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Title: Harper's young people
Year: 1879 (1870s)
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Subjects: Children's periodicals, American
Publisher: New York : Harper & Bros.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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ere the water was clear andthe bottom smooth. Taking the boats painter, he tied itaround the jar. and lowered it gently overboard. There 520 HAEPEES YOUNG PEOPLE. VOLUME IV. were the small fry in the jar at the bottom of the water,and yet not able to get out, as the netting held them fast.Fred leaned over the side of the boat to see what wouldhappen. Presently a fish swam lazily under the boat. Then hesaw the small fish through the glass sides of the jar. Hestopped and looked at them in a surprised way. He wrig-gled his tail, as if greatly excited, and then came a rush they too stopped to see what was going on. The excite-ment below was tremendous. A whole school of littlefellows, and not a single big fellow able to get at them!Fred knew they must be very mad about it, for the mo-ment he let down his line two of them snapped at it, andone was soon napping on the bottom of the boat. It seemed as if there were a score of fish swimminground and round the glass jar. One or two big fellows
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IT WAS THE BIGGEST PICKEREL EVER SEEN IN THE LAKE. at the min-ums. He onlybumped hisnose againstthe glass, andswam away,disgusted. Fred waitedpatiently. Ina few momentsback he came,bringing sixothers withhim. Hr hadevidently toldthem of thefeast preparedfor them. Never didfish behave insuch a remark-able way. Theycircled roundand round theglass jar, pok-ing their nosesagainst it, andunable to un-derstand whythey could notget at the smallfry inside. Some morefish happenedto sail past atthat time, and stood off, and said it was some kind of a game they didntunderstand. Fred dangled his bait in front of one ofthese wise old chaps, and of course he came up lively. Fred never caught so many fish before in one day. Hewas just baiting his hooks and watching the convention,when suddenly the meeting broke up, and not a fish wasto be seen. They have found it out. No! My! that is the fatherof all the pickerel in Gaygog! It was the biggest pickerel ever seen in the lake. Hethought he would have a

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