Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-08-11

alas Just before | meant TO land HIM, /
gave such savage jerk for final one,
that the hook came out of his mouth with
little piece of gill attached to it. saw the
the great fellow, for he was big one, shoot
ing off down stream. Never mind says
!, there's plenty of more where YOU came
FROM and dropped in again.
Ii was a warm, lazy-feelIng day, and the
shadow Of The oak tree fell just where sat,
making it very cool and pleasant, so you
must not be surprised that waiting full half
an hour without getting bite, fell asleep
and dreamed of giant trout fisher, who
hung suspended in mid-sir playing a colossal
trout.
Just at that instant that the appenGages
whereby he hung, appeared about to give
way, and precipitste him into the boiling
gulf below, hand on my shoulder awoke
me aud | heard voice saying, Well |
swon you haint ketched nothing, now =
and my guide held up string of some thr-
ty odd fine trout.
Wal now said he, Il thought you'd
keich "a slew by this time tell ye what
though, when we get to Deacon Kellogg's
meader, we'll teach 'em hote TO ketch trout.
Better not let the Deacon ketch you, though,
a uampn' down his mowln' he thinks
heap of his tall grass. and ef he finds any Of
the boys ~ there tishin' he usually licks
EN-. The Deacon kin fight some, aud he's
powerful on doctrinal pints, too. Over to
protrac;ed meetiu, just as he was in the
middle of long prayer, he sees Teller in
the next pew a DRAWN a dogeriiype like
ness of HIM, on the side of the pew. He
t.tua H., ~. nd
the picter represented him and Satan, suck
in cider out of the same barrel. Just wait,
young man, said the Deacon, pulling up
short, I'LL finish this prayer, and I'll teach
I you to draw pIcters in meetin' And he
kept his word, he give him the darndest
mauln' that ever see
At the conclusion Of his narrative Of the
Deacon's proves, we arrived at large
meadow, through which brook, deeper
and silller than the other, flowed.
Now SAID my guide, keep bright
look out for the Deacon, and If he comes
kinder callate we'd better leave
bated my hook and dropped i, into
dark hole, while Jededah went few yards
up the stream to another
Instantly got bite. and withou, wait
/
him. landed fine fellow.
Oh he was glorious fellow, with bright
red and blue spots on his sides, a back most
beautifully motiled with green, aud belly
of the finest salmon color. He was beau
yl My eyes feasied on him. and in fancy
but my contemplations received sudden
and very disagreeable shock. Just look
here now said gruf voice behind me,
guess you're trespsssing. amt ysf Walk
out O. that tall graas, will yer
! looked up. and saw broad and very
riblcund visage surmounted by straw hat
scowlng at me over the stone fence.
Pm trout fishing, said |.
Don't care eff you're iohale fishing said
the face firmly; just out of that tall grass.
But demonstrated, Pm stranger
here, and | came all the way from Boston
TO catch few trout surely, my good sir,
you will not spoil my sport p
/ Twan't no lime for compliments, said
the visage, and don't care if you come
all the way from Chlney and never see
trout afore, Just walk out o. that toll grass.
i must say, sir, said |, that this is most
ungentlemanly conduct no stranger would
be treated in this was in my part Of the
country.
Now just look here, said the Deacon.
amt man of many words, but eff you
don't get out Of that tall grass, I'll get over
this wall =
Oh, you will. will YOU said |, getting
mad perhaps you'd better try it on f!
At this challenge, the deacon climbed
laboriously to the top of, the wall and
showed me a short, but very strong built IN
dIvIdual, clad in coarse blue frock and
overas. When he gained the top he paus-
ed.
Il see you've kelched one trout, he said
now that troul's my trout, and I'm gong
to hey IT,
Take it. aud be id 10 you 7 said I, and
| let hun have it, as hard as could throw,
Just between the eyes.
The Deacon gave a snort of defiance, and
rolled of the wall, then gathering himself up
he made rush at me. | lodged, and into
the brook he went heels over head. The
ducking seemed to have cooled him little
but the sight of the grass that had been
trampled in his fall aud rush, re-awakened
bis ire, and doubling his great fists and low
ering his head. he uttered below, very
like bull. aud came on.
He was so blind with wrath, and so guile
less of all knowledge Of the noble art, that
/, was mere ch!ld's play knocking him into
the brook again but like a young giant re-
freshed. he emerged from the stream, aud
; before | knew what he was at, seized my
rod, dealt me blow on the head tina, made
me see stars, and felt the cold water clos
ing over me, before knew where was. |
clambered up the bank. lodging a second
blow the Deacon aimed at me with the rod
aud leaping the stream closed with him.
The Deacon was very strong man. but am
not child, and my activity made me more
than a match for him. After short, but
severe combat. in which got black eye,
and the Deacon swallowed his four front
teeth. got him under me. and then Just
laid in the big ticks, ill he cried for mercy.
On my ARRIVAL at the hotel | found my
guide quietly eating his dinner.
Well said he, who lickedP
Il did, said |.
Ef you don't want a troublesome law
suit said he you'd better take the after
noon stage and trausL He's death on goin'
To law, the Deacon is. see you hll him
I with that trout. and carlaie that was sault
and battery, and nothing shorter; and the
IL 49, - r. H.