. Harper's young people . VOL. 201. PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Tuesday, September 4, 1883. Copyright, 1883, by HARPER A BHUTHKRS. $ per Year, in Advance. THE FIRST LESSON. MOST bright little fellows like this one mean, whenthey grow up, to do what father does. Jack is tak-ing his first lesson in mending the fish net. His fin-gers are rather clumsy, buthe is paying close atten-tion to every direction, soit will not be long beforehe finds out the secret ofthe net. In a few years he willbe old enough to make oneof the crew that man the man fishing-boat
. Harper's young people . VOL. 201. PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Tuesday, September 4, 1883. Copyright, 1883, by HARPER A BHUTHKRS. $ per Year, in Advance. THE FIRST LESSON. MOST bright little fellows like this one mean, whenthey grow up, to do what father does. Jack is tak-ing his first lesson in mending the fish net. His fin-gers are rather clumsy, buthe is paying close atten-tion to every direction, soit will not be long beforehe finds out the secret ofthe net. In a few years he willbe old enough to make oneof the crew that man the man fishing-boat. Then as hismuscles become tough andstrong he will tug manful-ly at the net when the timeconies to land the glitteringprizes, which will be soldin the market to bring com-forts to the fishermanshome. There are several kindsof nets, and Jack will nodoubt learn the uses of themall. The landing-net is around bag-net mounted ona wire hoop, and fastenedto the end of a staff. It ismade of stout twine, hard-ened with caoutc
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