Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-07-28


ssSay, my dear, = said Mr.. Spopen-
dyke, witha social sort 3of a. grin,
show would you like to 60 ashing ?''
,'Wouldn't that be perfectly love-
,lyf" squealed Mrs. Spoopendyke.
~ never was fishing in nv life, and
II always wanted to try it. Where can
we go1' Iay 41a ii y4lug..l S6T 81,
swell, there are lots / Of places
around Mr.. Brooklyn. Last summer
] saw boys catch good many fish
off the dock at the foot Of State street.
We might go there. 49, f'3 .Gi
"a "Just the, place, conceded Mrs.
Spoopendyke.. Perhaps we can
catch some sardines. IN bet spool
Of thread I get the first shad!' and
in her giee Mrs. Spoopendyke waltzed
across the room and back again. .
Mr. Spoopendyke smiled pleasantly
upon his wife and started out into
the yard to get some worms, while
Mrs Spoopendyke rugged herself up
for the pending excursion. IS loa ,sr
Got any fsh sacks* *'4 she asked
as Mr.. Spoopendyke returned, rather
warm from his exercise
's1'vc got some fishing-rods, II
that's what you mean," replied Mr..
Spoopendyke, s'but l could only find
four worms. .. .rzE E.aH4 ->
"Can't we break 'em in two?" in.
quired Mrs. Spoopendyke, anxiously.
"Could if we had buzz-saw, }"
grunted Mr.. Spoopendyke. "Come
along ifyou're coming" and thor
oughly equipped for the expedition,
| MIR. and Mrs. Spoopendyke set out
for the State street pier.
''How long before they bite p
asked Mrs Spoopendyke, hoisting her
hook out of the water, and examining
the point of worm her husband had
just impanneled thereon.
They'll probably bite at that as
soon as they can borrow step-lad-
der," retorted Mr.. Spoopendyke,
eyeing the dangling the dangling
hook. "It you calculate to get any
fish, you'd better let that thing down
in the water ..... -
"Ob," said Mrs. Spoopendyke,
dropping the hook. "Do you think
could catch gold fish?" she in
quired, after pause. go --.....
"Hi! hold on! There, I lost him !''
calculated Mr.. Spoopendyke, firing
his hook up toward the Hights. -
$50 did II" chimed Mrs. Spoop-
| endyke, as she fell over backward
and shot her sinker into Mr.. Spoop.
endyke's ear; Il declare We both
lost hlm!" ........... --
"What We doing?" demanded Mr..
Spoopendyke. ''What did We lose
When I'm pulling in fish, you just sit
still will ye? Think my heads fish
pond? Drop it, I tell ye? drop it in
the water. There! Now sit still and
fish. Another time I'm pulling in 8
Spanish mackerel, you let things
alone. You made me lose that fish. ''
you ought to have caught him, -
said Mrs. Spoopendyke, soothingly.;
''you fished splendidly for him.
81 understand the business" re
joined Mr.. Spoopendyke, somewha,
modified s.You see he didn't even
get the bait, blg is he was" ~
''I'm glad of that, because we've
only got three worms left. How I'd
like to catch an oyster! Do you
know II
"Hist! Sh-h-h! Quiet now! I've
got him! See me paw him Now, III
teach hint" and Mr.. Spoopendyke
reeled in until he had landed an ole
boot"
IL didn't know fish had bnrrs on
like chesnut," said Mrs. Spoopen
dyke, quivering with excitement
"Crack him and let's see what hs
| is"
"Crack your grandmother ~ snort
ed Mr.. Spoopendyke, shieing tht
boot up the pier. t'He wasn't goot
anyway. I'll get something" -
whats the matter with my stick
Let 60, you nasty thing! Here's an
otter one! Qnick!"
"Pull him in, can't ye? You've
got a bite. Haul up!" cried Mr.
Spoopen iyke, trying to nntangl,
himself from his line and help hi
wife. "L'ft him out of the water!'
'He won't let me-" squeaked Mrs
Spopendyke, holding both arms ou'
full length. ''Take him off! Scat
Go way, you monster!" 3
"Lift your pole straight up IN the
air!'' shouted MIR. Spoopendyke
'Hoist the dod-gasted thing righ
up!" z-~-s---
Mrs. Spoopendyke exerted herscl
and disclosed an eel, dangling.
''It's rattlesnake - she yelled
"Don't 60 near him! fire! fire! mur
der police! pol, .ce !'aa'
"Hold your yawp, will ye?" bawl
ed Mr.. Spoopendyke. "Get hin
over the dock 80 l can catch him
What We holding him out there for
Waiting for him to dry? Stick tina
pole straight up in the air, tell YEP
| Mrs. Spoopendyke threw the poll
over her shoulder. and aoped the ee
into Mr.. Spoopendyke's countenance
| "Dod-gest the measly cell" h.
howled, as he spit it. out. ''Stol
waving that slam-bastel lightning
rod like flag, will ye? Hold it still
say! Think you re a tree?" sisi#
| Don't touch him! Throw shlu
overheard! He'll sting you t,
death!" gurglcd Mrs, Spoopendyke
and, forgetting that the role still ex
ercised on influence over the eel, sh'
gave it jerk, and it slipped through
Mr.. Spoopendyke's fisgcrs.s, Tha
tgentleman made a spring fer it, an.
tswashed into the water. 80 49,
'v"Heu! blab baal waggle, hic, ga
Igaggle l'sputtered Mr.eSpoopendyke
as some lighter-men fshed out. -.
| "Did you catch cold, dear?'' in
qu,red Mrs. Spoopendyke, with solic
Iitnde, as they made their way home
.'If l did, / landed 1T, !" groxle,
Mr.. Spoopendyke, blowing mud lik,
the exhaust Of tug. ,,,s. .e-.-,...
Anyway, I caught an eel, iidn'
II" asked Mrs. Spoopeudyke, carry
| ing out the woman's Q idea Of comfort
/ ing q man with the only thing b.
didn't hear about. 81 "a q. 80
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