Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-23

Mr rfsAt. Jr.. Takes Ills wife Iishing
and tae spsiis uis Days spert.
Isrriycd at the hotel In time for din
ner and having gone through with that
fornality Mt once prepared for a trial
angling tIip. Irs. LEAK. Jr.. conclud
cd 10 accompany me, and retired TO her
room toput on her fishing attire. When
she returned she was atllrcd IN a rub.
bcr ulster and carried "a para.ol.
mildly argued against the proprieiy Of
raising an umbrella In boat while
fishing. but Of no avail. And then she
wanted to know II she had not better
take her knitting along, ia casc thcilsh
did not bite. replied. Certainly, by
all means" aud kindly volunteered 10
send for the family sowing machine. I
think my satire wa. useful, for the
knitting was left behind.
We finally got safo into tho boat, and
In the delight Of tho moment my spirits
visibly rosa as I rowcd away toward
tho fishing grounds and ! actually
smiled To myself n, tho pretty fgurc Of
Mrs. lsaak, Jr., and her parnsol as sho
reelinod comfortably In tho stern OF tho
boat. Reaching u spot wlcrc thought
we might take ilsli. | "henycin the an.
ehor overheard and prepared the Tickle
for business. firt I had 10 put tho
mlnnow ON Mn. Hnhk, Jr's, hook,
which operation she watched with
great anxiety. Don't Il hurt the min.
now to put a hook Ia II that way r
But answered that II WIS no time 10
morallse when ono was on a fishing OK.
curlon, aud that II man had a ilsh
on thu end Of his limo and stopped 10
argue about the hook hurting she fish
he would lose the fish. aud dcservedly
too. No, when one goes a.Hshlng he
must leave his society for the preyon.
lion OF cruelty 10 animals at home.
by this time our lines wcru cast, and
! settled down 70 tho glorious esp.rt.
ancy Of getting bite. had my back
to Mrs. Ixank, Jr., when suddenly 4
heard her pole splash In the water. and
my heart came Into my mouth at the
thought that she had tho lint bite. 4
turned my head. nnd-sliades Of irnak.
sr, must l any it'--she had let her
polo fall Into the water while attompt.
ing TO rai,- her passSo'. srsa..od IN.
wardly, and fixed a stony glare at nv
bobbcr, which obstinately refused 10 be
pulled under water. With mo stub.
bornncss born of disgust | sat and sat
The sun WINS well down IN tho western
sky. Tho bell at the hotel was ringing
for supper A big frog sct up a croak
In tho bushes by tho shore Tho
i've got u bitci' came thrilling mo to
my ears
The pnrasoi tumblcd Into tho lake.
there was struggle with the mole a
splash 10y tho side OF tho boat, and Mr..
ilaak, Jr,, landed bass at my feet 10
be unlocked. She looked at mo with
one OF her old time glanccs and asked
II l didn't want to borrow her parnsol,
may be might got a bito then. 'para.
so' 10 ribbod' l ungraciously muir.
INJURED NJ iinpaled another mlnnow
on me hook. But why prolong tho
s'oryi My score was goose egg; Mn
iiaak's was two bass. We were boil,
ured, and was told that might 10
alone In themornlng; sho ''had enough
Of fishing"
A good supper at tho hotel restored
our spirits, and as Wa were strolling ON
the beach afterward Mrs IIaak, Jr..
remarked TO mo In her sweetest man.
ner, MY dear, ! had a delightful time
hsiiing this afternoon, aud think I
VIII go along with you IN thc morning
But ] detennlnedly protested against
such course. Tho morning air was
full OF nlalarlous yapor, aud Il was a
very rash thing for a woman TO Go ont
fishing on an empty stomach NJ 5n m.
She rctortcd that sho didn't propose 10
nan on an empty stomach; she was 60.
ing TO "iah from the boat.p law Il
was useless TO phllosophlcally discuss
the matter, 50 ! dropped it,-Forcss and
Stream.
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