Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-11
HOW SHE CAUGHT FISH.

Will loIl. WY suouluil Il, prdyl i
don't know your paragon of perfection
II don't wish to know him. II father
and mother would persist in promising
us to each other when We were nothing
but babies. that does not go to show
that We have got to keep to the promise.
We had no voice in the matter and we
were the ones to consult. For my part
i don't intend to keep ii. Fred Colby
is coming to see you and | am going
fishing with Tom. don't know when
we'll get back. either"
And Minnie Jones tied on her big red
sun bonnet with a little air of bravado
as she vanished out Of the wide open
door of the farm house kitchen. while
Aunt Frances looked after her over her
spectacles with an mir of one who knew
something which she did not care to
tell. We will wit and see. she said.
While Minnie, entirely forgetting her
aunt's expected guest, went with her
cousin Tom out 10 the river and sat on
the bank under big, shadowing trees by
the waterfall, the farther - Of the
wood sfrom Cey's farm, watching red
headed Tom atiently waiting the pleas.
ure of the Ierch snugly hidden in the
quiet pool below. Her huge sun bon
net lay on the grass beside her as she
leaned toward. her hands clasped round
her knees, her dark face raised toward
the sunlight that flickered through the
boughs overhead.
They were city people-the Joneses,
but Minnie was spending the summer
with Aunt Frances Grey. her mothers
only sister, who cared for her as though
she were her own. but whom Minnie
thought unkind for siding with her par.
ents in regard to the son Of her fathers
old friend.
Tom" said Minnie suddenly. un.
clasping her hands from around her
knees, I'm tired watching you fish;
you catch nothing. Let me try"
Just as though agirl could catch a
fish," retorted Tom, unexpectedly.
swapping a black beetle into the water.
Don't, said Minnie. you cruel boy!
The bug wasn't hurting you"
NO" replied Tom, calmly, leaning
his chin In the hollow Of his hand, but
it's lots of fun to see him sprawlin'
round in the water. Look at his legs
fly! You bet they never went so fast
on dry land. Hi, there he goes" as a
fish came to the surface and the bug
went down. Good for you. finny.
Come an try my hook" and he dab
bled the bait temptingly over the spot.
Let me try. said Minnie. I'm catch
him"
You can't" said Tom. though he
slowly handed her the slender pole.
Girls do know how ter catch fish.
They make too big a fuss over it,"
DO theyT' queried his cousin, with
an air Of superior wisdom. There"
with a little scream, I've got him-I've
got him. Tom, What do you say now
to girls catching fishr' And she whirled
the poor little harmless sunllsh up out
Of the water with enough powert to land
a six pounder-up through the soft air
and around under the shadowy. fiutter-
ing leaves, Just as a gentleman emerged
from the thick underground in time to
catch the Topping, sloppy fish in his
face.
UGH" he exclaimed Indignantly.
"You must have heard me coming.
You might have been more careful"
Then of a sudden he broke into such
a merry laugh that Minnie had all she
could do to refrain from joining him
but after such a blunder she would
have done much TO keep her frigid dig.
nifty. But Tom had no such scruples. He
was lying Hat on his face, kicking his
feet up over his back, his chin deep In
the hollow of his hands, as ne burst out
In an agony of mirth:
"Sure's you live, Min, you did catch
him"
And poor little mortified Minnie sat
still on the bank, helplessly staring mt
the stranger, at the Hopping fish, at dis
graceful. disagreeable Tom kicking bys-
terically at her feet.
II beg your pardon, said the stranger
gravely, without so much as q witch
ing Of his lips. II was out in the woods
looking up a place for sketclIing when
/ heard you scream. ] thought there
might be cause for alarm and came ut
once. am sorry II | have made you
at all uncomfortable"
might be cause for alarm" This
unfortunate remark did not help to
cool Minnie's anger. She could have
hung poor Tom with a good grace.
Let me get him of for you" He
stopped and grasped the wriggling fab
10 one hand and struggled with the
hook with the other without a blush,
though even Impractical Minnie had Q
Suspicion that 10 much force was not
necessary.
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