The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-11

VII ny HNCluCHis
III we escape nll the dangers Incl.
dent 10 street cars we still have the
bull 10 reckon with. Ono can never
tsil when n bull Ia going to takc cxcep.
tons 10 your hat, your clothing or even
your gait. He decides that he doesn't
love you bit and comes for you. You
arc tossed twenty feet high on his
horns, and when you come down tho
vital spark has fed"
"rhc vital nonscnscl" contemptuous.
ly exclaimed Mrs. Perkins.
Suppose, however. that tho bull
takes no exceptions to our clothes and
gait and permits IN 10 pass on. We
climb two rail- fences and reach an old
wharf. We tempt Providence by stand.
ing on II. We fish for hours and catch
no FISH, by innuendo call sou n hoo.
doo by innuendo you call mo liar.
! ut once begin 10 think Of tho cheap
tombstone ! shall buy you at your
death. and you at once begin to wonder
II you've got 70 put W with me for
iive or ten years longer"
"Yonr words are mere sophistry, Mr..
Perkins. You can crawl through the
smallest knothole OF any man ever
saw"
"But lot us 20 back q little, Mrs.
Pcrkins-lct us 20 back. was think
Ing one day last May that we'd go
fishing next day when happened TO
open medical pamphlet. There was
treatise In II on fish.'
"Oh. Of conrscw
1T was stated that the fresh fish OF
this country were responsible for 200,-
900 deaths per year"
II will never believe it--neverw
A. to Fresh Fish.
Fresh fish. according 10 that treatise,
are Liable TO various forms Of blood
poisoning, and when eaten they COM
municate tho allmcnt TO the eater. You
may congratulate yourself on escaping
some form Of blood poisoning, Mrs.
Perkins. You may have escaped death
itself"
whats the use Of listening 10 such
twaddler' exclaimed Mrs. Perkins as
she rose up.
"slt down, my dear" he replied.
"You wanted to know why I didn't
take you fishing this summer. and l
am trying TO give you lucid expla.
nation had my doubts Of the truth
OF the article In tho pamphlet and |
called on an eminent physician. Ho
corroborated NIL the statements Of tho
writer In fact, about Ave years ago
he and his wife went fishing, and a
large plckercl they caught and took
home and cooked gave them both q
case of blood poisoning. He lost q
leg and she an arm In consequence.
Do | wish TO lose legf Do ] wish
you to lose nn armf"
II don't believe tho yarn"
'it struck mo that you wouldn't. my
dear. aud no | ovcrhauled medical
encyclopedia. There ! found that:
sturgeon may give you cramps.
"Pickerel may sow the seeds OF tu-
berculosis.
Bass may bring on cases OF asthma.
"Pike fried In butter and crumbs
have caused insanity.
"Perch have caused melancholia and
loss Of appetite.
"Minnows have caused swelling Of
the gums and loss OF teeth.
"The eating OF bullheads has been
the first step to crime.
'There the list ceased, Mrs. Perkins.
and ceased with II. saw and real.
ICED the tremendous risk we ran. and
whenever you approached the subject
of going a.nshing switched you OF.
Now that you know all you cannot
blame mef On the contrary, look
for praise instead. You are Mrs. Per-
kins No. 2. had hard struggle to
get you. want TO keep you. Love
and duty have been my guiding stars
In this matter. As I said, I will prom.
loo you many sleigh rides in January
and February, and ! will make note
OF the same In my book. Next sum-
mer, In case the fish recover their nor
NAL health
'Good night, Mr.. Perkins," she said
rs she swept out Of the room.
tive may possibly go fishing" he
finished, and then he reached for the
paper, lifted the cat into his lap and
realized that there was no place like
home-for philosopher,
NJ. QUAD.