Show 31 Ua balou lou rih story mr james babson was a famous fisherman lie ile returned from every fishing excursion with a longer string of fish and a longer story of his exploits than any othea man in skowhegan Skow hegan and it if th there ere were any doubts about his stories there were tho the elsh to provo prove his skill it not his truthful once when the river froze over james started off after frost fish iio ile took an abundant lunch the necessary necee aary maw lines hooks looks and bait balt but upon arriving ring at ills lit favorite fishing ground lie found he had bad forgotten the chisel with which to cut holes in the ice 1 I declared to man said mr babson as he be told the story in the grocery storo store that evening 1 I was put to it to know what I 1 was goin todo to do it was too from home to come back au an I 1 lack nophis hut but jest that peaky pesky chisel lemy lunch an went further up the stream but twant no use u se I 1 sorter drifted back lack to where I 1 knew there was fish and then after id wasted hobt of the day I 1 jest happened to think about the holes id cut in that very spot last year I 1 remember jeet jest where they were an so I 1 went vent right round an found every pesky ono one of deml em yes sir froze over of course but I 1 jest hammered at lein em with ruy my boot heel and twant nt long fore 1 I had lein ein open jest as rood good as they were 4 last winter hinder kinder spoiled my days bishin though boolin round so long iong an nut not chinkin of lt it journal |