Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-09-02
The Spsopendykes A.flshing.


wanted to try it"
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.
"Gut any tish-sticks ?" she asked, rs
Mr.. Spoopendyke returned, rather warm
| from his exercise.
"Tve got some fishing-rods, if that's
what you mean," replied Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, "but I could only find four
worms"
"Can't we break 'em in two?" inquired
Mrs. Spoopendyke, anxiously.
"Couid if we had buzz-saw," grunt-
ed Mr.. Spoopendyke. "Come along, il
you're coming;' and, thoroughly
equipped for the expedition, Mr.. and
Mrs. Spoopendyke set out for the State
| street pier.
"How long before they bite" asked
Mrs. Spoopendyke, holsting her hook
out of the water, aud examining the
point of worm her husband had Inn.
| paIed thereon.
They'll probably bite at that as
soon rs they can borrow step-ladder,"
retorted Mr.. Spoopendyke, eying the
| dangling hook. "lf you calculate to
get any fish, you'd better let that thing
down in the water"
"Oh !" said Mrs. Spoopendyke, drop
| ping the hook. "Do you think / could
catch goldfish p she inquired, after
pause.
eli hold on There, lost him !"
calculated MIR. Spoopendyke, firing his
hook up toward the Heights.
$50 did l /" chimed Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke, as she fell over backward and shot
her sinker into Mr.. Spoopendyke's ear
~ declare we both lost him I"
"What ye doing?" demanded Mr..
Spoopendyke. "What did ye lose
When Tn pulling in fish, You just sit
still, will We? Think my heads fish
pond? Drop it, l tell ye drop it in
the water. There Now sit still and
fish. Another time I'm pulling in O
Spanish mackerel, you let things alone.
You made me lose that fish"
| "Yo1 ought 10 have caught him."
said Mrs. Spoopendyke, soothingly;
"you fished splend dly for him."
"I understand the business, rcjoined
| Mr.. Spoopendyke, somewhat mollifed.
|
as he WAS"
"I'm glad of that, because we've only
got three worms LETT. How I'd like to
catch an oyster DO you know, l."
"Hist Sh-h-hl Quiet now! I've
got him See me play him /! Now, I'll
fetch him !" and Mr.. Spoopendyke reeled
in until he landed al old boot.
81 didn't know that fish had burrs on,
like chestnut, SAID Mrs. Spoopendyke,
| quivering with excitement. "Crack
him, and let's see what he is.
"Crack your grandmother |" snorted
Mr.. Spoopendyke, shying the boot up
the pier. "He wasn't good to eat any
way. I'll get something"
"What's the matter with my stick :?
Let go, you nasty thing Here's an
other one! Quick |"
"Pull him out, can't ye? You've got
a bite. Haul up!' cried Mr.. Spoopen-.
dyke, trying to untangle himself from
his line and help his wife. Lift him
out of the water!'
"He won't let me-" squeaked Mrs.
Spoopendyke, holding both arms out full
length. "Take him of Scatl Go
way, you monster !"
"Lift your pole straight up in the
air !" shouted Mr.. Spoopendyke. "Hoist
the dod- -gasted thing right up!"
Mrs. Spoopendyke exerted herself and
disclosed an eel, dangling.
cts rattiesnake j. she yelled.
"Don't go near him Fire fire MUIR
der police police-e-e
"Hold your yawp, will ye?" bawled
Mr.. Spoopendyke. "Get him over the
dock SO l can catch him l. What ye
holding him out there for? Waiting for
him to dry? Stick that pole straight up
in the air, tell vel!
Mrs. Spoopendyke threw the pole over
her shoulder, and topped the eel into
Mr.. SpOopendyke's cOuntenance.
"Dod. gast the measly eel |" he howled,
as he spit it out. "Stop waving that
slambasted lightning-rod like flag, will
ye? Hold it still, l say Think you're
q tree2"
"Don't touch him Throw him over
board He'll sting you to death p
gurgled Mrs. Spoopendyke, and, for
getting that the pole still exercised an
influence over the eel, she gave it q
jerk, and it slipped through Mr.. Spoop-
endyke's fingers. That gentleman made
spring for it, and swashed into the
water.
"Heui blab baai waggle, hic, ga,
gaggle r spluttered Mr.. Spoopendyke,
g some lightermen hshed him out.
"Did you catch cold. dear T" inquired
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