The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-07-22
TROUTING.
DAMIiHooL.

.5a.ee TROUTING.
TO all lovers of the dangling ar" this is
, a most desirable region. Our streams are
abundantly supplied with the speckled in
hab;tants. We love to 90 trouting our
selves, notwithstanding the vexations at
tending it. A few days since when bus
mess did not require our presence at home,
we took our young typo Bob, and went
trouting. ~ gs
And as the event is vet fresh in our
mind, for the benefit of those that never
had any experience in this line Of sport
ing we win give the Modts Operand of
the proceedings In the first place our
coat which was once new, was changed for
one that looked as though it never had
been. AS for pants we had no poorer
ones, 1--WE shed our usual feet-ware, and
encased our pedal extremities, in huge
pair Of cowhide boots, 1--WE believe number
thirteen) procured the necessary tackling
one of the most essential articles being
small box of which you viii see the use,
and started for the stream, always going
through the grass, and brush, instead of
the road, and all the time watching for
game. Soon the object of our search was
seen. An insect made up mostly OF legs
and wings, commonly known as grass
hopper) started up before us, but soon
came down in bunch of grass short
distance ahead. We kept our eye on the
spot and slowly crept up. Just as we were
in the act of springing upon him, up and
off he goes. But we Immediately gave
chase, and soon we saw him nicely hid
under a levf peering out at us as much as
to say 'scatch me if you can" We used
more caution than before, and when we
got within reach we raised our arm and
brought it down with all possible velocity
but rust as it touched the leaf away went
the game. Not at all disheartened we
followed on, but as soon as we hove in
sight he again moved his location, and we
concluded be was so wild we would let
him 90 and try another. Soon we saw
another and taking our hat (which by the
way was as good as new instead of our
hand, we brought that down upon him
When 10! we perceived that sharp
stick had penetrated directly through the
crown of our hat. But this mattered not
in SO exciting a time we had secured our
game, the grasshopper was under the hat
and the typo congratulated US on our good
success. With his help we succeeded
in getting our captive from under the hat,
and proceeded to show him the inside Of
the small box. We continued with
about the same luck, until our head piece
looked as though it had withstood the
storms of at least half dozen winters,
and suudry fragments were to be seen
upon the bushes in different directions
where we had charged upon our unsus-
pecting victims. .
After working our way through grass
weeds, and brush, stepping on various
reptiles, such as frogs toads DC. which
we have, q decided aversion to, we reached
the bank of the stream;i and taking the
small box out ofour pocket, we raised the
lid and thrust in our fingers in quest Of
one Of the inmates. But unfortunately
our fingers were larger than the grasshop-
pers and while we were getting hold Of
one several of the best succeeded in ma
king their escape. But we consoled our
selves with the thought, that we caught
them and could more. The one we had
we Immediately impaled upon our hook
and smiled as We thought he was safe.
We then dropped in' near the bank, and
soon, alasltoo soon we got a tremendous
''bite" but investigation proved it to be .
| huge mosquito, instead of trout. We
quickly dispatched him but were soon led
to exclaim "aooe Is me, for soon countless
numbers came buzzing around as if sing
ing the departed ones, requiem, until we
were covered with the blood-thirsty imns.
But we adopted the plan the fox RECON-
mended to the porcupine, to let the first
remain so as not to give room for q fresh
crew.
We stood for some time, patiently
swinging our line from one side of the
stream to the other, until the hook was
suddenlycadght and taken under the bank !:
we jerked desperately when with dismay
depicted upon our countenance we saw
the line come out destitute of hook.