The sun., 1899-07-16
BEARS PLOT WITH FISH.
SINNEMAHONISG MANS dCCUSlTION
AGAINST THE SUCKER.
II Was Something His Remarkable Father
Saw Himself While He Was Raising Pigs
with n shotgun, According to the Custom
of the Countrywide Smile of Mackinaw.

of the Country-The Smile of Mackinaw.
ROULETTE. Pa July 15-" My remarkable
father. Reuben Pettibone," remarked the man
from over Sinnemahoning way. used to say
alphabetically. but with an atmosphere OF
earnestness all about him. and with n sense OF
meaning what he said going with every word
Praxiteles.' he used to say. people have got
to eat. and thcy can't eat pie il they haven't got
it; and II the 'tater crop has failed. and bears
have run scarce. and hog cholera has got in tho
pen, and the rot has played hob amongst the
sheep and you can't affort to beef the COW. and
the calf died weanin'. and deer are getting up
a mile ahead fthe dogs. and keeping everlast-
ingly shy OF running to water something has
got to be done. for you can't eat sawdust. nor
YOU cant eat cut straw. so you can't. But
you've got to have something to stay the inner
man. and so what are you going to do? Praxi-
teles you've got to fall back on suckers. Hon
est. They're always plenty. and IL you take
sucker and fry it hard and shut your eyes and
count ten betwixt every mouthful to keep YOU
from a rising temper and an inclination to cuss
you'll agree that a dinner OF herbs and the hip
bone Of a workcd-out OK amt 80 darn far
ahead Of 1t as some folks might think
Necessity may know no law. Praxiteles.'
my remarkable father used to say. but
it's well acquainted with suckers. Even
the Pettbone family has had to rely on em
and be hail fellow well met with 'em. so to
speak. in its day and generations but yet. IL
there is anything in the economy OF nature
that the Pettibone family. or any other family
that has had the inestimable advantages OF a
bringing up in the Snnemahoning country.
despises and thinks low of. 1t is suckers And
in indorsing this declaration OF my remark
able father do not want TO be understood as
making a personal reflection. Mackinaw. nor
u. .moiuu'ns ptoso'' so.i,pahy y.,,
sihnemahone' said the man IN the red oue.
pink. purple green and yellow Mackinaw jacket
'". :. 80 80 .,'s y". 1ono ,l'
ana al, stayih pohes 10 IL than the sucker mas.
stick II into nobodv's busin.ss but bis own
M sr,' :. NV noou, ous."eos o"' ms own.
creeps or crawls that sets out to cit to a place
and gifts there in sn,te q, what's in his wov
,;,.a o s.' 81. a,. % ~ sp''H ~ VIZ. ~ n'e way
IKE the sucker does. FOR moren forty years
I've knowcd the sucker, from the time it lust
p'inted up stream in the spring, tnl o. vim and
eggs. till it struggled down stream aG'in by and
by. wonderin' what in thunder had happened
to it. I've know'd it to be sot as bait to
ietch skunks. and I've know'd it to
be spread over the land to make ground.
e,ser ann fppeI nse i9r canpaEe or me me
sucker Tor Tor bein' put to setch things "a as them. en-
folSs have th"v2 Saw theras lot 60 snSE ny yuu
up here in The bend O. he river ~ and Watch
fenin, nc II thsvwss az gooI no vtbinga ttphot.
made Snose thev ind out that I know theT
haiHnp to tha faniiv that has iat v1n foIts 81
e peat ns e' % y"a and InS nSnr ~
thar heals deem in the nnd Tor shamaH
never he%rd n"thin ag'n suckers U It tii list now.
Sinnnmabnna, nover Iii " ' "'
"WarEinaw exclaimeS rho man from, over
sinnemahoning way. looking red "ir in the face,
doubled .up fist with stamina back OF il may bo
The snrend Of thc grin on tho fnre of tho man
the Of nCkSt showed n" hS vol
said nothinS but merely "bowed mhrn Yicdrs I1e
ously than ever on his nayy pIur and Intthe
grin spread and spread. He hadn't expected
SinnemahoninS way: hut the man from over over
Sinnemahonine way gradually bacnme calm.
indifrarence to contempnraneo1s opini0n M hat ot
were his usual dstinguishing characteristi"s
Bnt MocEinnw said he nc IL peadn hi.
case think OF suckers in cahoot with hears
Take that phase Of the sucker Look at The
please. OF pig-stealine shenp-Iootinp he6rs
Msckinaw. Picture him thus. and then think
II the man in the red blue. mink. purnle,
green and yellow Mackinaw Jacket pictured
The SHSEs5 a. RsSsdn IN The fh to ! ;ush
ing for the grin on his faco wiaened IittIe
more II ANYTHING and IN" oycrnow from Tho
navy plug bore indubitable testimony that
"""When nv remnrk,he fsthsrs fnipn At
setted aionS the SInnemab"ne contnmcd HS niSs tbs
man from over Standardization wnv "tbere
were suckers in that storied water bigger than
bsbies Tbev camn from Tho wavISEn daan
waters nj the Susnuehanna and inst revoiIeI in
our hel0veh feeIar ~ thn mmthar al rnn nt ~,
tbav cnUiGnt get ah0ve tba faiis ~, tnS,nrJ the
naInciI haadIaters Tor whinh Ranhnn patii w
bonas fnits and aIl tha rast ~ tba Sinnaroa
SOne foiL ~ tho nldan lima raioired as ,vith
one ynice ~ ''0 ''0' Il" wiz"
o'e Pra 1jtales nv ran,orkahIa tatber 70
any thnSa tremanbnus Sn"G az triad I'll uSn Snrts
o1 wavs 70 eat Hoothoid s 70 peat o' tb
uatars ~ tke Sinnomnbnma ohoya tba f;aiis ii 'n
have seen iam pathar in the narrows n bnmTr.d
va rds heiov TIC faiis and thsra wa,jaa ,hn,I,
ssivas In n nj nile On ton ~ eanb otber In sunh
h.rrjoading II bbaiaox tbot IN anw ~ h a ~ a suIn
would ha Stanned as hv ,ninhtv Io,n m, onu az
W,etar wouid risa an5 r}sa mntiii stnna atn,nst t
even with tbn Ton ~ The faIIs wh;le II tSe
Sipm.mahone mai wppnI, he sbrnrt tn hWt ;L oo
iimn brnnrint WIZ dil thosn sUrEnrs ~
In The bona tbst The strean, night l., Uado
iayai mrow "1 10 the 70 aSh bU hauo @
it NJ enst Homs W oai M
cni peacb ~ wnieranH nvaJ NJ ost ,hn ,'nn
stratchos ~ vat innnnant Of smotari In ptI
sv ~ i as y"I I've or o hu' s,n-
toin thomsnvns IN that borrinoiin% ,oii IL INnn
amnuab no.inst ia "tronr,h"ni,ss ,id' T' fs fr,is
huvs 70 GAIN tba S.sirnd I'M n'I whn ni1, %