Show S FISH CHANGED THE BILL New York World Gentlemen who are engaged in writing fish fiction In the hope of getting at least honorable mention If It not first prize for forthe forthe or orthe the seasons season s best effort will be disposed to tear up their manuscript and drink the ink when they the read the following and realize what a swell chance they have of landing among the favored few Martin Blake who our worthy and ve ye veracious correspondent assures us to be a resident of New York City went out pick Ing pickerel in Briscoe Lake Sullivan county yesterday morning His winning ways made a deep impression on the fat fish and in their anxiety to meet him they simply jumped into the boat with without without without out waiting to be summoned With the tue boat piled high with pickerel Martin started for or the shore On the way he relieved his pockets of oC some trash While thus engaged in house cleaning he accidentally tossed a bill overboard Before he could reach it one of the tile few remaining pickerel who had hall declined his Invitation to take a ride rose roseto roseto roseto to the surface and pulled the bill blU down with him Martin was mad clean through At first he lie was inclined to take it out of the other pickerel but his better nature prevailed Yesterday afternoon he went fishing again He caught two more pickerel He lifted one of them and a suspicious ping ling lung attracted his attention He cut it open and nearly collapsed when he saw a bunch of or greenbacks and some loose change With trembling hand he counted the money There was a bill billa a two two ones and 90 cents In silver His curiosity to learn what became of o othe the other dime was satisfied when further search revealed a cake of cut plug and a trading stamp |