The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-01
LOG o. A FAMILY FISHING PARTY.
A. Written W ~ Reginald whom HIS Father
Calls Pete.

Papa told NE a long time ago he would take
me fishing. but he didn't till last Tuesday.
Mamma says he's always making promises
and never keeping them. We would have gone
Monday because papa got Q check on Saturday
for $40. but ! didn't have any shoes. But man.
ma bought me q pair OH Monday for o.
cents. Say. they're strong shoes. just like
papa's. and I can lace them up all by myself.
On Monday night papa got his bundle OF fishing
rods down from the hooks In his bedroom and
laid 'em all out on the dining-room table, and
Jennie and Beulah and me looked at 'em. Some
Of the rods were heavy. Papa said that he
had caught big fish like bonita and striped
bass with them. lie took the rods in his hands
gently As II he was fond OF EN-. and mamma
said II was u shame that he was 40 fond OF such
q. cruel sport. The brass and silver on some
OF the rods was rusty aud We took EN- In the
vinegar until they shone like the looking glass.
Then papa got, his reels out OF his desk. One Of
EN- was an old brass ole with a balance on the
the handle go round. Papa said II was thirty
years old and he wouldn't sell II for 80 cause
he had NO much fun with IL. Another one Of
the reels made a clicking noise when you made
II go. A gambler who came back from Europe
only thing left out ORAL hat money cause the
another an"a ,G'' reel an made Sa 'S oi t German silver .@F that sn =
Of the reels had long lines made OF linen and silk
on them. We took EN- all apart with a little
sorew driver and oiled all the little wheels Till
they run Just rs smooth. Gee! wish | was
q man and could have such lovely things
My papa has got more than fifty sinkers.
Some Of ON are round like q bull. I with a hole
through the middle to put q line through. and
some Of EN- are long with a little brass ring
In the end. But the funniest one OF the sinkers
was made out Of three pieces OF lead, and you
had to screw II together. My papa hasn't got
much money, but you ought TO see the fishing
tackle and paper;coysred book. he has all about
fshlngl. He had the dinins-room table all
covered with tackle. Hes got a book made of
street for IS cents. IL has six. pockets in 1t
filled with leaders and hooks and smells. Para
says they make SMELLS by taking hold OF both
ends Of a silk worm and pulling IL out like
q piece OF India rubber Til II is rs thin az a
piece Of thread and about a foot long. There
were oil kinds Of hooks in the book. Big ones
for blueHsh and weakfsh and little ones for
porgies and trout and snappers.
Papa had to put his fishing tackle ewav
early on Monday night. cause mamma said II
he was going fishing she wanted him to 90 to
the grocery store and get something to make
sandwiches with for lunch. Par was mad and
asked her why she didn't send Jennie, but
mamma was afraid Jennie would he run over
by the trolley cars. SO ara went out and rrtty
soon he Calne back with two loaves Of br, ad.
a pound Of cheese. two bottles OF raspberry
jam, a can Of pctted ham, and two big Bermuda
onions, Papa likes raw onions With salt. We
made the "a sandwiches before we went to bed and
racsed everything away In a basket. | didn't
want 20 go to bed at all, but papa said | must