RECREATION. 



XXVll 



THE WILY FISHERMAN. 



R. R, R. 



It was a wily fisherman 

 Who went to catch a trout; 



He stepped into his little boat 

 And gently pushed it out. 



He had a little rod and line, 



A basket full of lunch, 

 And a dainty little bottle that 



Was full of whiskey punch. 



Along there came a giant trout, 



And, snapping at the fly, 

 He switched away the tackle in 



The twinkling of an eye. 



And then out spoke this fisherman, 



"Now I must go ashore, 

 I've lost my rod and tackle and 



I can't fish any more. 



"But stay ! I have a bright idea ; 



1*11 wait with bated breath, 

 And when he comes, that mighty fish, 



I'll lure him to his death." 



He felt within his basket there 

 Until he got a bite ; 

 And then he seized his bottle and 

 He pulled with all his might. 



He pulled away until he saw 

 The bottle had grown hollow ; 



And then he found what he had caught 

 Was nothing but a swallow. 



THREE OLD GUNS. 



I have been much interested in accounts 

 of long barreled guns of the olden time 

 and it has been my fortune to see 3 of those 

 ancient and honorable weapons. 



The first was an 8 pound, bell muzzle, 

 flintlock, with fancy brass mountings. It 

 had a full length carved walnut stock and 

 silver sights. The bore was 14 gauge, en- 

 larged to 10 at the bell. The lock was 

 marked Dublin Castle, and the barrel 

 stamped with a crown, G. and 12. It was 6 

 feet 2 inches long and in serviceable condi- 

 tion, making a good target. 



The second was of much clumsier make 

 and weighed 11 pounds. Plain, brass 

 mounted, full length butternut stock. It 

 was 10 bore and about 8 at the bell. Stock 

 marked 5-B-11. On the lock was stamped 

 the date, 173—, the last figure being worn 

 off. Barrel marked with a crown and a V. 



The third was a Government smooth 

 bore, flintlock, w'th trowel bayonet and 

 walnut stock. Lock had brass pan and 

 brass top. The gun was marked T. Wick- 

 ham, London, 1834. 



G. E. Morris, Somerville, N, J. 



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