Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-16

hairpins. commenced angling for tittlebsts
IN The frogpond.. Nv father. thinking such
Preooei,y should be rewarded With /. rod
gave me one.
when L ~As About eight years old our
family removed from The suburb. Of New
York to villa Up the Huason. nv father
having been vers successful in securing Al.
sinners. ! hal nov the saii.far,ioa Of
dropping my - dobber. into the river a,
Dobbs' ferry. Ia "a, the scene Of the fr.t
notable event in NV Pisoatoriai career. One
bot day IN August. Is (aever mind tbc
units and tens) rushed into the house.
shrieking IN my childish treble; - Here's
a bass. waving Aloi, a squinning monster
that must have weighed fsIl bali pound.
The agitation ~as too much Tor me. Brain
fever sup ersened. and for weeks shoals
of scAly b0Trors; q all sizes. shapes and
eolors. wandered through the oonvoluiions
Of my juvenile o,rSbrum in mad confusion
The doctors thought IL would end with
water IN the bead. but ! recovered.
The fsher-boy Is father 20 The fisher
man. The 4" ruling passion grew ~itI, my
growth and strengthened ~ith nv strength.
Strange TO say. IL still wakes. though I
am on the wane. have sshed in most of
the principal waters oi the World. from the
linr 90 the neighborhood % both the polss.
out have found 10 sport equal 10 that az.
fordet by the streams % America The
big '' cats" Of the Mississippi and its trib-
utsries. the s~ih and vigorous muscalonre
Of the - Lawrence. the streaked bass q
orr Northern inlets and rivers. the splen-
did salmon 81 the Columbia and Sacramen-
to. ih- large black. and white trost % the
iakes. With many other of the Gohahs Of
our milan ! seas and great water courses.
sie no mean game 70 grapple With. even
for fisherman Who travels on b.,
muscle" A thirty pound '' cat rushing
iarionsly up the current Of the Mississippi.
With tie shank Of a book graspea IN its
Sice-hkc Jaws. hike a bit between the teeth
oi runaway horse. i not the easiest thing
m the ~Srid TO land. The aexors and
eNtcnsors Of both arms ~iu have all the
starch taken cut Of them before the s;rur.
glc D. over. ard the blDnt-hea ded brute i
hauled up ibe clay bank; protesting. With
loud sternufati0ns. agAinstIbeingIhoistcl on;
Of his native mud and water. But ~hal
dciicioas soup can be decocted out Of NJ.
ugliness. A chowder j. deiectabl~. o.,
catfish soup ~ a Dsorceau that Is more 90.
The musealonge Of The ~. Lawrence and
tie lakes - an acrobat. Bsbt ike the pike
-oi ~hom De- 3 the big brother-for feat.
Of agility. be no sooner feels the barbed
steel 10 his gullet than be commences Sc
ries Of -rithings and eonto,tions that ~ould
astonish an =" india rubber man. lie
makes a semi-circle Of himself. and ;ben
springs back % - normal position IS
Suddenly as tense boz when the strInc i
cut lie Eigzags horizontally. darts ~
ward. darts downward. spins round. turns
.omersaults. and Enaliy. II al these lodges
tail. launches his 1.-THE BODY. With a quiver.
three feet IN the air. and coming do~n
. head foremost. darts Of At a right angle
Ike a streak Of lightning. n thi. manau-
vre does not break The tackle the nnusca-
longe gives in and suffers himself % De lift
ed 0ai ~ ihe water without bciraying the
slightest emotion. Bot for al that. IN di.
lodging the hook from his mouth. look out
for the rierar h f5lss that guard, the en-
trance-tbe spikes are sharp.
TIE bass. The salmon and the lake trout
u n - q =
ter. anJ Wien gioris-d by an accomplished
cook. tbe pride of the table on Land Bot.
after az. the brook trout b. the fsb for me-
Il is the slyesi. the cufcsi. che dainiiest. the
most beastiial. ihe psrest. the most deic-
ious q q. inning creatures Brook irout-
ing . the very poetry q angling. u ). an
intellectual Amusement. too. end requires
a. much caution. calculation AMI prrscicnce
a. a game of chess a. fine ioaches of ART a.
are necessary 90 perfect picture or
statue. With his gold ani silver thrraI.
his sis All ieatiers. the artistic trouier
saouii BE- able so to counterfeit anv av A.
to deceive itso ON mother. lie should knos
pre,is chat k.nd 81 Nv BE- ~ troufs
veakness iu cv0y rs1ety oi season. woath-
er and locality, sni. IN fact. b. ought to
have an almost cla.rvoyani kno-icdgo of
che vorkinss II the troutsi mind. Tus a.
comphshcd Possessed &C ihe nccesssry ex-
ecative skill. ard s1pp,ied srfh th- best i,s-
p,emenfs that a Couroy can furnish. let hin
so iorih in d. cheerfai Msy or early June.
io d.mpie ihe brook viih BIS entom3loe.c.i
'orgsries Betiu,es in the morning i-t BIN
ro. for tte iroui . ar early rissr. % tbe
fr Hs ui.l fsh up ~ stream. Of course.