The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-08-21
RoxANCE or eUoGuEwAssEr.

Il For the last zen Gays the utuinaffiy
peaceful village of QuoRuevasset Long
Island. has been greatly disturbed. For
merly the inhabitants ofthat remote ham
let enjoyed feeling OF complete security.
There was not drunkard, . criminal or
q disorderiy person Of any sort within
twenty miles Of the village, and not q
man or woman dreamed Of locking doos
or fastening q window at night. Nov.
alas. reign Of midnight terror and noon
day nervousness has begun. Qucgae-
wasset is haunted, not by q professional
or amateur ghost, but by a maadened a.
sistant teacher Of Young Ladies' SEM
mary, Who coca up and down With club,
ciamoring for the blood ola wicked small
boy Who. Is he asserts, had betrayed him
and wrecked his earthly happiness.
In the month Of last July, among the
infreQuent summer tourists Who arrived
at Quoguevasset there was q family FROM
this city, which included among its num-
bers q very bright and attractive young
lady. A few days later there also ar
rived Mr.. Perkins Smith. the assistant
teacher to whom reference has Just been
made. Mr.. Smith vas mild young man,
whose life has been passed in . school
room, and who knew rather less about
ield sports than u child in arms who il
acquainted only with the maternalslipper.
and has not vet learned the use Of the rod.
Like most mild men. the assistant teacher
was wholly unwilling TO confess that he
had never shot . 6sh. and did not know
to which end Of the gun an artificial ay
should be attached. He affected 10 take
an immense interest IN everything Of
hshy, snipey or generally alheletic nature,
and ladies who knew him only a. he rep
resented himself 10 be. regarded him
rs = skillful, brave. and enthusiastic
sportsman.
Such, indeed. was the opinion Of the
bright and attractive young lady who vas
Temporarily staying at Quoguewasset, and
whose affections the assistant teacher vas
anxious 10 gain. When she informed him.
just before leaving town. that there was
perfectly splendid fishing at Quoguewzs-
set, and that he ought to run down and
try it, he gladly leaped at the chance Of
prosecuting his courtship in lonely vii
lage where there would he no objection
able young men with horses and other I'M
fair devices 10 distract the attention OF his
beloved object. Accordingly. n week
later Mr.. Smith arrived at Quoguewasset.
pstfu>ibiy W usu, anu tuuthtJ W HtuSfit
As he thought how completely his bundle
Of fishing rods. landing nets and fish
baskets would blind the young lady's
brothers 10 the real motive OF his visit.
Mr.. Smith managed 10 postpone for
several days the necessity Of pretending
20 iisli, and devoted his whole time 10 the
brothers urged him 10 come out with them
60 lavs. SIX, Ia ..rl.-.l A. xl..s.
that no man who really loved the sport
ever cared Ia practice II except when
alone. The day came. however, when the
young lady told him that il really did not
look well for him 10 come down % Quogue-
wasset 10 fish, and then 10 spend every
consecutive day on her front piazza. ''Peo-
pie will talk. you know" continued the
intelligent young lady. land. besides.
am 80 fond Of trout. and ] want you to
show the boys what a splendid fisherman
you are" Mr.. Smith, intoxicated Nth
that sort Of language. a, sured her that he
would 20 fishing the very next morning.
and would bring her the finest trout 10 b.
found on Long Island.
There was a rcputed trou. stream In the
neighborhood. and thither the assistant
t.acher wended his way. III. views o
line simple. 1T must be perfectly easy"
ne said 20 himself; "all have 10 do il 10
drop the hook into the water and pull the
fish out when they bite" Excellent rs
this plan was in theory. II somehow failed
TO work. Smith attached beaDtifnl ~
10 the end Of a large and bright trolling
spoon. and twIned q collection 81 earth
worms artistically around the whole, bot
he failed 30 catch anything but weeds and
the branches OF trees. He could not I'M
derstand what was the matter with the
trout. Not only did they refuse 10 bite.
but when he varied his method Of attack
10y fishing with a scoop net they refused 10
enter IT. even when he stirred mp the "a
ter with a stick and cried "shoo'" n
them. Gradually be became convinced
that he would be forced ,o 20 home with.
out trout. A. he pictured the disap-
pointment Of the young lady and the ruin
Of has reputation A. a fisherman. gloom
settled down upon him. and when nj sun
ct he wendell his way homeward With an
broken rod and empty basket he vas his
unspeakably wre,ched man.
To the despairing Smith then suddenly
appeared a casual small-boy b~aJing a
basketful Of large and beantifsl ssh. Hot<
sprzng up IN the assistant teachers neart
M the adversary Of mankind whispered
10 him a wicked bat tempting suggestion.
He stopped the small, boy and asked HIM
If the fsh were trout. The boy said IN
| hesItzting!y that ,hsy we're. Mr.. Smith
at once bought sir Of the largest hsh and
hired the small bog 10 string them. Tben.
With proud step. be sought the house VI
his beloved one. and. oAreIessly handing
her the fsh. remarked that he vas disap-
pointed IN the siye Of the 4uoRuev ass~t
trout and had thrown asay AZ least thirty
becanse they weighed Teas than tvo pounds
each.
The young lady looked al him rather
curiously. and her two bro'hsr. Who veTe
present. kept an ofBinovs silenfe. She
asked Mr.. Smith " the ash we're really
trout, and II be- had cznghs them all him
telf The unhappy man. rushing on his
fate. not only answered thee questions in
the Affirmative bot deseriisd tie gulet
little pool IN which be alleged. be bad
caught the Sab. When he had fully and
completely p~rJared hims<;f. the yorss
lady coldly SAID that their aeaassrfssoe
had better end thea and thsr~. zs1 svet<
up stain % her room. while her tvo brpth-
err, baptIng into roar u laughter. tod
the ruined sssistznt teacher that his tsost
we're hushsh.
| !. vzs the end a NJ. smiths dr~sts =
love. Nothing oop,d inGune the ,ossg
lady 10 go him Again. and, Der brothers
hssins told the ssory Al The local grocery.
Mr. smish vAs gre>ted II srery tam With
inquiries - 20 the yrlue Il tross Hs
brain gave way under hss d.zsspsist
r,ent and shane. ssd be sov WALKS sbs
streets ssd ssids d Qsogosvaese4 kovi.
ing for the sm2il-koy Who odd hin tbe
fatal bssssh. and y<sblscly rsnaisass "a
sn4,f upon ksrn The esslre l,ss u tarsss~s
Esovs % tia Spanish Isgsisss'os-