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"I go a-fishing," said Roger; "and with me Willy, to take his first lesson in bass-fishing." "I tinker the wharf," said Phil; "and with me Obadiah, to take his first lesson in useful occupation." "Verily and in good sooth," put in Gerald, "the most useful occupation I can think of, my peripatetic food-absorber, would be to heave thee into the glassy deep." "Like to see you try it!" said Ferguson.
Rivulets were hurrying in each alley; a calling robin appeared by magic on the crab-apple tree in the Howlands' yard. Everybody chuckled, "Looks like winter is going," and "This 'll bring the frost out of the roads have the autos out pretty soon now wonder what kind of bass-fishing we'll get this summer ought to be good crops this year."
Truslow, the Great Bear, from whom the most serious attack might have been expected, had gone to his country seat at Geneva Lake, in Wisconsin, declaring himself to be out of the market entirely. He went bass-fishing every day.
It was on the day of Charteris's death a fine, clear afternoon in late September that Rudolph Musgrave went bass-fishing with some eight of his masculine guests. Luncheon was brought to them in a boat about two o'clock, along with the day's mail. "I say ! But listen, everybody!" cried Alfred Chayter, whose mail included a morning paper the Lichfield Courier-Herald, in fact. He read aloud.
He had brought a letter of introduction from Hammond Chester, Ann's father, whom he had met in Canada, where the latter was at present engaged in the comparatively mild occupation of bass-fishing. With their business talk the acquaintance would have begun and finished, if Mr. Pett had been able to please himself, for he had not taken a fancy to Lord Wisbeach.
"'Oh, I don't know what he'd do, but I know he'd do something. He's that kind of a man." When the first days of the spring bass-fishing came, the Doctor coaxed Dan away for a three days trip to the river, beyond Gordon's Mills, where the roaring trout-brook enters the larger stream.
Nothing finishes up a day's bass-fishing better than a good hot supper of broiled bass, country sausage, fried ham and eggs, and coffee. The cooking can generally be managed, and the appetite is guaranteed. Experto crede.
With what spirit and power all the characteristic incidents and scenes of a new settlement are described, pigeon-shooting, bass-fishing, deer-hunting, the making of maple-sugar, the turkey-shooting at Christmas, the sleighing-parties in winter!
The older workmen warned him that no one could begin road-testing so early and hold the job. But Carl happened to drive the vice-president of the firm. He discussed bass-fishing in Minnesota with the vice-president, and he was retained as road-tester, getting his chauffeur's license.
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