Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-07-01
R.pToN VT lime 20. 1868


lug travel in this part of Vt will interest
you. you ma have the following.
Knowing that ycu, like many Other
mortals, are fond of INDUCING in the best
of Vermont sports, j, e. trout fishing
will relate my experience at Greensboro
On arriving there about tea time on Fri
day last, heard glowing accounts of the
great amount of trout that were being
daily caught out of the poud near the vii
lage. and an Intention of having little
personal experience was not long in FORM
ing. So after supper, met an old friend
who is spending few weeks there, aud
who, by the way, owns boat and will
wait upon fishing parties, for reasonable
compensation, we took short row out
upon the beautiful pond 1t was rather
late in the day and thunder shower had
just passed over, SO it was thought that
our sally would be a fruitless one, and
so it proved to every one but your cores
poudent Our lines had been out for
several minutes. aud no signs of nibbie
could be discovered Joe then made the
remark that the recent thunder had
driven them into their holes but he
had hardly got the words out of his
mouth, before my bobbin" began to
dob" aud then went under the wateh
but you may believe did not long remain
there, nor was the thirty feet of line with
half pound trout OH the end of 1t long
in reaching the boat, though it seemed as
though it was long time and trembled
witch fear lest | should lose him, but he
was securely hooked and came laundering
into the boat This trout Was game to
the las" even when it lay hot and
crisped' before me at the breakfast table
next morning. Not another trout could
be coaxcd to bite" that night, so we took
in our lines and pulled for shore. could
not give 1t up 50. and made arrangements
for another trial in the morning. Ac.
cordingly at about three o'clock next
morning, | was rather uneercmoniously
walked up by the indubitabIe Joe and Was
told that had better hurry up" for it
was late. | did not know whether my
eyes were open or whether it was not yet
light, for could not see across the room,
so | lit my lamp and completed my toilet.
and on getting out Of doors. 1t was but
just light enough to see surrounding oh
jccts plainly, We soon reached the pond
aud caught few miRnows near the shore
for bait, aud then rowed up the pond
about a mile and half and cast anchor.
The lines were put out with no success
We uovei a fey rods and then they be-
gan to take hold aud such sport as we
had, not often falls to the lot of your cor
| got back to the hotel at
seven o'clock. bringing about seven
pounds of as fine trout as ever meet the
gaze Of hungry mortals
| was told that more trout have already
been caughtthere this season, than for the
past three years al together. aud it is
thought that the law and its enforcement
10 prevent fishing during the spawning
season. has been the cause Of this aug
mentation. There can be no doubt in
regard to this, and if other ponds aud
streams can be protected from the tiendish
practice OF robbipg the spawning bed
like augmentation will be the result,
The hotel at Greensboro. kept by B G
Burpee, is a model of neatness. and its
accommodations excellent Parties visit
ing the place Will find charges reasonable
and receive good treatment
The ride from Greensboro to this place
was not undressing, and especially that
part of the road through Run away Pond
and down tho valley Of the stream that
flows through il. The marks of that ca
tastrophe are not yet obliterated. and
probably never will be, though the green
grass and trees are now growing where
once many feet Of water stood, uncon-
scious of its immense power tor destruction
A little Incident occurred when about
half mile down the stream from the
pond, that cannot refrain from relating.
| passed an encompment Of sirollng Ca
madam Gypsies, aud when but little
way from them heard the cries Of child
under bridge was passing over. 1t
was but the work Of moment to get out
and pull ragged half slrangled, curly
headed boy, about four years Of age. from
the water into which be had accidentally
fallen. Ills "agonized" mother soon made
her appearance, whereupon | restored the
dripping child to her arms, and it having
life and voice enough left to make consid
cradle noise, she gave him summary ard
sound beating. accompanied by many i'm
precautions in language could not under