The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-06-02
a Small BoYs First Fishing

U1cle Ell take u
Down back tf he harm. where the soil
was damp md rich, were a man and three
boys, ia The early ,cvenlag q a pltaiaat
July day.
The mar, syid ullS but lialepastt his ma.
jlisy, was tail aud erect, snd as lie turned
the earth vi D torF, he muscles in liz
bare arms played back ard forth, every
motion a testing pertec. heal b and
strength.
Elqh iorLfal, turned and broken, reveal
ed wrigglrg, qulrniag earth worms,
which were eagerly p0urced upon by me
boy asd clrefully deposited ia q wooden
| box
Wei, don't know GEMS as though you
ale pretty small togo fishing; hut then,
the sooner you begin the more ishigg you
viii get. Yer, II your mothers willing,
you may 60.
The little red.heade1, feckle-iaced boy
instantly transformed from baby, who
must always stay at hone, TO boy, who
colli 20 ashi5p, and do other thiags boys
do. Pyrhaps h. .ulght 60 sRim ulag soon.
o., Uacle r., he'll scare all the f.h,
cried On q the others, posbsps three ycarg
the red.htaIed boys senior
Aad may ybe hsll fsll IN, ehimed ID be
oite.s.
Bat tho man explaia .hat four poles
would catcl more 4 Ii than three, for the
more bsi ?, the more the fish are attracted,
and 90 It was Harmonious y decided that
the "Sid" might 90. FJr, you see, the
was diplomat, ard whattvr Ulcle E5
said was generally rgh, in the boys est
nation.
Ia a short inc tie bix was hall filed
wi h worms, which were covered viii 8
little earth Thon the patty q1iikly cut
around The hog pen, through iho COW yafd,
aud 50 TO the wagon shed, where were The
dsfiag poles
Say, bub, you run IN and ask your mn,
while fix p la and line, and lille red
head seampclel at The back door.
He was gone some minutes, during which
time The man de- " attached he,yy liner
line to a short, light, pole. The line vas
msde lorg fncugl 70 Cqall tho lerR.h Of
the pole, a. WIS firmly tied to The tip.
wblla the longer cBd was wound spirally
around he pole, til u came nearly 70 the
larger ED, where b was securely fastened
A stcu, poul hoax, with long hank, aos|
chen tied to he free ord ana BE- Gu 4 was
completed aith liberal suFll2oi Tea lead
end 3oik
Jlst then troubled ll.llo face appeared
at tho door, fIil) el by the worried fsc
4 the m)ber.
sly, L Gle FL dldn'c you cay Gould
60?
why yes, En- lthim 90; ri lo9k oui
for hin, ard hirg ia coed fr boys.
But lhe mother could hs dis believe thar
her bsby ess t'g eo-ugh 70 e, dli z.
AMI Il aas only after fsllot bii4r, hutI
sta' harefol tears, lhas ! was auarEod
ia tbe boy might go, tut he nohcreea
an sun. seta t. 9fllloa 10 see 60 harm came
10 tie partv,
While he hos k cgll f,It.ha tumiIini3n
ef having tbc m9 h.r ioiior, fttll tho facl
of g0lsg with the o,htr fellows made him
feel qijts lie mar.
They followed the mai9 rosd, doau
lhuugh ne pre,iy y.iing psa u,o black |
smilts stop. whue thar moaIag the boy /
hsd uatchtd alc 81 tE3a shad, tial they /
rtseh.a tha bfoN, 8t'ct, Riih rugblr
less lufns a 4 cook yiaIs III n.arlf e /
mila d5wo bfeqh o 'o-g g7c3 meadow, /
uiheut irao or tush, ~ b a8og q dap /
poai. raeb Il um3 lls ptsafl perch,
ptu, aad sutG4b, scd sn ceeasI.pal trout.
Jsst bflow he biilgs Is dsp hlle,
q bile tbo brock blosdens oas ialo a mnls-
ura pond jsit TIsh. for bogs % nih 10,
AID here, sfiet hooks wtrs oAi.ea, four
eoskl ureBtly q a.fd xtA3 ssmlng a.t-
ere mxoudy aTsittd "Jie1
5 oa lbc boy's cork was kd under,
AID al.b a ml2i pa ths Lee sli bare
book h'ztd a ihl uai the all.
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