The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-09-26
A TROUTING ADVENTURE.


The two widest aborigines on this con.
tinent, are the red Indian aud the speck-
led trout. You can find neither in their
perfection within the sound of the steam
whistle or the reach Of the sunshine. The
trout are the most courtad and are fonder
Of cold water; hence the most respectable.
Without being misanthropical, l was
seized with desire to put the noises Of
the buzziDg world out of my ears for a
while, and find the empire of the trout.
If you love the angle, you shall lea \
where this fish is and how to get there.
Take the Erie rail and put yourself under
the care Of the attentive host of the Dick,
enson House, Corning, n. Y for q night
his table and beds will put you in a
good humor for the trip. Morning finds
Us esconsed in the car of the Blossburg
R. r., which accommodation by the way,
is a cross between the Erie and the old
time stage-emineutly safe, aud quiet
preparation for the two horse stage which
awaits US at the Tioga station. Stuffed
into the crazy vehicle, We dragged thro
the drizzly morning until noon found US
.. WelIsboro, the quiet and picturesque
little shiretown Of TioGa county. This
place, I rocollect, contributed one Of the
most cultured and noble young preachers
to the City Of Churches, who after ex-
hausting lab0rs, sought his lost health on
both sides Ct the Atlantic, and could not
find it this side the skies. The fishing
party We had hoped to join, left the week
before with all the equipage for camping
out, and now for the pursuit. The semi
weekly stage leaves o-day for Pine Greek.
Lucky. An open wagon invites my pat
r0nage, before which are planted (they
don't look as if they could move) two
horses, one Of which is too large to be fat,
and the ether too small to be lean. 4
good round dozen Of passengers had
crammed the three seats, and a large
trunk had been strapped on to the rear,
innumeTabIe and Infinite numbers and
varieties of packages of all sizes and
shapes, had brimmed up the box, and We
are only waiting for a lady and small
child-the owners of the trunk. The
driver finally concluded to leave them.
Before We get under much headRa7, an
irate female orders halt, and demands q
sitting and hearing toe. She was granted
both. She offered her views on the state
Of the country. She was glad Mrs.
Surratt was hung. She quarreled with
the drivers wife. The boy, who split
his knee pan with an axe years before,
and who carried his leg bent under his
body, clung Ike a monkey to the large
trunk, and received quite frequent and
positive orders not to iDjure it. We had
= motley, jolly crew Of woodsmen who, in
lieu of the sun (Which had retired Oh
account of a slight shower shone in Jokes
and songs, and suggestive texts for the
female ezpositor. Passing by a slight
cascade, she discussed waterfalls in
general.
Houses or clearings were by no means
frequent, yet every door hailed the stage
and took its pound of sugar, or ounce of
or quarter of tea from under our
feet; for the driver, you must know, does
the eutire shopping for the county makes
the change and receives his commissions.
Nlghtfall brought US without accident to
Ye.miIyea's, a celebrated trOuting station
on Pine Greek. Here is land enough to
the acre The bold hills springing from
the waters edge, and jagged with cliff
and hemloek (uost Of the pine having
found It's way to market) rest the eyes of
one who has long looked at spires and
bTloN barnoades. This Fermilyea's is
the country inn par excellence. Trout
for supper. = very sOmbre, rummy