CHAP. XIX.—In which Bobby has a narrow Escape, and goes to Sea with
Sam Ray.
CHAP. XX.—In which the Clouds blow over, and Bobby is himself again.
CHAP. XXI.—In which Bobby steps off the Stage, and the Author must finish "Now or Never."
CHAPTER I.
IN WHICH BOBBY GOES A FISHING, AND CATCHES A HORSE.
"By jolly! I've got a bite!" exclaimed Tom Spicer, a rough, hard-looking boy, who sat on a rock by the river's side, anxiously watching the cork float on his line.
"Catch him, then," quietly responded Bobby Bright, who occupied another rock near the first speaker, as he pulled up a large pout, and, without any appearance of exultation, proceeded to unhook and place him in his basket.
"You are a lucky dog, Bob," added Tom, as he glanced into the basket of his companion, which now contained six good-sized fishes. "I haven't caught one yet."
"You don't fish deep enough."
"I fish on the bottom."