Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1906 — Beside the Stream. [ARTICLE]

Beside the Stream.

“Jim!” “JIM!” Chorus—" Jim! Jim! Jim! You’vs got a bite!” “Aw, g’wan, ’tain't nuthin’ but th' wind!” “ ’Tis too. You never saw th’ wind make— Lookee! Lookee! See ’er jerk!” “Shet up!” from Jim, cautiously kneeling in the wet sand beside the pole set in a crotched stick. “I tell you it ain't nuthin’ bqt th’ wind —'er maybe a minnie!” doggedly, from James, putting bis hand cautiously on the pole to connect with the bite current! Sustaining no shock he gently pulls the string an Inch or two to “feel” the bite. Chorus-r‘‘Don’t! Aw, don’t!” Jim’s Brother—“Whajerwant t’scare im away fer anyway!” angrily throwfhg a stone at the sand bank. “Gosh darn it, don’t you suppose I know how to flah fer— ’* Splash! There is a violent bending of the pole, a leap Into the air by something gleaming pearl and gold—and the line sags from a waving rod! With a mighty sweep Jim throws the sinker over his head! Too late! The hook is bare! The sucker has escaped! “Darn you (sob, sob) fellers (sob, sob) anyhow! Can’t you let (sob) me alone (sob) when I’m (sob) agoin’ t’ ketch a fish! 800 boo boo!” Ah, the tragedy of boy life!