The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-09-22
Poe e t ny.
How Sue and ! Went Fishing.
By c. L. WOOD.


And try our luck together.
"And, John" said she, with pleading
look.
'vThose nasty worms--they're awful!
"Oh we'll" said I, "l'll bait your hook
I'm sure tits not unlawful!
And furthermore, III string your fish,
! In spite OF all their wriggling,
Provided you'll observe my wish
And keep yourself from giggling."
Not once, you see, did | deinur,
But then. tits little wonder
That 30 rashly promised her,
And made so big blunder;
For Sue and we're newly we'd
Imight as well confess it,
For II left it all unsaid
You would not fail to guess Il.
-he fatal day arrived at last,
Aud we set out quite early,
And took along n light repast,
Since fasting makes one surly.
The stream, like other meadow brooks
Was beautifully shaded,
And soon its quiet dales aud hooks
We're ruthlessly invaded.
"sow. Sue" said l, "lf youIl keer
still.
The hooks I'll soon have bated.
Ani then we'll exercise our skill
These fish are surely fatel.n
"Y,s, yes" said she, understand,
III certainly be quiet,
III nave a fish upon the land
Bsfore It knows Im nigh itm
VITA cautious tread the stream we
nearcd.
And dropped our hooks within Il,
But Sue, twas just as had feared
Die not keep still II minute.
"Oh, John, do see the fish," she cried,
forgetting all I'd told her;
"Wel, you may catch them" | re-
Piled,
Aud left lest should scold her.
wonIlyed on along the stream,
Whrre birds were softly singing,
But presently Sues piercing scream
Set all the echos ringing.
or course TO her relief iiel,
Az fast as could hurry,
But when reached her side, she said
"'ris nothing, pray don't worry"
Don't worry Well, that'scoolas ice,
That's worse than senseless chatter,
But since 1t is your own advice
Since nothing IL the matter
III certainly not show II,
And when | run because Won squeal
Just let you uncle know il !"
Sue answerednot. Her tongue AT last
Grew wonderfully quiet;
And !, unmindfui of the past.
Resolved once more to try It.
But, all twas foolishness or worse,
Since Susan with me tarried,
And was almost made to curse
The day that We were married.
For when a splendid two-pound trout
Was for my fish hook reaching,
The trout and We're both scared out
BySne's unearthly screaching.
looked around to learn the cause,
When, greatly to my wonder,
She pranced and danced ald slapped
her jaws,
All oh she howled like thunder.
Nseems she'd probed hornets nest,
10 find out what was in it,
when lo!-but wherefore tell the rest
she knew in just u minute!
ana seemed aspectacle of woe,
with hornets buzzing round her,
DuI was reconciled to know
ihat punishment had found her.
'ou see meant to take it cool,
ana hoped to see her huinbled,
"u. wherintoa "a muddy pool
mead over heels she tunbled.
y course quickly flshed her out,
a'u wrath gave place to laughter;
''u What's all this fuss about
Ahd pray, what are you after! ~
was now Sues turn to take oiYense,
,'aa she, you have no feeling;"
"' What's worse, you have no
sense,
n, ouVe proved 1t by your squealing."
m n, ueFe Ill draw a veil before
ao subsequent confusion,
w, "li not try your patience more,
>'ep' with this conclusion:
S'o wS they take the marriage vow,
Inc girls excel at angling, q
,r, Tsver afterwards, somehow.
Ssure to lead to wrangllng.
,n Isre Is my advice, young man;
an. napp'ness you're wishing,
Ra. e , the best wife that you can,
'4'aont icthsr 60 fishing!
"'y pretty Americao lsay don.
:" gone OUT % Esslsod 70 .op.t
shop "A II. .s.a,...c r,s ~