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as lazy as the man I heard of down east.
That man was very fond of fishing. He
liked the sport, but was too lazy to pull
the fish out of the water. So he used to
go down to the water, with his horse and
wagon; and when he got to the place
where the large black fish lived, he
would back up his wagon as near as he
could to the water’s edge, and throw
over his line. When the black fish took
hold of his hook, he would whip up, and
let his horse draw the fish out of the
water.

Captain Ball never did that. At least,
I never heard of his doing it. But I will
tell you what he did do once. Mr.