The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-27

We ate the pie, and then Jimmy took us
down to the pond. 1t as a muddy little
hole that jimmy had made by damming "a
branch of the stream. There was little
s!u.ce gate at the end by which the water
could be let out. 1t didn't look like good
fishing ground. Any high-minded trout
would have got oat and walked sooner
than live there. Billy said as much when he
saw it.
But there's a trout in it," said old
Shakes, "a big one, 900; saw him this aft
ernoon"
"Ldon't believe it, said Billy, and he
walked up to the pond
Then he ducked down on the ground in a
hurr
Yes, there is, too, by thunder" he ~ his
pered. II saw him, myself, right in the
middle
Taen he got out his line and made
graceful aud scientific cast But the trout
didn't rise. He tried it several times, out he
surface of the pool was unstirrei except by
his fly
You might try grasshoppars," sug-
gested little Jimmy; the trout around
these parts is powerful fond of grasshop-
pers.n
Billy sent me to catch one, and 1 roamed
all over four quarter sections without find
ing any. w zen [ came dack Old Shakes
co1so.ed me by sayi chit they were
rather scarce at that lime of the year.
Ihen Billy suggested worms, and | went
out behind the bar and dug up a rare
and bea ltiful collection. Billy wouldn't try
ohe till the trout mad got over mis- scare a
the fly.
Meanwhile we were getting hungry again,
and old Shakes went to the house and
found ole more pie which we bought for
81 So After that vas gone he flu an
other with W ich he cob elted to part
Or the sum of 81. he said it S posi-
lively the last pie in that part Of New Jer-
sey.
Then Billy tried his worms, after creep
g Up to tne edge Of the p I'D aud salts
flying himself that the trout had not got
away.
"Darned if he isn't in the same place."
said Billy. Hes the M st aggravating
trout ever did SEE"
He continued to be as aggravating as be-
fore tor ne wouldn't ri o for the worms.
Old Shakes sail he didn't ike thu bait. aud
| suggested that we might put on some pie
If it wasA't so expensive. This remind. d
the old man that perhaps "mothe," had
found another. So he went UP to the uou,e
.nd got it. We bougdt it for IS t. keep him
gDod natured. The Billy said that the
sun was too b gu to ca On trout but If We
aited till evening we could have better
luck. We went up to the house and
~ OSus AV bue emu VI TWO hours we tIleQ
it again.
IA catch that trout" said Billy, 'if I
nave to c mp out here 70" week"
Pies would be about ~, 900 apiece by the
end of that time" yentured to say, by way
Of remOnstrance.
"Dol't you worry" said Billy. "The
su ) got low now, and he'll bite at any
tlIng. I'li have MIN out he in n jitry."
We approached the pond. Some hing
lad evidently happened to it in our alb
euce. There was no pond there; only the
ole through which a thin stream tuckled
Little Jimmie Snakes had pulled up the
suIce gate, and let the water ont. be
} gnt Of it made Billy swear. HesaId it was
mean advantage to take of a fisherman.
hen lie said ,mething worse--a great
Teal worse. l could hardly blame him on
/ closer inves5i cation, for in the middle of
ylat had been tue pond arose a stiff piece of
ire planted III the bottom, and i'm aled
Ip n it as the trout He had bee dead
iJr some time, his calnuess was ac-
cou ted for. 1t was evid entity a scheme to
III pie, which little Jimmie uad curtaied
n its periti III, be 'ause he was anxious to
,ee S lms fun. H. was doubled up in the
lass, making noise that would hav d -
veDped into a laugh in q more healthful
mate than that Of New Jersey.
"Say," caile1 old maj Shakes fron the
louse, 'ma's just found another ri =,
and"
Billy interrupted him very suddenly, but
re venerable fakif did not go where Billy
Oold him to--at least, not i'm Mediate y.
HOWARD FIELDING.