Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-13
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TROUrlNG.
"in the sul'ness Of HI. haunts. and the leisure {
his later days, wise and KIND thoughts flowed 1
upon his sou the beauty and ~eetnes
oi nature inspired him with feelings OF Joy and al
mirauon, that re,med no to The clear blue heaven
above him IN grateful, thanks sivins."-S {
Isaac wrlton.
Now while the MONDAY sun pours down his ferces
ray "o'er field and food" how delight fil those coo
| because dcnScly shaded retreats often found wher
some mountain torrent desccrds To the valley O.
one eide are the dripping rocks, dis,illins the tu
| "mountain dew" While far up the hill side, "Alr
| on Alps arise, crowned with over. hanging folas,
The tree tops poised IN mid heaven, nod gracious
as It about to descend into the IavIne IN which yo
stand. 6lon;s OF thousand years growth RS
around you, and tower above you in all the unprun
cd majesty Of the American forest. The httl,
strtamiet ut your feet, with many n tnv Cataract
many "a iNntastc curve, spreads now into a NINA.
ture maei>troom. and weeks whole f,ets OF birch
'eai boats m ITS vortex, then again II dashes with
great turrnlt DOWN : tociyitv Rut stay here thy
ooiSiep-,et not even your shadow strike the water
else only the snail fay will come at your call the
older denzenS Of the brook accept no invitations
where the form Of prcscut. atom s not to their liking
Ihere--drop ~ Just at the foot ofihe rapids. who
the waters are cdnyinc around the tOo'> o that fal
len tree. Whew WAY man. no tackle could
stand that, you should never N ow up your rod
such fury hook, smell and FISH, all cone,-and q
'AUNu' oHt u' was why nc Jumped almost out a.
the water alter the bait. Keen quiet, however, aud
try him again. These old fellows, although wary
enough where they suspect trap, never lose their
appetite, from hook or So more or less in their
sills.
Our party consisted OF forr: and when we gather.
cd m the carly grey of morning. not Fastufi's rag.
sed REGIMENT could boast four specimens OF the
genus iOater. After has'y breakfast. as the qui
city beautiful Susquehanu,h BEGAN 20 roll over ITS
banks immense clouds Of n.is; that He'd MI the
valley, ("nh certainty indicating fair day. we
gathered up our tackle and prCvender, scrambled IN
TO our saddles and soon found ourselves IN n wild
wood road, climbing the hills that border the TIver
on the south. The pure, cool atmosphere Of the
morning, the dewy freshness Of the face OF nature
robed IN the brightest green, all omuned to trcue
to the utmost the huoyant spirits oGour party. The
unseen wOod-tud sent forth his wild s;itrIrc uo'e
from the top OF the lofty pine; while his mute &c.
echoed his call. "Huk!" says one. "Hu, see
here'H and then the response. -Four fellows goin'
hshln'." Now. we plunge into a deeply shaded
ravine, r'ckeuy bridge crosses a toJrent-then
we climb unit, the clouds Il "a, Tar below.
When we reached our fishing ground, to our
great chagrin, we saw en.y bare channel, where
out few days nri're some OF the party had found
a noe stream. Now, only In an occasional poo
could rrO.: I've found, and he would be too much
troubled a. las unwoUlei confinement 10 be tempt.
cd by any Inducement could offer. Cd Isa,k
himself, seeing the sad prcdcamGui OF his tlvortcs
could only have passed on with a SIGH. Bot b Ter
indeed, would have been tie trhukcs of the "good
old man." had he witnessed the eXpsdcnts OF some
OF the party, who could not resist the desire tn pos
sess some noble trout, which, by the Sudden ia Ling
OF the waters, had been left IN the DEEPER parts ut
Us channel. Such "out-siie baroArlsm" es fishing
Tor trout mot an: ingl with hook tied to the end
OF stick, deserved and would have received a re-
Duke such rs few things could have called forth
from the lips OF the "O.d Prince OF Anglers"
Tracing the bed OF The torrent 10 those deepening
shades whence the sun was excluded 10y conunu-
Gus canopy we found runun: water, and hsh too.
but II was only by ayaI.,n. ourselves OF the re.
sources Of one much praciced in this Graf. that we
obtained any success
At length, the sun sank behind the western hills
Those Of our party who preferred 10 secD in the
shade, had llte 10 boast m the way Of FISH, while
oilers more erterpusiu!, more industrious, ciroc 10
10 the gathering with fifty 10 seventy-ye fine trout
Now the deepening shades Of rishl were rendered
SUI more dreary toy the overshadow NJ tree tops.
what SO solemn as the deep silence Of the = Dom.
forest al That lone hour when all nature seeks re-
pose. tur rough path 'ay amid rocks 1nI s'umns.
"he on every side .mpenetcabe shades made
darkness that might be felt AZ least IN IT. Influence
on our sPtI,s. Not even the eXhIaraton OF llr..
or ushts OF sour butiermik, taken al the outsc: Of
our homeward journey, could bring oar faded mind,
ana bodies back to the morning starting point
Howev=r, with the aid of the cheerful c alter OF our
horses hoois, we kept thee wood demons from our
path, until, from hilltop, the distant lights o! the
village becsu 70 dance before our eyes.
Our outer cheeseman's, none Of the most promis-
lns IN the beginIn. OF the ioray, were now in such
case tina; We could not but congratulate each othe,
that there vas no probability that the o.5 of day
should revisit tins earth Tor many hours for what
with Climbing up standing trees, and over fallen
ones, what with tumO.es 10y slippery ogs and en-.
counters with knolIy ones our eN'crnaIs mad .'suf
Tered some" Our return 10 the teceucIes Of civil.
geo lie was made under such fIyoraDle clrcum-
stances that we escaped the unpleasant dilemma Of
two unc0mmoniy dsiiiJlnl fishermen OF our scquaIu-
lance, who ~ order to hide their mis.orIuncs from
an unieeIing word, We're I'm default Of any such
snug place rs hollow any where thCreaboutsD
pul TO tie NECESSITY Of spending mos, OF an after.
noon under a friendly bridge. They did not forget
that although the "od trees might bow none the less
graclously" to tlltcrCd exterior the uouqg ladies
would, SO with heightened Ice ami hungry .Uok
dinner.ess, they watched the slow descending sun,
that sun so quick 10 hide behind the mountain when
the hsh bite last, rs they always 10 before sunset
seemed now with his uuwcIcome disk nailed 10 the
western SKY, Wha;a picture Tor Hosarlh There
they sat, each on stone taken from the brook their
feet hall Imuedded 10 the mud. OCCASIONALLY
through the long afternoon nigh, have been seen
above the bank, wOeiu unshaven face, looking
V,age-~ard, unui some rapidly approaching vehicle
drove It to ITS hiding place. there To brood over sole
css boots, crushed beavers, aud ragged lights which
said "st still" ISAAC. ia.