The advocate., 1896-01-22
HOME READING
A JANUARY FISH STORY.

For the January billiards hev q lot Of chilly
Bring ne apples an the dOughnutO, an'-the
An be mi ghty sure to place em someas handy
10 the ham:
An ri string you up a story illustrative Of
That used to 60 a-fshin' out Of AlexSndr
Bay.
First, asked the wind an current fur to fur
nlsh me lift,
Then sailed away distance In my double
pinted skitt
An tux ii when desirous of q half day
Fur the biggest OF the fishes doesn't like q
An / recollect I anchored on one mornin
bright an clear,
Where the basses used to gather in that season
OF the year.
When found 'em they was huddled near
little Islan'-beach,
An they measured-O, my gracious, twice as
much IS ken reach;
(An' / don't believe there's any heV their arms
In p0sish
Fur to stretch 'em more than 1 ken, in de-
scribin' Of flsh)
An the moFnln' was 30 gentle, an the water
cud see 'om smell my minny JUS as II they
all was here.
But lot o rich New Workers he'd their sum
mer hOusen nigh
An my gracious them 'er fishes was eaten
Cooks he'd thFowed It in the river when 1t
clutteFed ny dish,
An gpose 1t tasted better to the fishes, than
fish;
An I whispered TO my conscience, You are
very near fool
ER You waste your time a.danglin' overnesth
boardin'.schooll"
Then my conscience answered, "Stiddy; keep
a-givin' EN- the bait
There Is alays blessin's comm to feller that
can walt"
An KEEP poekin downard so as to see how
An held lively minny JUS as near EN- as l
could;
An meant 1t As primium fer the scholars;
Not single one would offer fur to jine my
cookin' class
Then they sort O. laid and rested In the water
still an deep,
appeared to 90 to Sleep
An they nestled near an nearer to the rivers
sandy floor,
An listened till l reckonsd could hear the
fellers snOreI
An says, Lie still and slumber; Pm a-wAtch.
in DER your bed;
Ifyou'll only wake up hungry, here Is blessln's
on your headl"
Bye an bye the leader started, scratched his
GoPeAd with fin,
An he stretched an yAwned little, an my
minny wiggled in;
PTwAs KNOWN breed o. mlnnys we was
reRrin' st the say
An the bass he shut his mouth up, an the hook
got In the way;
An before he he'd the privilege fur to yell a
single note,
He had left his loved companions, an had
started for che boat.
Then winksd unto the minny, an thought
/ see him grin,
An he run among 'em lyely-like wiggler in
AM KEEP fnOckin' at their dOorwAys, till he
woke another up
An the Ash embraced his caller, more in pas
sion than in love;
An Immediately started for the happy land
above.
One by one the others wakened; an the word
was passed sroun'
There was somethin' there for nothin' that he'd
just come into town;
An they soon was, crazy fur it-an' the smart
(FuF fish ia partly human, as think aPsyS
An may 1nanias spirit come and visit me to-
ulBnb -
81 them everlastin' fishes didn't stan in line
to bite
An my boat was overloaded till IL sort O.
oagged and stuck,
An sold 'em out in mesaes TO some fellers
scant OF luck;
An some fifty regulations as . fisherman, no
doubt,
Was established on the fishes I'm A-tellln' ye
AnvhoW. the rich New Workers, they waI
buy1n' all the way
From the islam Of the bAsses into Alexsndr
Bay.
-WiH Carlton in Every Where for January.
Nurses Marry Oftenest.
Miss Mabel Goddard, who has been