The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-12
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BILLY PIG GoEs-A-FIsHINe.


Billy Pig.
Billy Pig came to a nice shady
place under tree right by the river
81 will catch two fish and then !
will eat" he said.
But the fish would not bite and |
Billy Pig was beginning to feel cross,
when he saw big frog on the bank.
and he was saying Dieter keep down
| Better keep down.
Who are you telling to keep down.
asked Billy Pig.
Il am telling the fish to keep down
in the water, of course" said the frog.
Il have kind heart, and don't want
to see you catch them"
Billy Pig was very angry by this
time, and he jumped up and started
to run down the bank, but he caught
his toe in a hole and over he went
almost into the water. The frog went
| hCl plum. LllO thC IlNCl, Oily
Pig heard him laugh as he sank out of
sight
Billy Pig scrambled up the bank and
sat down again to fish, keeping his
eyes on the spot where Mr.. Frog went
under water, and after while he con.
cluded that Mr.. Frog had told the fish
he was there because not bite did
he get.
''Fll fool them,2 he said, 81 will &c
behind the bushes on the other side
of the road and eat my lunch. and they
will think l have gone home. Then
l will come back and sit down in anoth
er place"
Billy Pig left his pole and bait b!
1 the river, and took his lunch baske
! over the other side of the road.
D He went where the bushes were tn,
0 .thi66eft aD1 sat down. 81 might wan
vson on Wa'nup after finish my lunch,
= he saIu.
q And such a nice lunch as he had
S there were hard-boiled eggs and brea
S and jelly and cake and pie and som
J. corn on the cob.
Billy Pig ate and ate until he wa
so full he just rolled over and went t
sleep.
1t happened that Billy Goat starte
out for a walk down by the river thi
aftersoon and when he came to tn
u place where Billy Pig had left his pol
\ he stopped and looked around.
Somebody has left their pole here
he said. Eyes, and their bait, too.
t guess l will take try at fishing. TIL
fish ought to bite today"
He cast the line into the river, an
jerk it went, almost out of his han,
"Must have whale said Billy Goa
pulling in his line. my, that is b
er one, he said, taking it off the hoo
in Then he caught anorner and still a
al other; in fact, he caught enough
fill Billy Pigs basket, and then
in listened, for he thought he heard
es peculiar sound.
q. Yes, there it was again. "Haug
n" haugh," it sounded, and Billy Go
th jumped to his feet trembling, for
nd felt sure it was old black wolf.
ms dropped the pole and ran, leaving 6
a. the nice fish behind him in the baskt
et On and on he ran, never stoppil
or until he was safe at home.
al After awhile Billy Pig awoke al
no picked up his lunch basket. Il had
he fine nap" he said. 81 guess / will t
nv my luck again if that old Mr.. FRI
be hasn't scared them away for the day
nv Billy Pig dropped his lunch bask
bo and his eyes popped wide open WIFI
81 he saw the basket full of fish.
,at Maybe they were mad with N
Frog for telling them to keep dowr
,or he said, looking at the can OF ba
:, Most of the bait is gone, and
,or shouldn't be surprised if they ate
q and then were sleepy, just as | W
NJ. after my lunch.
loo "I'll put the. cover on tight so tn
-, can't get out, and take them home
-, mother, and will give one TO Bi
Coat. I have more than five, but
80 was all said | would give him"
tho After Billy Pig had taken the n
home he took out nice big one a
went over to Billy Goats. "Hel
~. Rilly Goat" he called, do you II
,rn fish,"
-. where did you get it?' he asked
49, Caught it, of course" said
oh. naughty Billy Pig.
Billy Goat knew then what had n
~ pened, and that it was Billy =
snores that frightened them away :
Wa Il he told Billy Pig he knew ne
'up lot catch the fish. he would have
cih r. ba ran and lett the u