The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
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Pretty Lass, Beset 5by Su,1iitt;to9lr,sss,5
"a WEEDS One Who Caught
Fish She Marked,
.BETTERLLITHAN P0RTIA's. TEsT
Successful ManSNlust NoWsLearil.
ss Is Shoot to Propitiate His
New Father-ill- Law.

"A pref ty{ lass OF eighteen. living In A.
cabin with her fntherR some miles west OF
North Point, Ontario. took Ri novel
means to decide among 66i three Sill tors
who We're ardently pressing their suits
for her hand md heart, james was til "
strong and beWh lskere ed, 5S but posse ssedy
an5unruly temper $J John was ndsonle,
many admirable quail ties but Il sho 7 "a SO
poorly tina Michael Penurcnu the Sfathar
sofSthe lass d eclared lic would u v crsalow
his daughter to we'd him. 4 81 III VI y5$SS
3 Thus matters stood N year ago the
$fathe x set against Peter and the girl va n
5cllating from the one to- tho other! While
all p three paid ssiduous court. p ~ the
Interference of their trapping and other
pursuits. FINALLY the father commanded
that his daughter gnln kes select on.
E IN Moose ono or the other, even Petcr,s
If you must. but have It settled: Soon
they will call you q %coQuette, III and no
daughter OF mine shall play n man & as
man plays trout. gbcforeShe kills him. III
t5S.t Il vii choose, 3 athcr. the lass replied,
.'but nnst do Ia my own way
III Summoning the suitors before her she
led them IA to a little pond half n mile
from the ca bin. md, asting& ] n III soon
landed ii handsome speck led trout weigh
ing halt n pound. Instead 10 taking II
from the hook she deftly. pulled the barb
through the jaw, knotted the toughHsnell,s
cut tho hook and liberated the fish. s;5s
5ts55"Thero..,s she said as the trout slipped
Into the wat Ter and disappeared with a
frightened II slap Of Its broad " tail 3 YOU
have seen me tic "a bit4o { smell through
the jaws Of 4. the 9ilst1. II t viii remain
there as long s. y u Ives and will neither
#injura u or&lnterfere with It's fee ding
%lhdFone who brings me tina trout taken
In. fair fight With hook and line will
marry that day. n u.s. 81 sSs \ VI & s5
49, 49, hi ii az sasped James. irritnblY, "hol
will mot touch a hook for q ~ year, and
imayhap longer, If M 5fss I'D 5S
"True.. replied the girl. ,buut 3lam
satisfied, for Il do not wish to we'd this
SUMMER ri ia &. I'm & 3i3 $50 I. s55E
ID How the three fished day and night,
using every known ailuringS Kind of bait,
and how they examined the Jaws Of every
trout they caught Is nm old 8sa story ut
North Point and among the ira ppers.S
But the season went by W thout result
and IN the winter they dreamed and
icourted and dreamed again. None had
dared l,sc sl,bterfuge and Tie smell up on
a trout. for none had seen by3}what man
Ener Of knot the lass had bound her love
promise. 5sS ss "a 8 III I'd
This spring tho fishing began, and one.
8dny&when& Peter feltsan unusual tug upon
ihis line and saw q frayed strand III the
mouth OF ~ trout no WAS edlflWlns toward
him he suddenly shook so that he could
hardly bring the fish to bank. It was tho
love trout messenger Mt last, and with
HtSstill attached to the line he dashed for
tho Peaurenll$ cabin X i5 ~ s # i 5.35
Fl "a GU shall have her for she, shall not
break hcr5 word but you must learn. TO,
shoot or VIC will go to the poor house
when / nm old said the father. u Will
do my best to, teach you,
Sss So they were married ~. few days ago
by the settlement priest and + 2'eterg$ls
now spending Ills honeymoon back OF q
rifle and In front of n target B. i, s{