THE ONLY THING HE COULD DO
On one occasion there was observed a man who had never fished before. His rod was new and shiny. He was whipping a trout stream, when, by some chance, he got a bite. He did not play the fish at all. With rod straight ahead, he slowly and steadily reeled in his catch. How he managed to hold the fish was a mystery. Pretty soon the fish was directly below the end of the rod, but the amateur did not stop. He continued to reel and reel, and, just as the observer reached the water’s edge, the fish’s head touched the tip. Then the fisherman actually tried to pull his catch through the ring. He did not, of course, succeed. ‘What shall I do now?’ he asked of 'the amused observer on the bank. ‘ About the only thing you can do now,’ said the latter, ‘ is to climb up the pole after the fish.’
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New Zealand Tablet, 31 July 1913, Page 62
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160THE ONLY THING HE COULD DO New Zealand Tablet, 31 July 1913, Page 62
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