St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-09
CAUGHT A SUCKER.
Experience OF . Maa Who Fsrti1i cd n
Pocket with fish. Hank.

Experience OF = Man Who Fortiii cd HI.
Pocket with SIsh-floois.
Bili Charters WAS a very original
man-'hat is if he was out of a iol
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 a man in a Main stree;
cigar store. '-Bill was also fond OF
fishing. o. winter evenings at home,
II he had nothing better to do he
would haul out his fishing tackle and
inspect it thoroughly and then. after
making two or three new.fanyled fly
hooks. he'd place the outfit back in its
box. at the same time knowing that
he'd be unable 10 use his tackle fcr
probably six months
'Riu lived i'm Boston when / first
knew Him. That was eighteen OF
twenty years ago. He was tinsmith
by trade. Invent up one night 10 see
him concerning some work he had
been engaged on for several
days. Bill was in the dining.
room examining his iishing.tackle
when / entered After settling our
tinsmithins business he began explain.
ing the different methods used 10 catch
the various species of the finny tribe.
This hook was fine for trout i'm the
early morning. that brown hackle was
immense ut noon when the sun was
shining. and that white moih-fly 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 sewcd
securely TO jagged piece Of cloth
string drilling-about the size of your
hand.
"'Bill. said l. taking the hook-cov.
cred cloth in my hand. did you ever
catch any fish with this arrange
mcnt.'
Yes. SIR he answered with
laugh. i caught a sucker on that coll
lection last fall that weighed 1GC
pounds
Where and how? | asked. hardly
knowing what Bill meant. as had
never seen sucker that weighed more
than three or four pounds
Just this way replied Bill. Oue
night my wife and ! decided to 90 to
the theater. When we reached the
box-office there was perfect jam OF
people. left my wife near the door
while 1 struggled bravely TO reach the
ticket window. lasked for two dress
circle tickets. and when put my hand |
i'm my pocket 10 get the money TO paw |
for them discovered that my pocket.
book was gone. ''Stolenr' exclaimed
!, and ceircaied.
Mrs. Charters and l walked home.
She felt Disappointed; she wanted &c
see that play. A thought struck me
instantly. and just rs quickly rs possi-
BILE l put my plan into execution.
Turning my money pocket inside out
l hastily sewed all the small tish-hooks
had to the inside of that pocket in.
such manner that when my pocket
was showed back to its proper position
the barbs of the hooks stood out and
pointed downward
Il took some moro money with
Iplaced it in another pocket
and again we started for the theatcr.
There was still considerable of
crowd in the neighborhood of the box
office. and once more began cdging
my way through for the purpose of
procuring tickets. l allowed my fish.
hook money pocket TO take care Of
tselE
Just as l was being handed NV
ickcts l felt bite. l attempted &c
urn round. when I found had hook.
ID very fine-looking sucker i'm the
hape of a well-dressed man who wore |,
shiny tile. paid no attention to .
us Juggling at my pocket. as knew /,
ftcr one or two tugs he'd quit. When
reached my w;fo she said: Will. ,
am. who is this gentleman with you?' /.
told her he was very particular Z
riend Of mine. I
IAN officer standing at the door {
my friend and me, at nv
equest. into ar adjoining room. where
explained matters. i recovered nv a
,st pocket-book and greenbacks Ii I
as keeping company with seven {
Their similarly-situated purses. Ihad I
cut the pocket out to hand the thief @
yer to the officer, but it was returned q
} me after the doctor succeeded in s
citing the hooks out of the fellows q
and. L
Yes concluded Bill he was the a
ggcst sucker l ever caught-must J:
i've weighed at least 100 pounds Fl
nd this is no fish story. either " v
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