, 1869-04-18

| FT1M .AHvT1ps " "AdiSonddeE&.
We Fat Tor seref31 minutes IN silence, watching.
At Ast, some 1fteen rods away, InAgntdcent nsh
shot mp ont Of the wnter after butterfly which
a ~ = onI " tss r.
SpIasa L snto t. ne yety ripple he made in llaiae
and Y he takes, sink the hook to the very shaaE
pitcnezl the coil Into The All, and By the tune
reach Of the wake; ann obedient 10 the quick
turn of the NT!st, the huge ~ leaped aheal 1t
M md oe ess ~
wide open qQlvcTtuE from head to ta with the cu-
eEKJ Of the leap; missed, as he had before, and
",Qalck, quick: cast awaJ!'' shouted John, as,
With s1oIe Of The paddle, ne fent the boAt Rheer-
1nE on 10 Etve He room for the cast
FEELING thht there Was not an inst11t to lose. By
sudden }etf caused the ~ to mount straight
Up into the ar, trusting to the motion Of the boat
e saiSn1en s he slaes =. teL John understood
was well done, as only John could do It; nor M
nlghteC amidst the rtpples. The huge head OF the
tzuat came out Of water, hts mouth opened, md,
a the feathers disappeared between his teeth,
rouid have stood that blow. The 1sh vas too
heavy even to te turned an Inch The line sonx,
aod Wase! rew oat Of the compressed bra.da, as
though bad sunk the hook into An oak besuu.
Il you ever ierked so1e pooE 1.tle fellow ont Of 1
szornd u the but1. and 10 hear5 Is to require
10th hands and teet We'll bzaced to hold It on.
No, thats not landing trout but did you eve.
Eft tn boat with ntnc ounces OF lauce-*ood for
rod. and two hundred feet Of hraIded suk In your
double acting rel, and hook troGk .hose st1aln
brought Up and bnu tegeihc: IS you checked hin
In some wild nght and tested your aulre1tnx line
from Gnt 70 Tce+snot. No one Knows WHIST zane
there Is IN trout unless he has fought Ii
nsh, with fei1y ieei Of Va er unlefnesth, Ind
= clear uItmFcded sweep around HIM! All,
then It "a that one discovers " hat viii and energy
ns within me mottle41 skin Of trout. aud what
miracle Of velocity he Is when reused love the
ME. and bare looked along the sights and held
tae leaning bltod back by an edors OF WILL steady-
tngled With The e1hilcrsstn4 excitement Of the
moment: but II one should ask ne Whxt Is my
conception q pure ph!steal hapnsness. ! should
expect to reach Is, on some fatuTr day. when the
clear sun Is occasionally relied By coats 70 at IN
II The paddle, and match ngAla Coutoy rod
aeA!nst three e-pound trout Thata "hat1 GIL
Wei. - saId, struck: and, - We atser rx,,ds
discovered, the huge salnon- hook wns buried to
Tie tbank snld the nerves which le at the root Of
1onts tongue Then CAME light for the mls
tAlns hat Ex!ms Woss.s % should have IN ii taen
70 Depict the scene. Quick As nasn. before bad
fatts Eecese!va ny esanse partially less = sas
tNen1y ards we're left on the feel. 4 quick sEoke
ilom John, Aud the boat shot one Ade and bear-
tne ssoutly on him. tassinE the rod 70 the lan
OUNCE OF resistance l slowly swAyet him about
and recovered a little s.scE After 4 few abort
sweeps be doubled on The line And shot straight
LOT the bost a. n azrow from bow.
Double, and lie hanged to you: shouted John,
a q SHED the lishs she! 70 one slde and a.unz II
round 20 Is to keep me facing the t2h III you
get nder ths boat |, Will te because this pad11e
70 1hr Bottom Lei him 1rs,a moment. . said
John: "recover your Line: yon Il need II al when