“Captain Crooks seemed to be took with a idea. Says he: ‘Was it a kinder brownish-black lookin’ thing, with a kinder middlin’-like bushy tail?’
“‘What would it be apt to be if it was that way?’ says I.
“‘A fisher,’ says he.
“‘Is a fisher good to eat?’ says I.
“‘Yes, fisher’s bully eatin,’ says he.
“‘That’s the way its tail looked,’ says I.
“‘How about the color?‘ says he.
“‘Air fishers as good as rabbit?’ says I.
“‘Much bulleyer!’ says he.
“‘Then,’ says I, ‘you’ve guessed the color.’