Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-01
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| The good woman of the house knew
1t was coming. She had seen the signs
before. For many years she had suf'
fered in silence. 1t was a hopeless
case. And so when that rainy Sunday
in March arrived. she was not in the
least surprised to hear her lord ano
master, aged 6s, say in peculiarly sweet
tones, Mandy can / have the dining
room table for while this forenoon
| "Of course" was the reply. wouldn't
you like an extra leaf put in?" How
in the world did you guess it?" said the
old boy. ''Oh, 1 know what's. up,
haven't lived with you for forty years
for nothing" said this much abused
weak woman. "Only this you under
stand John, that table must be cleared
at noon or you won't get any dinner. .
And off she goes to church, rain or no
rain.
Then from some unknown locality
was brought out an old battered black
tin box, small key unlocked the pad
lock factener, and this gray haired
man was ready-to make his will? no
TO look over his fishing tackle. First
those trout flies. Would thel do
for this season. On roaring brook he
might hook an eighteen ounce spotted
beauty. He'd keep eight and buy an
other dozen. Memo: One dozen trout
flies. Better look at that fly rod. 1t
was ali right He oiled the joints the
last thing before he put it away. My
wasn't Mandy mad when she heard he
paid 'S35 for a fish pole" Yes, the
fish basket and worm box were o. k.
Good thing / didn't lend 'em to Jones.
He never cleans up his tackle. That
landing net will do for another year.
Wish l was sure of these hip boots.
No use talking you can't mend rubber
boots. That reel is as good as the day
1 bought it. four years ago. WHATS
SIG for reel if it lasts ten years. 1t
pays to take reel apart and oil 1t
every fall. 1 don't suppose Jones will
be ready, but I'm going the 18th OF
April If l have to go alone. Now for
the other things. Let's see those bass
flies. Not a yellow sally" in good
shape. Memo: Buy three yellow sallies.
Memo. again, write that young woman
in Wisconsin asking if she'll make me
six flies for So. Might as web save
a dollar Yes the minnow pail and frog
bucket VIII do Tor this year. Single
hooks, thank goodness l have enough.
Those reels are in good shape too.
Memo: Buy 100 yards line for mus
culonge reel. Spoons, lets see, there's
two 12's, three los, two SIS, and five
6's. Thatll do, unless it's worse than
last year. Those stumps and logs in
Balsam Lake are bad. I'll bet that
boss would have weighed eight pounds
if he hadn't sneaked that No. s spoon.
Now for artificial bait. Never had
any luck with that frog still I'll take it
along. And that fore-killer. What do
suppose made that seventeen pound
pickerel grab il. Guess I'll take those
minnows along. Fancy some days
they'll first chose that white one, and
not even look at a live frog. Sinkers
plenty. Knife, file. pinchers, wire. pipe.
tobacco. matches and. wonder where
Mandy put that macintosh and my
long leather boots And
And the clock struck twelve. And
Mandy had rights and things were
packed in a hurry. But old John was
in no hurry for dinner. He was a
hundred miles away on roaring brook.
The trout were biting. He was 200
miles away. He had just hooked a
forty pound "musky' Mandy said
dinners ready John" three times, be-
fore he came back to earth.