| Show HE CAUGHT A SUCKER TUB THE experience OF A MAN alio WHO FORTIFIED UIS rockets POCKETS WITH bill charters said a man in a main street cigar store to a mail re porter was found of fishing on winter ev eDings ss at home it II he had nothing better to do he would haul baul out one his fishing tackle and inspect it thoroughly and then after making two or three ahree newfangled fly books held hed place the outfit back in its box at the same time knowing that held hed be unable to use his bis tackle for probably all aix months bill lived in boston when I 1 first knew him that wa faai eighteen or twenty years age he was a tinsmith by trade I 1 went up one night to see hm him concerning some work he had been on for several days bill was in the dining room examining his fishing tackle when I 1 entered catered one huge batch of hooks books attracted ray my attention there were probably guirty vory very small eye hooks books all sewed securely to a lagged piece of cloth string drilling about the size of your hand bill sald said I 1 taking the hook book covered cloth in my bandai di you yon ever catch any fish fiah w with th th arrange went 11 yes sir 1 he answered with a lauga 1 I caught a sucker on that collection last fall that deigned pounds 11 where and bow I 1 asked hardly knowing knowis what bill meant as I 1 had never s seen en a sucker that weighed more than three or four pounds 11 just this way rep replied led wit bill one night my wife aud and I 1 decided to go to the theater when wrid reached the box office there was a perfect jam of people I 1 left eft my iny wife near the door while I 1 struggled bravely to leaen the ticket window 1 1 I aked for two dress circle tickets and when I 1 put my band I 1 in n my pocket to pt et the money to pay tor for them I 1 discovered that mv pocketbook was gone stolen exclaimed I 1 and retreated mrs charters and I 1 walked home she felt disappointed she wanted to see that play A thought struck me instantly last antly and just as quickly as possible I 1 put my plan into execution turning turner g my money pocket inside out I 1 hastily sewed all the small fishhooks I 1 had bad on the inside of that pocket in such a manner that when my pocket was shoved back to its proper position the barbs of the hooks stood out and po pointed anted d downward own ward 1 I took some more money with me but I 1 placed it in another pocket and again we ib started for the theater there was still considerable of a crowd in the nei neighborhood of the box office and once mere are I 1 began edging my way through tor for the purpose of procuring tickets I 1 allowed my fishhook fish hook book money po pocket ket to take care of itself 1 just as I 1 was belag handed my ticket I 1 felt a bite I 1 attempted to turn round when I 1 found I 1 had hooked a fine looking sucker in the shape of a well dressed man who wore a shiny tile I 1 paid no attention to his tug ging at my pocket as I 1 knew after one or two tugs held hed quit when I 1 reached my wife she said william who is 19 this gentleman with you I 1 told her he was a very particular friend of mine an officer standing at the door accompanied compa nied my friend and me at my mv request into an adjoining room where I 1 explained matters I 1 recovered my lost pocketbook and greenbacks green backs it was keeping company with seven other similarly situated purses I 1 had cut the pocket out to hand band the thief over to the officer but it was returned return ed to me after the doctor succeeded I 1 in n getting the hooks books out of the te fellows hand 11 yes I 1 continued bill he was the biggest sucker I 1 ever caught must have weighed at least pounds pound and this to is no fish story either |
