The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04

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That you must feel some inward satisiac-
tion
At being such an object Of attraction,
A Fyslb3ss0 Excursion.
Mr. AND Mrs SPooPENDYKE Go
ON ONE.
"Say' my dear" said Mr.. SpOop-
endyke with social sort Of grim,
chow would you like to go fishing"
1Wouldn't that be perfectly love-
ly!v squealed Mrs. Spoopendyke. ~
never was fishing 10 my life, and I
always wanted to try it. Where can
We go 7"
"WeIl, there are lots Of places
around Brooklyn. Last Summer I
saw boys catch good many fish of
the dock at the foot Of State street.
We might go there"
"Just the Place conceded Mrs.
Spoopehdyke. Perhaps We csn
catch some sardines. I'll bet spool
Of thread get the first shad and 10
her glee Mrs. Spoopendyke waltzed
across the room and back again.
Mr.. Spoopendyke smiled pleasantly
upon bis wife and started out into the
yard to get some worms while Mrs.
Spoopendyke rugged herself up for the
pending excursion.
"Got az dsh stiakafe she asked,
as Mr.. Spoopend VI returpod. rather
warm floa his exesoisay
Eve got some fishing rods, if that's
what you msan," replied Mr.. Spoop.
endyke, .but I could only find four
worms " 3 : &sassts sF
"Can't we break 'em in two 7" in
quired Mrs. Epoopendyke, anxiously.
"Could il We had buzz saw
grunted Mr.. Spoopendyke. "Come
along, II you're coming" and thor
oughly equipped for the expedition
Mr.. and Mrs. Spoopendyke set out for
the State street pier. s4fts
"How long before they bite r.
asked Mrs. Speopendyke, heisting
her hook out Of the water and exam
lining the point Of worm her hus.
ban had impaled thereon.
1They'll probably bite that Is soon
a. they can borrow q step ladder" re-
torted Mr.. Spoopendyke, cycling the
dangling hook "If You calculate to
get any fab you had better let that
thing down in the water" "Oh r.
said Mrs. Spoopendyke, dropping the
rod. nDo think I could catch gold
fish 7" she inquired after 4 pause.
"Hi!hold on theirs I've lost him r.
calculated Mr.. Spoopendyke, firing
his hook up toward the Heights
$50 dfd'I!" chimed in Mrs. Spoop-
endyke, as she fell over backward and
shot her sinker into Mr.. Spoopen-
dykes ear, 81 declare we both Lost
him r.
"What are you doing :" demanded
Mr.. spoopsndyke. I"What cid we
lose When Pm pulling in fish, you
just sit still will YET Think my
heads dsh pond 4 Drop it I tell
ycI drop it in the water. There
New sit still and fish. Another
time I'm pulling IN . Spanish mack
erel, you let me alone. You made
me lose that fish,"
"You ought to have caught him, "
said Mrs. spoopendyke, soothingly,
you fshed splendidly for him. 49,"
II understand the business re-
joined Mi. Spoopendyke, somewhat
Modified. aYou see he didn't even
get the bait, big as he was"
"1'm glad of that, because we've
only got three worms left. How I'd
like to catch an oyster. Do you
know T."
aHist! Sh hh? Quiet now I've
got him ! See me play him /! Now
I'll fetch him r and Mr.. Spoopen
dyke reeled in until he landed an old
boot. Kss
II didn't know that fish had burrs
on, like chestnut" said Mrs Spoop.
eudyke, quivering with excitement.
Crack him and let's see what he Is "
"Crack your grandmother" snorted
Mr.. Spoopendyke, shieing the boot up
the pier. aHe wasn't good to eat,
anyway. I'll get something"