The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-08-10
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HILTLADES TAKES HIS COUSIN OUT
FISHING.

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| One morning Miss Muslin was brushing her hair
| When Miltiades called from the foot of the stair
To know if his cousin would like to go fish
- o yesn she cried ioyfully - was just 1cishing
You'd ask me! just wait till l get my hair
So as soon as she could she came down and they
started
I'VE shall be back in season to have the fish
fried
For dinner this noon-time" Miltiades cried
10 Abiathar Ann, who had come out to watch
them.
We'll, said she, but pray don't bring them
home till you cdtch them"
Having got to the pond, and at length found a
spot
That was shady and cool (for the sun was quite
They baited their hooks (Which were made from
PM
With some worms they had brought; and then,
casting them in,
They sat down on the bank and, with praise
worthy patience,
They waited long while with no indications
Of fSh being there-and, as one might suppose,
Their patience at length giving out they arose.
It's no user NIiltiades said. with great spite.
We might fish here all day without getting a
But I'll tell you Just what we will do-if you
dare:
Do you see that small Island that lies over there?
I've heard say you could catch fish out there by
the dozen,
And | think we had best 90 and see my dear
cousin.
1t belongs to the miller-but he'll never know
So, Miss Muslin consenting, he soon led the way
To where, meath the low bank, he knew the boat
lay,
And no one being near, swift untying the skift,
he
Pulled it in, and the two jumped on board in a
Miss Muslin sat down in the stern sheets, of
course,
While NIiltiades calamity, took, up the oars;
And bending far forward and dipping them in.
Remarked that hed soon make the old dug-out
spin.
After pulling away for a minute or so,
1t suddenly struck him the boat didn't go
Quite as fast as it ought to; for there the bank
lay
Right under the stern, scarcely ten feet away.
So he stralghtway began pulling harder than
Declaring that he, in all his born days, never
Saw such an old mudscow and yet, all in vain
After rowing ten minutes they seemed not to
Half that number of feet; and at length, in de-
spair,
Miltiades rose with a furious air,
Unbuttoned his jacket, and Ioosed his suspend
ers
And exclaimed, with VOW that was really ire
q should say, though, he uttered no worse word
than jiHgO!D
That he'd very soon show he could make the
old htnq GO"
Then, resumng his seat, he again fell to work,
And for full fifteen minutes he pulled like a
Turk;
At the end of which time, being quite tired out
| He ceased rowing again, and again looked about
When he found, Notwithstanding his tugglng SC
hard
That the obstinate boat had gained scarcely a
yard.
o dearr' sighed Miss Muslin, with growing dis
may,
I'm afraid, at this rate we shan't get there to,
No" BIiltiades answered, in gloomy didress
| We'll be lucky to get back to dry land, uess
| I'm so tired and hot. and my hands are so sore,
| That | certainly cant pull single stroke morer
And think that they both would have had d
| good cry,
But that Just then they heard some one shouting
| close by
And on looking up, who, on the bank, should
they see
But the miller "a merry old fellow was heb
| Vino was shaking with laughter, and crying
Ho! no!
hope you young people will have a nice row.
| But you'll 90 rather faster, think you will find
If You don't have that ffty-p0uAd stone tied be
Just cast off that mooring line, under the stern
And she'll 90 heap better, you'll very soor
learn"
Sure enough Upon looking they found it was so
And they no longer wondered the boat wouldn't
90;
They united the line and pulled slowly ashore,
! Feeling cheaper | fancy, than ever before.
Then they set off for home, while the miller
looked after
Still holding his fat sides and shaking with laugh
| ter.
They were too late for dinner-and as for the fish
| Why fear they did not fill a UeTy big dish!
John BrOJCRjObH, IN AugHSt Wide ACake.