The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-05
CAUGHT A SUCKER.
Experience ~ Mar Who Forth ed II Is
Pocket with Fish Hooks.


Pocket with Fish-Ho0ks.
bill Charters was a very original
man.-that is if he was out of job
he'd devise some way of his own to
procure the wherewithal to keep a fire
in the CRATE and provisions in the
pantry" said man in Main street
cigar store. Bill was also fond of
fishing. On winter evenings at home,
if he had nothing better to do ho
would haul out his fishing tackle and
inspect it thoroughly and then, after
making two or three ncw-fangled fly
hooks, he'd place the outfit back in its
box, at the same time knowing that
he'd be unable to use his tackle for
probably six months
"Bill lived in Boston when | first
knew him. That was eighteen or
twenty years ago. He was tinsmith
by trade. l went up one night to see
him concerning some work he had
been engaged on for several
days. Bill was in the dining.
room examining his fishing-tackle
when | entered. After settling our
tinsmithing business he began explain
ing the different methods used to catch
the various species of the finny tribe.
This hook was fine for trout in the
early morning, that brown hackle was
immense at noon when the sun was
shining. and that white moth-hy hook
was simply perfection in the evening.
Just about the time the sun was set
ting.
'One huge batch of hooks attracted
my attention. There were probably
thirty very small eyehooks, all scwed
securely to a jagged piece of cloth
string drilling-about the size of your
hand.
"'Bill, said l, taking the hook COY.
cred cloth in my hand, did you ever
catch any fish with this arrange
mentr
Eyes. SIR he answered with a
laugh, i caught a sucker on that COL
lection last fall that weighed 16o
pounds
"'Where and howl? l asked, hardly
knowing what Bill meant, as | had
never seen a sucker that weighed more
than three Or four pounds.
Just this way replied Bill. One
night my wife and | decided to 90 to
the theater. When we reached the
box-of1icc there was perfect jam OF
people. l left my wife near the door
while I struggled bravely to reach the
ticket window. | asked for two dress
circle tickets, and when put my hand
in my pocket to get the money to pay
for them discovered that my pocket.
book was gone. "Stolen! exclaimed
|, and rctrcated.
Mrs. Charters and | walked home.
She felt disappointed; she wanted tc
see that play. A thought struck me
instantly. and just as quickly as posi-.
BILE l put my plan into execution.
Turning my money pocket inside out
hastily sewed all the small tish-hooks
l had to the inside of that pocket in
such a manner that when my pocket
was showed back to its proper position
the barbs of the hooks stood out and
pointed downward
81 took some more money with
mc-but lplacod it in another pocket
and again we started for the theater.
There was still considerable of q
crowd III Tie nuIgllborEood VI the bos
office, aud once more l began edgins
my way through for the purpose o;
procuring tickets. allowed my fish
hook money pocket to take care OF
itself
Just as | was being handed my
tickets ! felt bite l attempted tc
turn round. when | found l had hook.
ed q very fnc-looking sucker in the
shape of q well-dresscd man who wore
a shiny tile. paid no attention tc
his tugging at my pocket, as | knew
after one or two tugs he'd quit. When
Ireached my wife she said: Will,
lam. who is this gentleman with you?'
| told her he was very particular
friend of mine.
"'An officer standing at the dool
accompanied my friend and me, at my
request, into IN adjoining room, where
] explained matters. l recovered my
lost pocket book and greenbacks. II
was keeping company with seven
other similarly situated purses. 1had
to cut the pocket out to hand the thief
over to the officer but it was returned
to me after the doctor succeeded in
getting the hooks out Of the fellow
hand.
"'Yes, concluded Bill, he was the
biggest sucker | ever caught-musl
have weighed at least 100 pounds.
Ard this is no fish story. either ~
Stockton (Cal Mail.
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