The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-04
OF COURSE He COULD SWIM.
THE STEREOPTICON NAN C~ONVINCkS
nj GAS NtN or IT
lie Tells n story Of the Bncoli" Beauties ~
the Maumee River Near u Place Called
Toledo. Ohio. and a Fishing Experience
That Was successful In Many ways.

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Toledo. Dino. and a Fishing Experience
That Was successful In Many ways.
YES sad the stprropucun man, I kins"im
"llk" n brick" asked the gas man
"\ul On v"ur miniature returned the stereop'l
con man II learned in the fail jus before me
water got cold"
Say said the gas man Strrnly, amt seen
you at tonsy. every summer for four years. " Ell
yon couldn't swim no further than a bullet in n
he-r bottle Say. II YOU want to lie. why don't
you lie like a liar I'm weary II Your life, am.
That's righ'' .
Say sdd the Slrr"upiiruu man did You
see NJ" at Cou"N la summer lgu"s~uor'
That's ught' admitted The gas man, i dldnt
You Was IN ohio last summer Least you say,
you was
"Thnr> right ! was IN ONO Nrs dom l~o
week stands with II moNIn m'tUr' machine. an
as,rinc OF patent MEDICINE ais. an there, whore
the thing happened at mnd" m" learn i"swim
Sheriff chase YOU into the river sneer,d the
gas man
1t wasn't the Sheriff, The >,e-a"p,icon man
went on patiently The Sheriff don't live at
could srare mo like was scared then II was
in Toledo" said The s,erropticon man. whore
all the men wear their pants short SOS 10 keep
~ 'ls 'N'A w W. i"A ~ i'i H'AlN ~
Summit street. an was shown fight pictures
To big crowds every night Bui cuurs" Was
loahn' days, an one dav walks ont along u
crack in the ground them OHIO ralabos calls
Sner They call it the Maumee River
Well | walks along IN the sun. I'll feels
pretty dusty myself, an then | lays down under
a big maple -rea, an watches the traffic NJ an
down The crack in the ground. an he clouds
dom hard walls nm in Tho SKY an tho prass
wavin' an the leaves rlsllin an sporty lookIn'
SparrrrS scra ppm over n worm falls asleep
an dreams I'm bark,n' for n snake shop on the
Bow"ry, an must a slept Tor a long time, cause
II was ) o'clock when | woke up. and The sun
was come in under The maple rec and burnt the
skin of my nose. SO it lnoked like a picked bee,
on a free lunch counter
We'll, the show wasrt openin' before half
pas, : O'clock, So iust looks around To see
what's in sight But there wasn't much, only
n COW thai had broke into a timothy field an a
couple oi crows slttln' ON = fence Bu' Just then.
Hooks a little way mp the ,r,ck and there's a boy
fshin' of the end Of an ol scow We'll ! climbs
along tn ! comes To- my boy, an then gets IN
The Sow
"How's luck. SaySI
"Taln't worth a hurrah SAYS The boy
Nv hat you caught says
\"t a dod hinged thing. says the boy, an
| bin here all day
Well, SAYS your language Is pretty strong
fora boy, SaysI
~ otter hear Dad lay, the boy an he puts
a new, green graSShoprer on his hook, an gees
On tSh!n thout >avln' another word That's
the kinder Hids they raise out West IN OH"
but he was a poor l"okln boy an be- had =
lalh instead u 4 fshln rod. Tie WAS Ne,iln on the
stern "f the sco'. with his legs hangn over The
DO" Was hlgh an dry. but whore the boy was
the wafer looked bout l"riH lee, deep II wa
black lo"kin water, and Suu rouldnt sac an inch
IN under " But III" boy don't get a nbble Sc |
seuS urrd HalchIn an ! ~aySt"the boy
what ! sl, SAYS, gimme the IlEe ~
SHOW YOU how : ketch fish saws
M dd he give W n" me" ASKED the gas
mar
cert said tn" s,ereopucon man Why
"ou!dn I he
Say. your = cold bluf" said the gas man
say, u there was a fish at was old. an easy,
An Ntar,ln t death, an ready To commit suicide
you w"lIdn I know how 10 catch m IN the
boy give you the lne'
SURE An | hadn't no sooner let IN the hook
than AeI'heN hsh
Nv. SAY" said the gas man. that sm,r, bcv
fishes all dav. and d.nt L4,rh notLtn- an Won
drcp in his line an hetcbes , fish right on mo
bat Wv. say you make N. sirl Wlv dort
YOU liz ike you knew the business
Tia night san tn, s,areoptlcon man The
boy didn't jus, van, To gimme the limo I'M, bs
give IT / me JUS, tn change his luck and 60. -
could kpich A fish AMI k.tches ono RIGHT ,v,vn
Big fish. I pose sneer,d the v,sm,r