The Irish standard., 1899-10-14
USED THE GARDEN HOSE.
The Fish Thought There Was u Rain
Storm, ana Many Bites
Resulted,

III SOln 1lSnln, SAID Jason White,
picking up his pole and heading for the
5oor of the grocery.
Jason, say, JASON" called out Cous-
N Hiram, hastily.
Hey" queried Jason coming within
an inch of splitting his pole against the
door post, in his e. 'ort to turn quickly.
Amt yer got sense 'nough not ter go
fishin' Oh nice day like this?" and the
face Of Cousin Hiram assumed a hori-
fled expression, as he uttered the words:
'Why. sec here, kim remember"
"Ics, an l kin forget" broke in Ja-
son. I'm goin' tishin'," and down the
road he scurried.
'Deary me, dcary me-" resumed
Cousin Hiram, looking in the direction
of the grocer, who was sitting on the
counter, "thcre amt no 'countin' for
young folks nowadays. Jest because L
started ter Civ Jason some bits of good
advice bout tshin' on Il clear day, he
goes off in Il huff. Now, YOU know cz
how tish'll bite Il sight better Of rainy
day than they will on clear one, don't
yer, Eph?'
'Tcr be sure, ter be sure" said the
grocer, soothingly.
"Prcisely, an that's jest what l WIZ
goin' ter tell Jason. Why, cz was 60
in ter say, kin remember when ] WIZ
visitin' m fourth cousin. Danl Dewey,
over to Wrinkle Hill, ! larnt that fact by
u most remarkable experience.
"There wuz Il mill pond close / Dan'ls
house, an Danl SCI ter ne one mornin'
'Hiram,' SCI he, lets go tishin' in the
pond.'
"'Ifa willin, Dan'l,' SEE 1; 'eny fish iii
it?'
"'Wal, l jest reckon SCI Danl, SCI
he.
$50 we sat there tishin'. still cz mice
for bout an hour, but didn't get nary Il
bite.
"'Whcrc's Chem fish, Dan'l,' SCI ].
kinder sly like; i ain't seen SO much cz
a bull frog
81 can't pcrtcnd ter Explain it, SCI
Dan'l; mos gen rally we krtch mcsscs.
But hull on SCI he; lest YOU sit here
an hold my line. Ill be with yer in Il
minute
"'Jest ez yer say SCI l, an l held
Danrs line.
''Purty soon back he come. a-luggiu
an OF gardin hose with a spray noZzle
OH tn end of it.
"'What on airth'-scz /.
"'Don't say nothin', scz Dan'l, but
jest sit here. 1t just occurred ter me
that dad once said as how the best time
ter ketch fish wuz durin' Il rainstorm
fur then they bite IL sight better. This
here hose is fastened ter tn pump, an
tn farm boy'll work tn handle when
tell him ter
CHOW, Jest watch Dan'l. Pump VI
yer water, Eb'nezer.'
"Swish-h-h, out it came, an Dan
leaned tn nozzle gainst a stump on th
bank an let the stream fall plump inter
the part of the pond where we he'd oul
lines.
"'Now, b'gosh,' sez he, gimme m
pole, an We'll see what's what
$50 Dan'l an me jest slung our line,
right where tn water wuz fallin', an i
weren't three shakes b'fore he'd bite
an pick'ral, an Dan'l he'd bite an +;
sunfish, an 1 he'd bite an crnothe1
pick'ral, an so on an so forth, till we
he'd ez nice er mess er fish cz yer coult
wish ter see.
'Them fish no doubt got the idcc they
wuz in rainstorm fur they KEEP OF
comm right up ter the top an, iumpin
ginger, how they did bite. But mex
day, when we tried tn same trick crgail
nary a fish did we kctch, an Dan'l sale
ez how we must hev yanled 'cm all ou1
at the fust whacls. Strange happcnin'
weren't it?" said Cousin Hiram.
mighty strange" replied The grocer
while Cousin Hiram smoked his pipe i,
silence.-Brooklyn Eagle.