The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-10-26
Women and Water.


There's an end to all fish;n' for
TINS seasonV' sighed the old man, dis
maily. Perch was just bitin' good
and bass was commencin' fer to run,
nut IT'S h!l up now for goodr,, ..
"Why soP' 1i Il 3" .
See them three girls out there in
boatp When three girls goes rowin' the
fish just pack up and slip out"
"How do you account for thatp'
"'Cause girls makes such splashin'
and fuss and slam around so that even
whale couldn't stand it. Hear 'em
now?'
There is good deal in the proposi-
ton that girIs ISLAM arouhd' some
under the conditions hothihrted, and n
man who takes any interest in human
nature can hoard a great deal of infor-
NATION by watching three women, get
into small boat First, there is q series
or sqmeals, supplemented by an edition
OF yells, closing with an abrupt dive and
then an effort to sit on the same seat,
and prolonged falsotto inquiries as to
why the thing tips over SO. To the az
erage woman the center of gravity is
always over In the next country when
she wants to get into boat, and the
idea OF equilibrium never enters into
her calculation, until the keel pops up
above the surface to see what's going
on inside. AS for rowing, the girl Of
the period regards it from standpoint
peculiar to herself, and inclines to the
opinion that the oar blades were made
sharp because tho water is hard and
digging tho order of the day.
. claim that no woman can row O
boat continued the old man, "Yot1
see that girl shove one oar in the water
while she holds the other in the air, and
abuses the other two for not steering
straight. But they get come up with"
he chuckled. The other day that
same party was out fshin' and they
caught one crab. The crab know'd
they was e rls as soon as he got in the
boat, and he just opened his nippers
and them gals walked ashore. I ketched
their boat about mile below and that
crab was sitting up on the hi dships
thwart winking at himself for his luck
and enterprise" and the old man bent
his attention on his fish-hooks, chuck
ling audibly as the force of the reminis-
ccnce struck him.
"No, SIR" continued the old man,
glanc;ng out on the river, "girls has no
business in boat, unless it's pulled up
out of the water The other day chap
went out with couple of women after
cat-tails, and he let 'em row. Their
course was down stream, but as soon as
they dug their oars into the water the
boat started the other way, and Pm
blessed if it stopped until they reached
:he head OF navigation and slid up q
tree. I'd as quick trust baby with a
gun rs girl with II boat, if l had my
way. There they gor' and he pointed
TO the disaster beN ond. "When they
wan: to change places hey try to walk
past each other on the same side, and
that fetches EN-! The water is nigh on
to two feet deep there, and they are sat
istied they are drowncdn
Did YOU ever see q woman fish?
Primarily shc catches the hook in her
dress, drops her hands in her lap, and
says 'pshawn' Next she denounces
the bait as ''nasty," refuses to touch it,
and then wonders why somebody does
not ''string it, on her hook for her. If
by any mistake she gets her line into the
water, she is sure that something is
wrong with the sinker. and if she gets a
nibblc she throws the whole business
overheard, falls backward into the bot
tom of the boat and squeals for help.
Occasionally you will find one who
holds on and captures her prey. Look
out for such n woman. intoxicated
with success, she will swing her line
around her head, tear mans Jaw out
with hook, and all the time pity the