He whipped it softly about and eagerly read from the book.
"Tells here about a man takin' a fish that weighed forty pounds with a pole just like this," he announced.

"Scat! Jumpin' Jehosophat! What do you think of that!" "Couldn't you fish turn about with it ?" inquired Mary.
"Na, we couldna fish turn about with it," answered Dannie.

"Na with that pole.

Jimmy would throw a fit if anybody else touched it.

And he's welcome to it.