The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29
Youths Department.
TAKES HIS COUSIN
OUT FISHING.

One morning Miss Muslin was brushing her
When Nj. Miltiade. called from the foot Of the
To know i his cousin would like to 50 go fish
" 9 yes" she cried ioyfully. 81 was juat oisAing
You'd AJAX me! just wait till get my hair
&c. as t soon as :hs could she came down and
dnne 1e s5
To Abiathar Ann, who had come out to watch
" well,"' said she. but pray don't bring them
home till you catch them"
Having got to the pond. and at length found a
That was shady and cool (for the sun was quite
They baited their hooks (which were made from
PIN
With some worms they had brought; and then.
They sat down on the bank and, with praise
worthy patience,
They waited a long while, with no Indications
VI JHsH being there-and, rs one might sup
Their patience at length giving out, they arose.
;. It's no user Miltiades said with great Spite
y We might fish here all day without getting a
But III tell you just what we will do-if you
DO You ,%. sec that small island that lies over
I've heard say you could catch fish out there by
the DOZEN.
And think we had best 60 and see. my dear
There's skiff we can get, a short distance be-
low.
1t belongs to the miller-but he IL never know -
80. Miss Muslin consenting. he soon led the
To where, meath the low bank he knew the
And. no one being near, swift untying the skiff,
Pulled it in, and the two jumped on board in a
Mi. Muslin sat down in the stern sheets, of
While Miltlades eallantly took up the oars;
And bending forward, and dipping them in,
Remarked thatheu soon make the old dug-Out
spin!
After pulling away for a minute Or 80,
1t suddenly struck him the boat didn't 60
Quite as fast as it, ought to; for there the bank
Right under the stern. scarcely ten feet away.
So he straightway began pulling harder than
Declaring that he, in all Ills 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 des-
pair,
Miltiades rose, with furious air,
Unbottoned his jacket, and loosed his suspend
And exclaimed. with VOW that was really ire
Cshoald say, though, he uttered no worse word
That he'd ,s ys1y .oSn show he could make the
And f.,r full fifteen minutes he pulled Ike a
Turk;
At the end Of which time, being quite tired out;
He ceased rowing again, and again looked
When he found. notwithstanding his Juggling
SO hard,
That the obstinate boat had gained scarcely a
yard.
. O dearr' sighed Miss Muslin, with growing dis
I'm afraid, at this rate, We shan't get there to-
" No." Nliltiades answered, in gloomy distress, :.
. Well be lucky to get back to dry land, guess!
I'm SO tired and hot, and my hands are 80 sore,
That l certainly can't pull a single stroke
And think that they both would have had a
But that just then they heard some one shout
ing close by
And on looking up, who, on the bank. should
But the miller "a merry old fellow WAS heD
Who vas as shaking AK with laughter and crying.
hope YOU young people will have nice row!
But you'll 60 rather faster, think you will
find,
If yon don't have that fifty pound stone tied
behind.
Just cast OH that mooring line, under the stern,
And she'll 60 heap better, you'll very soon
learn"
Sure enough! Upon looking they found it was
so,
And they no longer wondered the boat wouldn' t
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
laughter.
They were too late for dnner-and as for the
fish,
Why, fear they did not fill a Gerry big dish!
John BrOUnjOhn, in Wide ArGEe for -1ugust.