The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-17
a Ohinaman Takes a Trout.

Sam Lung brought my shirts home
one day lately, and after obtaining his
trade dollar, fingered as though some
thing oppressed his mind.
"WI at is it, Sam? Dollar no goode?"
asked L.
'.Yes, dollal all litee, but want to
talkee bout woodsec."
sWoodsee? What's that, Sam?
Didn't l give you the right change?''
Change allie litee too, allie same, but
want to talk bout Adilondacks. You
been in Adilondacks, so Mclean man
tcllee me"
Yes, 1 have been in the Adiron-
dacks, but what do you know about that
placer"
"know heap. l been Adilondacks
too, catchee tlout on sting, no likee in
net. Likee thlow fly, tloutee bitee,
hookee in jaw, pull him topside.
Whoopee! | 90 washee by Blue Noun
tain Lake, big hotel, e.looke for heap
washee when Mclean ladee comee in
! with whitee dless and nobby Melican
man come, plenty washee, plenty mon
ey."
'Well, Sam, did you get rich there?
Plenty washee and plenty dollar?"
dee blue dless, Mclean man blue shit,
wear 'em two, thlee weeke, no wash.
Pave on lailload, walkee back. Catchee
tlout ale samey fore 60"
''How did you get the trout, Sam?
tell me all about it.
''Old looster stoppe in hotel. He
say Sam, come in boat for guide on
lake, me give half dollal day So get
Al, - 10
lake to see him scoopee tlout. He get
out little bamboo stick and put on sting
and little fly. He thlow fly but tlOutee
no eatee. Put on more fly, putty fly on
sting when he see tlout come topside,
and show tail way of. He thlow out
and stick out hand, no catchee. Leach
out again, and plunk he 60 out boat and
get all wette. Me no leavee him, but
pull him topside in boat. He flaid to
90 back to hotel cause boys laff, so he
tell me 90 shore make fire. Imake fire
and he pull out big bottle whisky and
get dly. / say 60 SCOPE tlont so boys
! don't laff when we come backside hotel
when mo catchee. So l go out and
thlow fly. Think get big bulgee on old
tucker to get all fun and half dollal,
an he sit by fire SO sick.
SO 1 thlow fly, allie samey Mclean
man, and say me no ely baby if getwet-
tee, like old looster, you bettee you liv.
er; so | thlow and thlow and catchee
big fish and thinkee shakee old looster,
and 90 to hotel and showee tlout to Mel
lean ladee and braggee ale same Nell
can man. So | takee boat and leave
old looster on shore. He yellee like
fun, l no hear. just hoe my own row.
90 on to hotel, takee fish on sting, and
show fine ladee big tlout. She laugh
and say niece tlout, and call Mclean
man. He lookee and say 'tloutee be
blowed, you gottee hawn dace. So
cuttee stick fore old looster come long
side hotel and kickee me topside stom.
ach, and / hoof it down load twenty-five
miles to lailload and stealee lide to Sal
itoga. Heap washee in Salitoga, water
all taste like old tin pail
''Well, Sam! was that all the trout
YOU took, one horned dace?'
Yes, tlout, hawn dace, allie same
some calle tloutee, some calle hawr
dace. Gale tlout when Mclean MAJ
SCOPE himself. calle hawn dace wher
oller feller or Chinaman SCOPE. All,
samee, | catchee tlout like Mclean MAJ
in Adilondacks. When YOU 20 topsid'
Adilondacks again, you takee me fol F.:
guide, | showee you how SCOPE tlou
with fly on sitting. Bye bye
With a smile that was childiike ant
bland, Sam Lung pungled off in the di
rection of the Bowery, scarcely soilinE
the white soles of his shoes, in the muo
of Broadway as he crossed it.