Harper's story booksA series of narratives, dialogues, biographies, and tales, for the instruction and entertainment of the youngEmbellished with numerous and beautiful engravings . was for the boy who had the line to pull the fishup to the surface of the water, and then the other was to dip himout with the net. Such a net as this, which is called a landingnet, is often used by fishermen. The boy who was to catch the fish put in his hook, and pres-ently said that he felt a bite. So he began to pull up his line,calling out, at the same time, to the other boy to come with thenet, for he had got
Harper's story booksA series of narratives, dialogues, biographies, and tales, for the instruction and entertainment of the youngEmbellished with numerous and beautiful engravings . was for the boy who had the line to pull the fishup to the surface of the water, and then the other was to dip himout with the net. Such a net as this, which is called a landingnet, is often used by fishermen. The boy who was to catch the fish put in his hook, and pres-ently said that he felt a bite. So he began to pull up his line,calling out, at the same time, to the other boy to come with thenet, for he had got a monstrous fish. So the boy pulled away upon his pole, and, as soon as he hadgot his take out of the water, it proved to be a great, crooked,straggling bush. The picture represented the boys standing on the bank—one ofthem pulling the bush out of the water, and the other ready withhis net, having expected that a great fish was coming up. Thepole was bent almost into a ring, and the boys faces had a mostcomical expression of disappointment and vexation. If vou wish to know how this picture looked, turn over the leafand see. 4S SYMPATHY. The picture which made Prank Prank looked at this picturea moment in silence, until hefully comprehended the wholeof it, and then he burst into another long and uncontrolla-ble fit of laughter. The sympathy which wasat once awakened in Marysmind dispelled all the sadnesswhich her story had imparted,and she immediately began tosmile. Prank, said she, whatis it that you are laughing at ?Let me see. So saying, she rose fromher seat, and went across towhere Prank was, and lookedover his shoulder to see thepicture. When she saw the picture,and Prank pointed out to herthe big bush, and the bent pole,and the boy wTith the landing-net all ready to catch the fish, andthe comical faces of the boys, she laughed, it is true, more thanshe had done before ; but the thing to be particularly noticed is,that she laughed a good deal from sympathy before
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