got them bats -
You larry thing you are sit'ng on
my pole"
"Show me the wretch that stole
my worm"
All these ordinations are gotten
oil in tone that aWakeus every
echo within a mile round, and send.
every fish within three arrrs square
into gail"ping mysteries. Thcu the
girls by superhuman cxertions
manage To- gct "A worm on the book
aud throw ia" with a splash, hike
the launching oi wash tub, and
await the result. When u silver h.
comes along and nibbios the bait
they pull up with jerk, that bad
an unfortunate fish weighing less
than fifteen pounds been on u, hook
would have landed in the neighbOr-
hood oi three or four miles out IN the
country. After a while a feeble
minded suntish contrvcs to get fas-
tened on thc hook ofa limld woman
and she gives vent to her tongue:
"Cho something's got nay hook e.
"Pall ~, Won uttlg ,a..st = sIhlihs,.
five cNcitca %, - ~ poles and hooks
are dropped aud they rush 90 the
rescue. The girl with the bin, gives
a spasmoIic Jerk whlch sends the un-
fortunate sammy into the ar the fall
length of iorty feet Ut line, and hc
comes down on the nearest curly
head with damp hop, that sets tho
girl 10 clawIng AS thoagh thce were
bumblcbees IN her hair.
Och! murdor take II away. Ush
the nasty thing"
Then they hold up their skirts and
gathered about that fish a. Il skips
over the logs, oLo all the time hoIl
Iug thy line ia both hands. with her
loot ca the polo as though she had
an evil lialo,yd GOAT az the other
end. They talk over IL.
How ever will nc ~ "a 2"
"Ain't II pretty r
Wonder IL IL amt dry ?"
"roor little thingj lets put II
back"
"IloS will We get the hook from
htr
Pick u up" says girl Who backs
rapidly out Oi the circle.
"Good gracious, rm afraid Of IL.
There it's opening It's mouth at
me"
Just then the sunny wrigglcs of
the hook and disappears between
two logs into the water, aud the girls
try for another bite.
But the sun comes down aud fries
the backs OF their necks, aud they
ret three headaches in the party,
aud they all get cross and scold the
fish like 80 many mag-pies. Ii an
unwaTy chnb dares show himself In
the water they poke at him with
poles much Ia his disgust Finally
they get mad all over and throw
their poles away, hunt mp the lunch
basket, climb up into tho woods,
where they slt around on the grass
and eat enough OF dried beef and
hard boiled eggs 20 give woodhorso
the night mare; after which they
compare notes about their beaux un.
Ill sunslown, when they 40 home and
plant envy Ia the hearts OF all their
muslin delaIno friends by telling
what 'Just a splendid time" they
had.