Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-06-12
Impotence
VERSUS
HerOiSsy7.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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sawmlll. 10 had a river and dam, and
there were fish in the river. The lat
ter fact was told TO Bessie Foster
niece of Uncle Joe and Aunt Mary
Warner, who had come from the city
for a vacation and who was looking
about for a new diversion.
The girl was rugged out with pole
hook. line and bait, and Uncle Joe
went with her To point ont the spot
where he once had bite from some.
thing almost as big as n whale. and
for half an hour she was so intent on
her fishing that she was oblivious OF
her surroundings. Then cough from
human throat startled her. and she
looked up TO see young man fishing
in the same waters and not over TWEEN
~ feet away.
At first glance she saw that he was
stranger to the hamlet AS She
looked up he raised his cap and bowed.
How long he had been there she could
not determine. but his action in sneak
ing up in the first place and in max
ing the bow IN the second irritated
her She at once gave a vicious jerk
to her line intending TO quit the spot
at once but she was naturally defiant
and changed her mind in an instant.
She would not be driven away She
had simply stared at him in naughty
manner when he had lifted his cap.
and should he attempt TO push mat
tiers further he would get a rebuff TO
freeze his blood.
For the next quarter Of an hour the
two fished in silence. Now and then
the young man reeled in his line and
made new cast and hummed or whis-
tied TO show that he had not been
snubbed. Now and then the girl gave
her head a toss just 10 prove that she
thought herself alone. During this
interval the suckers in the river had
remained quiet or had business else
where: Al of a sudden. however. one
Of them found the girls hook and
gulped it down. There was a mighty
tug from the captive and n scream
from the girl. IL was the first time
the sucker had ever been hooked and
the first time the girl had ever hooked
a fish. The young man saw the situa-
ton and came running up to call out:
you've got him. You've got him.
Don't handle him that way or you'll
lose him Play him. Play him.
Miss Bessie Foster was excited. but
she didn't lose her presence Of mind.
She realized what the situation called
for and she gave the young man one
awful look and then threw her fish pole
into the water and turned and walked
away In that one awful look she no
ticed that he was rather good looking
and had certain hall marks of a gentle
man, but despite that she continued to
toss her head. and her cheeks kept get
ting redder and redder as she left him
behind.
For the lands sake, what has
happened ITO your" exclaimed Aunt
Mary as the girl entered the house on
a half run and pumped down into the
rocking chair.
1--we found an impudent man."
was the reply.
Found a what? I've lived in Ba-
kersville ever since was knee high 10
a grasshopper. and I've never run
across an impudent man yet. How
was he impudentW
He looked at me. He raised his
cap and bowed. He sang and whistled.
When had hooked fish. he came and
wanted TO boss things. And. oh. aunty.
1t was such lovely fish and such a big
one. and be was SO willing to be
caught"
When Aunt Mary had extracted all
the information possible, she went TO
the kitchen door and blew the horn for
dinner, though it was half an hour
ahead Of time Uncle Joe came up
from the lot in which he was working.
and in answer 70 the surprised look on
his face Bessie told her story over
again. When she had finished, Aunt
Mary drew herself up and added:
And now. Joseph Warner, you will
eat your dinner and then start ont and
find that impudent young man and
give him piece Of your mind. He has
got 20 be talked to good and hard, and
il you are not the man to do il | am
An hour later Uncle Joe went down
to the postofiice to make inquiries con
corning the strange and cheeky young
man. All he could find out was that
the newcomer was stopping at Whites
at the other end of the hamlet. and was
thought to be a college student on his
vacation. The old mill was next Wis
tied, and there 1t was found that Bes-
sizes pole and line had been recovered
and left IN conspicuous position
Uncle Joe carried them home and told
his story. and Aunt Mary threw up her
arms and exclaimed:
Did any one in all this world ever
see such a case of impudence Joseph
If you were man you'd 90 up to
Whites and take that young man by
the ear and make him beg Bessies par
don She can't so fishing again as
long as he IS hanging around here"
but / will"' declared the girl as she
flared up and stuck her chin in the air.
"I'll show him, whoever he is. that he
can't scare me of. I'll be right there
tomorrow morning at . o'clock and IL
he dares speak to me again Tll-Tll-
well. after l have given him look he
won't dare to-. that's all"
And Miss Bessie Foster was there at
the hour named. She saw nothing OF
the impudent young man. but board
had been placed across two logs to
make a seat for her. and she instantly
suspected that ii was his work. She
'efuscd TO sit down. For ten minutes,
or while she was getting real mad, she
wouldn't 20 within fifteen feet OF the