Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-12-09
PARIS, ME-, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1864.

plrteiy veiicd hy the dense fro,h Which fcr
ever breaks and closes again. by turns ai.-
closing and hiding the dark tide below
Tbs ~ss most favorable scrcen 20 the
anglers
" There. look At that boie' You NAV
kno- thai II there arv any tross in the rivsr
At al. vouI snd them in here
But. Tony. ho~ are Ne 20 get AZ them ?
Our lines are too short 20 reach tbe water
from this ledge is's SIXTY feet down there.
Al least -
" no YOU see that spruce yoader. With its
roots hanging on the bank and IT, top pitch
c'i down into the rocks BY the vaterY We
VII slide dovn that bear fashion-feet f,-r-
most We Ill leave our rifes and packs
here ~e shall want nothing but The line.
and basket down Wonder. II you o.1a'f 70
So-n the tree. ~ shall have 70 20 arouad
through the woods. and come IN hon doun
stream and that's pretty good pieee TO
travel~
We chose the shortest route. and safely.
though not without several scrafcbe.. sEd
down the big spruce trunk 20 The TAT ledge
Of rock. level -ith the stream. Pretty
strong tackle Vas bent upon pole. and ~c
were ~ iast ready 70 make the experiment.
upon the pool Lightly A. q sno- aAke falls
ths enticing ~ info a rife - foam on the
farther sIde % the BASIN Hardly IA. "a
reached the water. when CLEAN of silver
breaks upward from the bottom. the water
parts. aud With strong tag doun wrlthcs
the up Of the pole % the very surflos.
" Al. thry'rr here. yoa see That vas
quickly done
The hsh makes one surge across the caul-
dron; tie line misses through the water.
then drifts Imp snd slack down the current.
q" That IS TOO had
I-e e.a-ss pole T. TOO stiH 1uI heavy
'hc snool las parted. and that ty Is lo.t.
'' Never mind: there's more than one
irout herc-oniy pat on a stoaier book next
time. Nov. I never use those snood.. -
you call them. I take a stout hook and
piece q pork or venison Tor bait. and 10
not lose any trout that -ay.~
The second cast elicits a more eager re-
sPon,c. Bless Us the water boiI., doz-
en- dash a, the ~ togeth-r-ron.,rous fei-
lows too. How their sides rlisten. q. they
whiri and g down, Only one can take the
box; be = heavy one. thougb. This
time the tackle can be trusted. and be- is
landed upon the rock with but very lit,le
coguetry f0r it is useless 70 attempt to play
trout ~iibout reel and Eith nothing bet
Ter than great green ox-coas Tor a rod.
90 That trout viii swing = t~o-pouni
Wcighteasy but there are bigger ones than
that in hrr-- Dii you ever scs such trout
before See how short and very thick and
broal De- i'. They are al jIst So
TIE sport is lively for tLe ueHt halfhour.
and Tony has lad 10 tie basket twentv-four
trout. not one of them under half pound.
ard some oftbem over three pounds weight.
No t.nt 0f satin or velvet can rival their
glowing sides. It Is Ike looking into
basketful % splinters % rainbow Tony
avers. Bot nov they are shy. ard though
the fy coaKes one 90 rise half va. vet b.
s,op. and balances moment on his fns.
ana hke a fash is gone under the shelving
shore
well. they've got sight Of us a. last.
and fs fishing - over here. know there
are a hundred trout in there yct. II YOU
bad followed my way. and took venisoa
bait anl fshed on the bottom. tiev coalI