Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-08-17
ONE DAYS FISHING.


ing rod that gave him, and when got
into the cab blame me if he didn't have
trunk. Got my things in that said
he, and may | eternally fry if there
weren't things enough in that trunk to
stock pawnshop. BY ged he had every
thing from evening clothes to a patent
bootjack. Br: he hasn't them any more"
and the major chuckled.
We started for Mud Run, ont in
Pennsylvania. I'd never been there be-
fore. but a man told me there was good
fishing there He was liar, by the way
About the time we got started the
colonel wanted to smoke, and by the
hind hobs Of Gehenna if he hadn't
packed all the cigars in that bloody
trunk. When | cussed. he tried TO get
up in the baggage car and was nearly
killed. Then he got some bad cigars
from the porter and growled for an hour
steady. Pretty soon he wanted drink.
and the whisky was in that confoundcd
trunk.
The woman at the hotel where we got
out said it was too late to get anything
to eat, and the colonel got mad and
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ing, the colonel kicked because he had to
get M 50 early He had the deuce Of "a
time finding his things IN that Internal
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you ever near ti'e colohtt swear Wen.
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WIN II" ''.'1'!. 1alh ABOUT breaking
lh' N,-"''"'". why 'he colonel swore
ehoHsh 10 stfl an army 10 perdliion Tor
eternity.
" mle the colonel was cussing every
thinS IN si-"t the driver came tearing
down the road, waving his hands like
windmill III tuii sail.
III, he yelled, the constables com
ing, AMI he's after You too. You'd bet
ter get. Gut up through the woods
there, and III meet you at the turn Of
tnt rlkr'
We ddh Know where the turn OF
the PIKE was, but the colonel grabbed
me BY the arm and hustled up into the
woods " hen we got under cover, he
was steainins ike soap factory and
cussing me to-
w hat IN the name OF thunder did
you ever bring me out here for: You
want y Get Ae arrested, do you?
Il was tina: speechless that couldn't
sHsWer. just stood and looked at him.
Pretty soon recovered.
Brought you out here' said |. You
blooming blot OF ldlocy, who brought
you ont mere You came yourself
Then the colonel got madder than
ever, and ho wouldn't talk again. But
that was a mercy.
III was getting along toward dark
when we got to the hotel. The colonel
was prancins up to the front door when
the man who drove the team come out