The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-06-21
a LITTLE BEARS
WHO PLAYED TRUANT

Ion. More than once he had
hockey when he was supposed
- school and gone down TO his |
he bend IN the Big Pappio and |
tue day with hook and line.
moruing while be and Jumper
NJ. who had come 10 live with
~ Bear, We're on their way TO
Nlpper brought UP. the subject.
As Jumper had neveTtold on him.
las asked to play truant on the
wing day and 80 fishing.
are there any FISH therer' ask
mper.
e water is just full OF them" re
Nlpper. and as Jumper wanted
lCw" Jimmy Bear the compact
sealed and arrangements were
next moyning when Nlpper kiss
grandmother goodby he said:
need not worry about me any
for I'm going Ia be good and
home white caro- next Friday
Ing"
grandmother patted him on the
and he trotted off after Jumper,
Y a mile from home the little
hid their books and states under
log and made bee line for the
n the river.
ONE occasions Nipper had found
,ears fishing AT the bend but this
here was none present, which
very gratifying. and Nipper was
busy digging angleworms. while
? cut the poles.
fhmper was trimming off the
he kept glanclng at the water
er saw him and asked what he
gazing at. "Oh. nothing much
ed Jumper, except that ] was
linking the water is pretty shall
Tor very big fish" "You just wait
ce." replied Nipper. Then he add
We will be fllnging big fellows
fast as you can count as soon
get down TO business" II hope
H." was the reply of skeptical
or. "but IL we don't get some big
look out for trouble II grandma
hnds out we were here instead Of
ool."
hd out flddlestlcksr' replied Nip
She'll never know" But jump
not So sure OF that.
time the worms had been dag and
hes attached 20 the poles, and the
title cousin bears sat down 20 fish
fished for nearly an hour before
got nibbie, when all at once
obber on Jumpers line went clear
h bottom. He felt that he had a
almost MS large as a whale and
III with all his might When the
shot up I'm the air. il was empty
wen the bait remaining.
hat looks encouraging anyway"
aimed Nipper. lie jerked just
the big fish | caught one day last
and gave 20 old Mr. Coon so hC
dn't tell grandma ] was up here
ng.< / think mine weighed almost
pAunds" he added. "but I'm no
as we didn't weigh it." zone
that big will do for me-" replied
[per as he baited his hook an'
~ il back In the water.
n little while both bobbers wer'
ling about on the water. Occasion
one would 90 down, but each pul
ne line proved that the fish had no
u the hook.
other hour went by, and Nippe
hungry. He stuck his pole IN IL
OF the river and went To prepar
leaving Jumper fishing Just a
was announced jumper pulle
not ffty pound fish, but httl
Dry bass about four inches Ions
+ Nipper said was SO fun OF bone
would choke cat to death.
tor lunch they hshcd for a Ion
without success Somehow tll
wouldn't bite. although Nipp'
assured his cousin that they weI
iful Eventually. however, Juml
cought another hickory bass.
pper TACK. as Nipper called il. Al
was all the fish they got. yet NJ
hey caught.
fter Nlpper had wound up his III
per kept trying TO coax the rs
last he. too. became discourage
was Just ready TO quit when :
her went down, and he pulled +
life. And what do YOU suppo
might up? Nothing but grei
Edgly mud turtle.
kAfud turtles make good soup 9
med Nipper, ''and perhaps gran
Dther win forgive Us II we take
lne."
no. she wou{ J" replied Jump
70 lust got to'claim that the m
Ne got after us on our way fr'
toI and we killed II with a sti'
n't you dare 20 tell her we were
school. Ii we had plenty of tsh'
Pitt be different but let's take
noes" -
,yas neaf shutdown when the lit
IRIS rot home. They heard voices
sitting room. but supposed 1t v
h. neIrhhors who had called. \
entered first and was followed
mper carrying the turtle
Sec what nice big turtle we ID