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Show THE FISHERMAN. "It is remarkable," said Mr. Grunt-ler, Grunt-ler, "how mean some people are. I had with mo on a fishing trip two friends who ovldently were familiar with my reputation as an angler. Before Be-fore starting one of them made the following suggestion: 'We will agree that the first one Tvho catches a fish must treat the crowd.' I assented to this, and we started. Now, don't you know, those two fellows both had a bite, and were too mean to pull them up?" "I suppose you lost, then?" remarked re-marked tho friend. "Oh! no." replied Mr. Gruntler. "I didn't have any bait on my hook." New York Telegraph. . |