. Outing. two, seemed to be quiteangry. His companion, however, appearedonly to be quietly amused. The neighbor was hailed by the angryman: I say there, Benedict, who ownsthis land? He was told the name of the ovner, andasked what the matter was. Matter, roared the irate fisherman,weve been put off! Thats what thematter is. The shoulders of the large man shookwith laughter as he disjointed his fishingrod and replaced it in its case. Did you catch anything? inquired theman in the wagon. Catch anything, repeated the smallerof the would-be anglers, looking at his com-panion, no! theywouldnt give
. Outing. two, seemed to be quiteangry. His companion, however, appearedonly to be quietly amused. The neighbor was hailed by the angryman: I say there, Benedict, who ownsthis land? He was told the name of the ovner, andasked what the matter was. Matter, roared the irate fisherman,weve been put off! Thats what thematter is. The shoulders of the large man shookwith laughter as he disjointed his fishingrod and replaced it in its case. Did you catch anything? inquired theman in the wagon. Catch anything, repeated the smallerof the would-be anglers, looking at his com-panion, no! theywouldnt give us achance; why, itsworth a premium toget through thatunderbrush. Whoownsthedamn land,anyhow? Again he was toldthe name of theowner. Ill fishthat stream yet, if Ihave to buy everyacre of land it runsthrough. And he did. Thestream was stockedwith trout and blackbass. A pond wasformed by buildinga dam, and manya good days sportwas enjoyed thereby Joseph Jeffersonand his friend, theHonorable Charles Burke Jefferson. When the new owner came into posses-sion of the large farm, a good portion wasfenced off for the garden of the old care-taker, who had so conscientiously guardedthe fishing privileges. His house was givenhim rent free and he stayed in it as long ashe lived, to guard the property of his newlandlord. At the time of his last nomination, ex-President Cleveland had invited Mr. JosephJefferson and his sons, ex-Governor Russellof Massachusetts, with others, to his house,Gray Gables, to hear the returns read overa private wire from the Convention inChicago. Just after midnight when theexcitement was at its height, the ex-President suddenly arose from his chair,exclaiming, I do believe I forgot to drymy fishing line, and left the room. Toward morning when there was nolonger any doubt as to the re-election ofGrover Cleveland for the next four years,and after he had received the congratula-tion of all present excepting one, Mr. Cleve-land turned to look for his
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