The Washington critic., 1889-06-20
THE WIFE AND THE BASS.

PINE LAKE, MfNv.--T declare
every season that | will not get M
80 early when we come on these fishing
trips, but somehow Il Is contagious for
the little woman who claims the first
share In my affections and all my pock.
etbook. After living the almost life of
recluso for fifteen years in Chicago.
she has changed from sick, suffering
woman 10 one who now enters into
camp life with a spirit and gets up at
o'clock In the morning to 50 bas'
fishing.
We began our fishing promptly. and
my wifo's lancewood was hardly In her
hands when something gave big Jerk
NJ the lino and began to run out lively.
This ungcntlemnnly behavior was
quickly resented by sharp strike from
the butt Of the rod woman Hike, she did
moi see flt 10 give UP anything without
an attempt 10 defend her vested rights
This brought up NJ Dolomicu 10 the
surface fighting mad, shaking the line
and splnshing IN great shape the little
woman.
carefully dropped the tip Of her rod
and gathered In the slack Of her line
] cautioned her TO handle him quickly
but carefully NJ. Dolomieu objected be
ing handled and beaten by woman so
iried all the tricks OF her tribe and sex
She made a grand run for the long lake
grass In which our boat was anchored,
hui was quickly snubbcdi the hand that
managed the rod was doing splendidly,
l admired ihe TACT ana skill that turned
The ilsh and reached Tor the landing net.
but 'he bass came TO the surface with
bounce out OF the water j lung itself,
and again came up and stood on ils tail
and shook itseli vigorously. II was
clear nad right through and said SO.
TAKE him, came from amidships.
lhe liitle woman was getting nervous
russ, the dog, was excited, but she
never gave tongue. She wanted io
jump into the water and help her mis-.
uess TO bring In the big tish, but ]
gnieted her Will Down charge, Pussl
That was sufficient. The bass mean
time was making the water fly. The
strain was TOO much for the little
woman; she lett her reel and began 10
pull IN with one hand. This gave the
bass slack line. Instantly II flung
II hung itself out OF the water and came
down, slap' The line came back again
TO the boat with spring. but not any
bassl
This was too bad; to fight a big fsh
so bravely and then TO lose him; her
face turned red, then white.
"Oh, why didn't you take my rod
and land him 2
Because, j replied, you will know
better another time, now that you have
lost big one, Give me you hook;
there are others around here. r H..
again baited with piece of fish and
she cast out. Something Is going for
for my baitv Swishl and she was
lighting rock bass Of pound and a
quarter. She was cool and careful this
time, steering the fish TO my end Of the
boat, slipped the landing. net under
1t and threw II into the boat, and put
another bait on. While ] was killing
this rocky heard the buzz of the reel.
Looking up found the wife had
hooked another good fish. ! caught up
the landing-net and determined not to
say word, but quietly let her fight IL
out 4... , .at
The bass rushed and tore around u
circle whose centre was the tip of the
little wife's rod; but she held him there
until he began to show signs OF weaken.
ing,indeed, he came TO the surface and
tried to. intimidate her. Then she
quickly ughtened the line on him, re-
ducing him to tractable mood, and
nnally drew MIN within reach OF my
net i had him In The boat almost