Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-09
The Squire's
Fish Story ~

eedent and that Els Sam had thun
up a yarn about the squire, and wa
peddlin' it for spite When he com
in and sort o. begun 10 interdoee II
me, was all took back, and says:
"'sam.' l says. you don't mean t
say sol
Il had a pitcher o. cider on the table
pretty nigh the last O. the bar'l, but
had wintered well and was parti'la
nice and snappy, and Ellis Sam ha'
come in and looked so pleadin' tore
the pitcher that | told him to sooth'
himself with little of what was il
Il, and be did.
"Then he says 10 me that he s'posee
I'd heerd about the squire,
1.-The squire?' l says.
ELLIS Sam says 10 me: Yes, the
squire
q says to him I hadn't heerd nothin'
about the squire. Whatwas there about
him?' / says, and Els Sam says:
"He's been a-fshinr
"'Not the squirrel / says.
"'Yes, the squire says Els Sam.
And a-huntin', too!' he says,
Il was so took back that Els Sam
had most emptied the pitcher O. cider
fore 1 come TO.
Yes, | do mean TO say sol says
Els Sam. and be went on and told
me some o. the most amazin' doin's
that ever was done in the Knob counJ
try, and the squire the doer of EN-,
at that.
"'Cordin' TO the way il come 70 me
from Els Sam, the squire got up from
breakfast and says 10 his wife:
Prudence he says, I'm goin'
a-fshiu'' 9.
prudence was jest turnin' a pan
cake on the griddle, bakin' it for the
hired man, and she stood there, holdin'
il in the air on the turner, she was so
surprised, and she says:
"'A-tishin'? Why. what fer2' she
says.
Fer fish, says the squire. That's
what folks goes a-hshin' fer, so I've
heerd,' says he.
There warn't no more said. The
squire's wife went on with her pan
FAKE bakin'. The squire went over to
The river a-fshin'.
He fshed and he fished, but nothin'
anne along that way to bite at his
AIT The squire began TO cit consid- |
'rable worked up, and he was on the |
tint o takin' himself into custody,
-oin' back and openin' court and /
min himself mebbe ten shillin'. when
le got a bite and hooked a fish. II
vas big club.
The club got loose as the squire
-as raisin' it from the water, and II
ropped back in.
THE squire spit on his hook and
hrowed in ag'in, because. from what
e had heerd about them durn fool
hubs, so Els Sam was tellin' me
hat I'm would more than likely orab
ight holt of the hoog ag'in, and the
luire would yank him out sure next
me. The bait hadn't hardly sunk
own when the squire got another
good bite. He yanked and ]
1cked the hook way into the bitter
ANY inconsider't club that fools :
it'll my hook twice. says he, is iest '
good as sizzlin' in my fryin' PAM /
lys he.
And then he yanked the fish out o, /
be water.
" He yanked it out DanT, s,rs +
lis sam, tellin' me about IL ,ar5
seen to wunst that it want The 9
rub The squire had ketched a two. ;,
Jund eel q.
Then, 'cordin' to Els Sam. tho
luire sot his heart ag'in clubs. and n
: saws:
" That's the way TO fish, no s,rs :
GU don't ketch me- he SAYS. 'fooIin' h
y time away on no leather-snootea L
.uhs when kin set and haul out
ls!' he says.
Then the squire pulled I, -. H.
rlgglin' and squirmin' eel. and lift- +.
II out o the water, made a prab +,
IT'S neck, He ketched it lest he. a,
nd the ears, but before be could
acly figger out how il was done -
e eel had clum up his arm ana =
aae twist or two around his naol. :.
q then went slidin' down his H., :.
'und and round il. -
1T only stopped long enopcb >. -
OK a couple O. teeth into the n
ulre S thumb as he made ano.bas
ao fer it, and then wiggle5 ~. 49,
70 the river, takin' half a, En- -
nlre's line along with him. tbe a,
~ that had tie hook onto il =, -
The squire sot and Wondered =.
eA and wrapped his hsnl,srcb..r IN
'nna his thumb, which was brr.;-, :.
{ sam Till He was het up cons;5 II
pie and after ponderin' awbile ~
I up and started home d..5 =.
oPenin' court and comm, - 80 - 81 &,
ny on himself and establisbin, -
'ee . thatd be a percedent and =;
mistake. when what should he &c - =,
org, long-leVVed crane stan5i,. :.
sle water on one leg. watcbin' f. :.
lsa te come along and be toll s,
e squire stopped and looked A. ~. -
me a spell. and then he 49,
nself. says 70