Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-10-16
A DAY WITH NATURE.
Eels, Crabs and Fish from a Flat-3ot-
toned Boat.

ws1rerpail in the bottom OF a skin OF the
Hat.buttomed species OIL u u the little
estuaries that make good many ~in.tlngs
to get a very little way in the marshes
bordering on jamaica bay. 4 young man
with IA weary look poled away at tho stern
with the broken stem Of an oysterrake.
The tide was coming in, the young imam
going out. The result WAS that tine boat
did not make the speed that might have
been attained under more favorable cit
cuunstances, and at times it locked as
though the boat kept il about the same
place, despite the efforts WI tle a%a !.
Iae girl paid little attention to TIL, ao"-
ever, having other thoughts to oece9, her
mind. With her Skirts earel1.ig .e!led
about her knees she mos busy Wa1aala@ =
haFd-shell crab that was feeling / .iy
around the boat, and occasionally put out
his Jaw towards Mays, (for the girls
name was Mayo pink stocking. With ii
p&lasol which in color matched the stock
inns She vardea of the shell-fsh and
steered him back on another tour around
the boat.
1t was Saturday afternoon, and Silas
(that was the name Of the young MANI
had a half holiday. lie had proposed
several places to May where they mlght
spend a pleasant afternoon and evening,
but the little lady had said no TO them ali,
finally telling him she wanted to go out
on the marshes and find marsh wrens'
nest, then have a fish dinner at Canarsie,
and then go home. Silas did not care
much where he went so long as May was
with him, and he readily agreed. May
and Silas were engaged. and were to lie
married as soon as Silas got 1 raise in sal
AIRY. They had waited three years for the
increase, but it had not come. Still they
were not d~ownl1earted. May was a brave
Girl and she said that If Jacob waited
seven years for Ills first Wife and seven
more for another whom he liked better,
she guessed she could DO as much for
SiIas. So Silas measured tape behind a
counter and calculated 40" FicA ne "oota
be if lie could only he paid | cent the
first yard, ; cents the second, I cent tle
tbiId, and 50 on eaca Gay.
IaeE haa not loEIa d hlafsl wren $
nest @-nleh 5Aak MI" "ah,e~ - Aahss up
II her bedroom An = decoration, liAe =
f3e's eS1 ~ AZ oriental palace "1leA NM
hai Fea4 ON. IaeE gaze II NJ l"I 2 fi~e
up the creek, fof May h4l ass4aea Size
would like 20 study the saelt-a@1 ana
other anialals tlat frequent tlie s-t-t "aief
CREEKS. aAe Mas FeTE aoffy hoi to Alo II
n:srsi wr4as Aaast. IlieE are LITTLE Tauhl
alt4irS OF marsh grass, ANA the %rens stick
them up ia the reeds, she e4nn-ogess
little hole near the top i the Only en-
tfaaae, aaa tae| aTe I"a.ed oyer, looN4hg
lias eac@annts IA rAe pH9tfT reeds @Eter
tue grass ot "laic4 tle% are mace has
turned brown. lhe eggs are mites OF
things, with 50 E1any n redslsA spots
~ them that o2A eahnpt See what color
I'll background il IAe afternoon had
been a happy II spite Of the dlssap-
poiatment over the marsh wfens, until it
began to get very warm, ana slias became
dred With the poilng against the flde ana
May 2 little worried over the r~edoubled
energy Of the crab 10 approach her She
would not allow ollas to throw hln out,