The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11


man. THE boy didn't just want TO
just to change hiA luck, and see IL
| could kctch fish, an ketches one
right away"
Big fish. s'pose?" sneered the gas
man.
well" said the stereopticon man. |
diildently. iii wasn't a big fisa. But |
IL was fish all right, all right.
no shark"
E" 'Bout four inches long, ! s'pose"'
said the gas man. with another sheer.
"Wcll. p'r'aps. about four inches.
But it was a fish"
Jaw. fish," exclaimed the gas man.
Tell fish story about fish four
inches long. Why couldn't you say
four feet? Say. you'd drive u man
to drink wood alcohol. A fish story
about a fish four inches long"
This story amt about fish, said
the stereopticon man. Its about
swimmin'!"
Jaw g'wan."
well. don't mind sayin'." admit
ted the stereoptcon man. that l
was pretty much s'priscd myself at
ketchn' this fish, for never was no
fisherman"
Course YOU wasn't" said the gas
man. You wasn't never nothin' but
a cold blutf-a four-inch BLUM.
II never was no fisherman" contin-
ued the stcrcopticon man. In fact,
| hadn't never caught . fish. SO. you
bet. was pretty chcsty bout Aetch-
in this one
-Four inches." jibcd the gas man.
"Well. he was fish" said the stcre-
opticon man. AN guess fish IS
fish If he amt on'y one inca long
And. ANYHOW. ! was up on myself
cause | got fish hot off the bat
when this here kid. what had beer
fishin' all day. couldn't ketch none
50 | makes the kid put on new
cras, She ppcr, an gets ready TO ketci
another.
well. as says. I was feelin' prett.
chesiy. an up on myself. long o
ketchin' this fish. so l waves the iatl
around my head and shouts: Sc
ne get another"
AN tLen. somehow. with the SWIM
Of the lath loses me balance an Soc
{, hoofs over elbows. kerpluns. into IN
Maumcc river.
.Haw, haw' haw' haw. haw' haw
5 wov-w-w-w," roared the gas mar
! That's great G'wan.
"Well. sir. | went in with splas
S ike a barI Of salt droppin' into n
North river. could feel the uir'
! water runnin' into me mouth an ear
e an my heart went bang like a canno
II cause couldn't swim stroke y
7 cue.s the water looked 40 feet Gee
=" Well. sir. for second didn't kno
whether was alive or dead, an th'
D when | come to my senses l ioui
e myself hanpin' to the side OF q
lie scow. There was a iittie saua.r
n of plank bolted onto the sue
n. match. gucss-an' l had caught
IS with the fingers of both hands ~
&c wasn't that awfnl?
it "Why didn't you call me BOY
O. asked the gas man. coldly
II .S,y. what sort Of a lobster are "
~ ANYWAY 2" asked the stcreopticon m:
ne a little impatiently. SAY. you M
be Of your dot. What coulu that %
#. doc He couldn't no more pun
| on, than n baby couldn't raise sp
| driver Eut there was a iittie Pu
n chained close by an l shouts TO
he kid:
ds ..rov. for the love OF heaven.
he into that punt and shove her over
IN law. swim out says the ooy'
er bring III, Il. line.
IN .Iaw. nav. haw. haw. haw. VIC
W w-w-w.w." screamed the gas I'D
ie. .rha. boy was peach.
Ike A dangerous look crept INTO
Ter st,recp,icon mans eyes, but ne w
on on patiently:
ed I. can't swim. says l.
..Then guess III lose my hshii
be- savs the boy. i can't swim. neitn
Isl he says.
ut. INV boy. can't you see I'm dro'
ow irce | shouts. shove over the
ED and help me- !
well. the boy bundles into the
lJlt and ~nONtS III ONtis pN' - T.
,ov don't come within six feet OF me-
ell. IL thinks I'm dead 'un LOT
my an then | sees a pair Of new suspt
or on the Kid an ! shouts:
".Boy. for the love OF heaven
the them suspenders round my Wrists
make EN- fast to the scow
.But the kid only looks mad. :
the he saws. that's a pretty smoky MOI
Them's my new ga.luses.
10 .Haw. haw. haw. wow-w-v
LAUGHED the gas man. Wasn't fha'
,oy. smooth" and the light in The -
per op,icon mans eyes grew deeper
out he went on:
the ".Then find bit Of rope, ! sh'
in There's piece there. an I'm g
with fear.
an ..Vhere? says the boy. she
He him where an old ropes end was II
.ow. ING and he went TO get 1t. cou'u
bow my hands growing weaker and
boy go groan.
feet ..Hurrv. hoy. hurry. says |.