The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-27
LITTLE BEARS
HO PLAYED TRUANT

iii, with Nippcr had grown TO De
More than once he had
e hockey when he was supposed
sobool and gone down to his
bond in the Big Pappio ana
doy with hook and line.
Iorninc while he and Jumper
= who had come to live with
"A Rear. were on their way to
\ timer brought up the subject
tIunper had never told on him.
T.. asked to play truant on the
M day and 90 fishing :.
e sre there any fish there?' ask
umper .,,,,,, g. $50
Npper. and as Jumper wanted
INV Jimmy Bear the compact
..oled and arrangements were
ext morning when Nipper kiss
|. GRANDMOTHER goodhy he said;
{. heed not worry about me any
fbr I'm going to he good and
bnme white card next Friday
|ne = 49,.
GRANDMOTHER patted him on the
IN he trotted off after Jumper.
+ y mile from home the little
ii their books and states under
4 loe and made a bee line for the
III the river.
solne occasions Nipper had found
|hears fishing at the bend, but this
Mere was none present, which
al gratifying. and Nipper was
III sy digging angleworms, while
lei cut the poles.
Jlmper was trimming off the
"a kept glancing at the water.
\ saw him and asked what he
King at. ooh. nothing much"
al Jumper, except that was
mixing the water is pretty shall
OIL very big fish" You just wait
4 /" replied Nippcr. Then he add
He will be flinging big fellows
fast rs you can count as soon
eet down to busindA." 81 hope
ID, was the reply Of skeptical
81, but if we don't get some big
look out for trouble if grandma
inds out we were here instead Of
ID b."
NJ out fiddlesticksw replied Nip
She'll never know" But Jump
S bot 50 sure of that.
|he the worms had been dug and
"A attached to the poles, and the
tle cousin bears sat down to fish.
ffished for nearly an hour before
BOT a nibble, when all at once
|bber on Jumpers line went clear
Bottom. He felt that he had a
most rs large rs Il whale and
with all his might. When the
4bOt M i'm the air. if was EMMY.
en the bait remaining.
4 looks encouraging anyway
ped Nipper. He jerked just
Y bic fish | caught one day last
and gave to old Mr.. Coon so he
n tell grandma | was up here
think mine weighed almost
punds,' he added, but I'm not
Is we didn't weigh it," zone
~ bic win do for me-" replied
4 as he baited his hook and
u back in the water.
little Willie both bobbers were
B about on the water. Occasion
n would 90 down. but each pull
Pine proved that the fish had not
the hook.
per hour went by, and Nipper
ngry. lie stuck his pole in the
h the river and went to prepare
|eaying Jumper fishing. Just as
NNaS announced Jumper pulled
n a fifty pound fish, but a little
\ bass about four inches long,
|Nlpper said was so full of bones
would choke a cat to death.
lunch they fished for a long
Without success. Somehow the
COULDN'T bite, although Nipper
Fured his cousin that they were
H. Eventually, however, Jump
'ght another hickory bass, or
jack, as Nipper called it. And
rs all the fish they got, yet not
h caught.
NIpper had wound up his line
\ Kept trying to coax the fish.
4 he too, became discouraged
rs Just ready to quit when his
went down, and he pulled for
Pc, And what do you suppose
psht upE Nothing but a great,
|ly mud turtle.
| turtles make good SOUP" ex-
Nlpper, land perhaps grand
VIII forgive us if we take it
she won't" replied Jumper.
ust got to claim that the mud
eot after us on our way from
ana We killed it with a stick.
you care to tell her we were not
Poi' If we had plenty of fish, it
Oe different, but let's take no
b." ~ nv
= near shutdown when the little
sot nome. They heard voices in
lug room, but supposed it was
,si,oors who had called. Nip
'efed first and was followed by
carrying the turtle.
what a nice big turtle we have
! you for SOUP" Nipper said
IL d llch man would say to his
lefe.s $40 for firecrackers."
ere did you catch itY said
ma Bear.
t e to catch us on our way
from school," replied Nipper.
; p, Wnat made us so late. 1t ran
up and down tha r;yo, Co., +,o