Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-16

low him. intent on practical sq1attcr sovercisuty and
seeking where he may intervene protect the carcass
TO Uncle Jim, having paid the forfeit of too deep aec
ton for poisonous mushrooms lie stark and cold In
the pines beyond the tobacco house Billy r. proposes
unfendy cgislation in the shape of of
shot, but h Is important to preserve the harmony Of
the party, (the fishing party) Senator DougasI beg
pardon. should have said the buxxard Is permitted 70
60 on his way unmoested
Our lines continually disturbed by dead Iesves-
They appear TO love to hang the corks IKE
eel Of red-nosed topcr round a bottle As they come
sailing down the river, nyHads in number and Of all the
bues OF the rainbow one can't help thinking that some
body has split quilting up the stream and Is naturally
anxious the gals and find out how the accident oc
CURED Ill bet there are some boys up there and that
the quitting rame baskets Of scraps, &c. got upset while
Hush !" says DIR. X. Nobody has said word -
I've got bite; :" he goes on, calmly: ~Thats dat
back know by the way he bites, and shah certainly
catch him." We look-ths cork gives scarcely sign
and the next moment out . dripping ingot of s
ver giscning brightly In the The ingot pro-es TO
he goodly aatback, and is thrown high and dry
on the bank. Billy Twins that that the pint Of
his hook is out and that's the the fish haven't biz
at aim this half hour He pulls at length and up comes
toernbe sized atback who had been quietly sucking
all the time. Now have decided nibble ats no.
thing but roach" SAYS Billy. "Give him plenty of
time, the Doctor So wait till can wait no long
or, and then jerk and by Jove it's splendid nullet
catches them except Billy, with the Evil Hand !" not
even nigger-knocker will bite him. And the fish
get bigger and bigger pull stronger stronger Soon
the Doctor hangs whaler-a aatback sixteen inches
long-how he pulls. How he bends the pole! Let
him play let him play " Is the cry and all draw out
our lines to give him At last he is wearied out
the Doctor draws him the surface and he lies fully ex
posed TO view, prodigous fellow. He has given up en-
ureiy and struggles no Just at this cri.
sis, the hook slips out OF his side where il
had accidentally caught, and the noble fish is
lost. But fai-back nag"ns don't know he is loose
There he lies resigned TO his fate second more he
wrggles his tail and darts of sight under the water
There general outcry Of disappointment and vexatiop
But all We have to do Is TO make for lost time so we
throw in again. and IL long before we are
for our pains. Tho fish catching now are all of
good size, twelve fourteen inches long and upon nv
word they do pull gaanty 1t is equal almost to trout
ing Billy Twins swears that the atbsck In tb;s boI.
superior any other the rivertbey are of pnre
Castilian blood, game and mettesome as wild horse
when he is first lassoed.
is that the ears.' Yes 1t is the train from Lynch
onrg IL is hafpast one oclock-high time for dinner
And while the roaring Of the train Is still, in our ears
here comes Aunt Lockey, from the house with heavy
basket, little Ada staggering behind her under the
weight oil big bucket OF fresh spriug water An old
plank makes good dinner table, the plates and dishes
with excellent fried ham, chicken that needs only little
sa. sweet potatoes bread, and pickle make up
ne repas' winch we devour With hearty relish watching
our eorks all the time. But the FISH toe well bred 10
interrupt gentlemen while they are dining There's not
single bite until We through with our meal and
have lighted our pipes Even then, the Ash trouble US
very htte Doubtless they taking siesta for IL Is
welknown fact that fish never bite well from after din
ner time until an hour before sunset We wait
patiently The slant sunbeams creep around the little
tree to our left end fall upon the water above the pool
The biting commences sgain but am chilled aud 90 up
the bank 10 walk about and warm myself
AS the hsh are tossed up. can but admire them The
natoack you know is called sucker" In somc parts
oi the country aud with its broad moted green back
ITS large fms and black eyes makes as pretty sh as
any that swim our waters. IL is easily caught IL Won
VIII have patience. The mulet is a beautiful fish
Its glistenng sides of silver mail and its broad mr.
pie inns delight to look at All fish are bean.
ttul, on account of their clean, healthy look but
these we are catching peculiarly So What unpol-
luted blood flows in their veins how free they from
the aches the liz the slow consuming diseases Of human
kindl They owe no money kIy no clothes pay moth
ing tor board rent houses, never taxed nryur
have any accounts at the dry goods stores are never
troubled about bonnets for their wives or schooling for
their children, land and nIggers care nothing
about Old Brown, not at all excited about the elec
ton in 1860, and don't have to get up of cold winter
morning and wash their faces in 4 tinpan. II is a sin
and shame to drag them out of their homes into this
dirty upper world How their glory departs their
iustre fades! Their silver are soon begrimed
with dust, and their round undefended eyes are
filled with it. Pity, pity they havnt got eye.lids de-
clare hurts them tapping vsnly 10 get back
into the water they lie gaping and painting on the
bank And how sorrowful their poor mouths look-did
you ever notice il?
Another for the nigger-knocker is hog. and
by lar the ugest tenant Of the Virginia waters Cat
hsh are sweet and pretty compared
They have mean look Their heads are ragged
stump Of thumb after the end has been blown of by
a pistol, more than anything else can think Of
But now the shades are deepening FAST il is getting
really cold the water, with its dark reflections looks like
wondrous picture in India ink. We hear the dull tin.
kle oil the bells rs the pace slowly to the Cuppen
STILL the fish bite. We scarcely see our corks I'm,
we are losth TO leave Billy Twins hangs m mons,er fiat
back he pulls like mad he rushes TO and fro under
the water the pole bends ike bow and fairly cracks
under his struggles but Billy Twins knows how 10 man
age him. At last he is completely exhausted and strug.
giles no more Cautiously, slowly Billy draws him up
he Is fairly out OF the water glorious fellow eighteen
inches long at the very least and hangs still as death
But ere his tail six inches from the water the treacb
rous snood snaps down he drops and gone forever
ou just ought 10 have heard Billy Twins swar have
heard many men GUS. such Congessmen, bsek-dri.
yers, and gamblers but Of them ever equaied By
Twins on this occasion.
"So ancient devil
Plunged chin when burning hot,
could o. noy pIs.nssIps ws,sr Pc, !, A.. xo,,.x
or oaths dire NJ melancholy"
as Billy Twins fired when that snood snapped and that
hatback fell back into that Apponattox
But now we arc compelled to leave We FIX up our
tackle in haste and put out at high speed one Of the
party carrying the mighty string of at-back mullet and
niggerknocker the others taking charge of the guns
poles, &c little way down the river bank We dscov.
er what appears 10 be bundle of fodder set up on the
end TO the fish away from some three or four po
that hang over the water 1t proves to be Uncle Jim n
battered wool hat and sun-cured old overcoat with
his feet wrapped up in blanket TO keep them warm The
old fellow has displayed his skill by catching nearly as
many hsh as all OF Us boys put together. Adding his
fish to our string set forth again topping pace
TO start the circulation which has become sagnant BY
long sitting on the beech root Besides is very cold
BY the time We reach snug little bachelor establish.
ment the stars sparkling in the skies and We arc
warm as toasts from the rapid womile walk Supper
soon served We parake OF sparingy and 20 to Fom.
vii TO hear old Joe Sweeney We had that the old te
low has let down but be is welcome to our small change
for the sake Of what he used be when he was Young
and IN his prime Aftor the over we repair 10
the Randolph House. take good big drink Of excellent
Bumgardner-a whskey that is said TO have power al
most to raise the dead We pay respects to Messrs
Pryor and Goodc lt s the night before election iay
ind both OF thcm pretty well used up, and accordingly
leave them 10 their muchueeded rest We return 10
the bachelor establishment and about o'clock sit down
10 magnificent hat.back supper. Aud We enjoy t as
only Appomattoxcaed dat-back fishermen can enjoy IL
Az the close Of bis tenth cup Of coffee Billy Twins looks
over lofty pile Of at hack bones and ets rerN rch