The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-05-18

than ever when you get it again. wa
easily comforted, and was dreadfully asham
ed of myself too. And so | confessed t
Sam and was forgiven.
The pickerel began to bite. Here
stick jumped upright, there one rose slowly
aud wonder one rose to fall again, then tn
sticks that first arose fell, and present.,
F0thers would rise 1t was as those myste
rious numbers which appear on the inne
walls of the Stock Exchange, and as yol
look at them and wonder where they CONF
from they disappear, and your hair stand
on end at the uncanny spectacle aud yoI
/ flee from the building in which numbers
and money, too, disappear as if by magic
Samuel clamped on his skates anC
4 skated from hole to hole, and wherevel
there was a fish he dragged it from tn,
water, unlocked it, threw it on the ice
and reset the line | gathered the fish ii
J a little pile on the shore. When fishing
was slack Sam told stories Of fish, "boss
I fish" he called them, that he had seen iU
the pond. aud he told of turtle of great
size and extreme age, whose head was @s
large As a mans rs, and whose back was
moss -grown-a real, old, aquatical Bour-
boa-and the good tales would be inter
rupted by sticks which signaled him to
come Ii he caught a fish, together We
admired il. IT it was large, we agreed
that broiled pickerel, if well basted with
butter. were most excellent eating If It
was small. why. then small pickerel, it fried
brown. were the best of fresh water fish.
| unwisely became so enthusiastic about
pickerel that Sam built FIRE on the shore
and set me to broihng FISH before it. They
were very good, and we ate them in great
good comrad,ship. and while We ate lis
tened TO more fish stories. This At II
O'Clock
By O'Clock had sufficient of fishing
and also had queer, unwonted pains IN
my knees - | adroitly introduced the
subject og dinner, aud wondered IT the
turkey and oysters were well cooked, and
asked Sam has opinion about several kinds
Of vegetables. He looked su>piciously at
me Tor a few minutes. then he "a; down
on the Ice aud pulled of his skates say
it.g Il am for dinner, Let's 30 home.
We will come back again this afternoon.
- We walked home, about 3 mile. aud a.
sbe hrigh,-eycj child walked by my side
he booked into the pail in which carried
she fish and said a. be poked with index
finger the particular piCkerel to which be
desired % call my attention That one,
indicating 4 thrce- pouader, 'is for Ted,
and that one. touching a smaller fish. Is
for his wifc aud VIII and Peter and Jack
and the girls can eat the smaller fish.
Mighty nicc lot of fish. eh Aud good
tsh, too. though | think the serpnd one
ate on the Ice Was hardly cooked enough,
ba, | suppose you ike theu a iisle under
done, tastes differ, yoa know, aud - he
wilcd the time away
san had received rife for a Christ.
mas present. and be told me what a splen-
DID suu ii Was and hos accurately he
cpuld shoot. - !, vho dreaded 20 return
IN Keilys Poad, doubted his skill, and
was promptly challenged 10 shoot = match
declined on The ground that could not
sho,g strange riae That objection 10
sport vas met by offering 20 le, the have
ten practice shots Then ! objee;cd, ths,
| never played games fer IN.
Thar = an night, the BOY replied 4
vii borrow a dollar from nay mother, and
w wil shoe, isr 4 dollar SIDE = loa
sce, he added laGghingly, @if ! less IL
gou', Gus; ulo anything, aud It ! wiz !
will be a dollar ia PoCso,- Add - j; was
agreed between Us,
toyci with the dinner | fingered
among the uu;shells aud hung long over a
oofiec cup. aud talked anl talked Arti.
gees we're vain. | vas dragged 10 the
ride range and forced To shoot lost the
match and highly prised silver Piece.
ThcB / was walked to kelys Pond aud
put 10 gathering 6sh When the sua was
sinking toward the horizon We walked
bome, and Was gay because | Thought
my DAYS woyk was done. Arrived al the
barn. lhe horse vas hiiohel Ia Ihe wagon
and We drove Of 20 deliver the fish 20 Ted,
who va very much pleased to get them
A. We drove home Samuel directed NE
TO turn ia At harl where he said he had
4 gamcc,,ck al beard bad not heard Of
this chicken before, bat druye in as told
The boy got out Of the wagon and entered
into conversation wiih a man who worked
in the barn. They disappeared and
presently sam returned with a gamecOek
under his arm, and We drove home. The
day was rounded ont with long, bat
decisive oonha; between tive handsome
black. red zamecocks. IL was a spirited
fehi. and flushed by the light Of lanterr
aud thr transfer of another broad silver
+ piece from my poke, TO Samuet> pocket
After supper | filed clay pipe ans
lighted it with a glowing coal aud sat in .
vide. deep chair To enjoy myself and Il
review my childhood 10 see If boys ha,
actually changed as | had been assnre'
they had. While | smoked aud smile'
over scenes Of the past that conjured up
Samuel disappeared lie returned in
few moments His face slowed with aniiel
patory pleasure.
He said, in his boyish way, the churcl
people are going to give free blow out
liet your hat aud come along. We vii
corral some of the ice cream and cake.
Sam" | said, after gazing at hiu
reproachfully for an instant, Il belong /
Union No IL. The Master Werkma
has ordered strike. | cannot 20 out to
night Wild horses would not hay
succeeded in hauling me away from th
fire.
So the child went to the festival alone
He returned at 9 o'clock aud got onto N
knee aud leaned his head against m
breast, preparatory to a eatnap. encil
eled him with my left arm and he sleepil
said IL had three plates of ice creal
and some cake; and don't you think th'
nv rooster could whip Clarke's brass-bac
cock if /" And the tired child was
J dreamland, where pickerel aud tomcats an
dogs and gamecooks abound,
/ As | held the sleeping child ! realize
that the change which old people insi
] has taken place in the nature of childrt
/ has really occurred in the aged. II
5 BOYS are the brave, delightful conrad
t that they were in the long ago. The
5 will never change.
; THE KING OF SIAM.
i, A Monarch of Limitless Power whose Su
iects are Slaves-His Grand Palaces. Wivt
= and Wondrous White Elephants-Ihe L
e HaEem-A Strange System of Justice.