The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-05-21

Ali. Tho wreck Of. the. orderly, trim log
Abip Emit lad basked - thai mOlOing'sl
an / h1mooNd, unchimfsyed and dreari-
flooded uyiih theEaint hnt still leIl with 4
h~elaufhSIy drizzhHF Ouside, y favoritel
ftee tifa been uprootedy DIE flower BORDERS
ruined, the c%orn-felds p%rostrated and the
vheatstaeks partially blown dovp,r
II was not until dry fuei No been exca-
waited from the innermost depths OF the
wood-bile aud "a. roaring hre kindled, and
our wet clothes dotted for more comfortable
ones from rain-proof trunks, that affairs be-
gan 10 assume any but a hopeless look.=
Then. as If TO cheer MS still more, the rain
ceased. the clouds rolled heavily of, and
the siin. efnding long, level rays athHarti
the fnndscape. transformed every pendant
drop into a Jewel, touched the foliage with
ha~oldenaRreen, aud stamped upon the re-
ceding Tempest that blessed symbol which
aAsfned,ustha no matter hDw many ROOF
were blown OF or chiinneys demolished,
the world should never be drowned again.
That night as we sat mp into the wee
hours. driving bedding, probing the horrors.
of fie qtnefal devastation aud eating an
unsatisfactory supper Of bread and milk.
because the chaotic condition of our COM
missary stores afforded nothing better-we
said, one TO another, hat we believed we
hal Got a tnste Of pioneer fe.E 80
A Reverend 'FRONT.' Fisher.
Rev. W. I. II. Mnrrny, by profession q
"fisher Of men, Is an amateur fisher OF
trout. Every Summer, armed with nodend
Gun, be takes himself 70 the Adironcack
woods and mountains, where he spends q
month or two in acquiring q stock Of health
for his next ministerial campaign. After
reading the following vivid description Of
the capture ola wicked fish, one can inn
apine the pusto with which the Reverend
| sportsman would describe the hooking Of q
wicked (and wealthy sinner, from the mo-
ment that the gospel hon struck" until the
convert was triumphantly hauled aboard the
"Old ship Of Zion.
Reader did YOU ever land a trout ? | do
not ask if You ever ierked m poor little
fellow outsofn brook three feet across, with
n pole six inches around OF the butt, and so
heavy as 10 require both handsand feet well
braced to hold IL out. No, that's not haul
ing a trout. But did you ever Sc in a boat
with nine ouEces of lance.wood for "A rod,
and two hundred feet OF brAided silk in your
double-aoting reel, and hook n trout whose
strain brought tip and butt together ~ you
checked him in some wild fight, andtested
your quivering line from gut TO reel-knot2
No onelknows what game there is in O trout,
unless he has fought IL ont matching such
a rod against q hree.pound fish, with forty
feet Of water underneath, and q clear, unim-
peded sweep around him All, then it is
that one discovers what will and energy lie
within the notified skin of a trout, and what
a miracle of velocity he is when reused. l
4 love the rifle, and have looked along the
sights and held the leaping blood back by
on effort Of will, steadying myself for the
shot, when my veins fairly tingle with the
celebrating excitement ofthe moment; but
fone should asEme what is my conception
OF pure physical happiness. 4 should as.
sure him that the highest bodily beatitudo
/ ever expect TO- reach Is, on some future
day, when the clear sun occasionally veilod
by clouds, 10 sit in a boat once more upon
that little lake, when John ut the paddle,
and match again a Conroy rod against a
three pound trout That's what I call hap
pmesS.
Well, as I said, | struck; and, as we after
wards discovered, the hugo salmon hook
was buried 10 the shank amid the nerves
which lie at.the root Of q trout's tongue.
Then came a fight for the mastery such az
never before had I waged with anything
that swims. Words would have life IN
them to depict the scene. Quick as O flash
before / had fairly recovered my balance,
partially lost by the energy with which
struck, the trout started, and before Icould
get O pressure on the line, not twenty yards
were left on the reel. A quick stroke from
Jshn, aud the boat shot TO enc side; and
bearing sloutly on him, taking the rod "a
the last ounce OF resistance, L slowly sway.
ed him about and recovered a little slack,
After a few short sweeps he doubled oil the
line and shot straight for the boat as an ar
row from q bow
Double, and be- hanged 10 you. shouted
John, as he SHE'D the light shell 10 one side
and swung il round so AZ 10 keep facingthe
fish. "If you got under this boat it will b
because its paddle breaks"
Failing in his attempt forum under US. h'
dove to the bottom. "Let him rest n mo,
ment," said John; 'recover your line,
you'll need it when he rises, He's big ant
ugly, and his next rush will be like light.
ming"
After ] had slowed away some forty yard
l of line. upon the reel. winding IL on hare
, and evenly, so that il would render well;
began TO feel the fish. The first pressur,
elected only o shake. At the next he DIES
J cribed o circle, still keeping TO the bottom
, then came again to- stand still. He acted
ugly. / felt then when the rush came, /
would trynerve and tackle alike. Enioin
; ing John to watch the fish and favor me al
! he could, and by no means let him pass
: under the boat, I gave q quick, sharp jerk
I my arm was still in the air and the rod un
Strengthened, when ! caught n CLEAN ia
down below me, and before i had time Il
? wink the huge fellow parted the wa
: ter almost within reach of my arm, M
: when high mp in mid-air he shook himself
the crystals We're flung into my face. per
Z haps / shall live long enough to forget tn
. picture, rs that trout for an instant hum
! in the air, his blue back and azure side
: spotted with gold and agate, his fins edge,
. with snowy white, his eyes, protru
ding, gills distended, the leader hanging
: from his Jaws, while n shower of pearl,
! drops were shaken from his quivering sides
, He fell; but while still in the air the boa
glided backward, and when he touched tn
3 water was thirty feet away and ready 70
his rush. II came. And MS he passed us
some forty feet of, he Glove the water as
bolt from across-boy might cleAve the air
Possibly for five minutes the frenzy lasted
Not a word was uttered. The whiz Of th
line through the water, the whir Of the fly
ing reel and an occasional grunt from job
3 as the fish doubled on the boat were tn
only sounds TO be heardS when suddenly
p in one Of his widest flights, the terriBl
3 taxed rod Strengthened itself out with
spring, the pressure ceased, the line slack
ened, and the fish again lay on the bottom
3 Wiping the sweat from my brow turpel
10 John aud said, ''What do You think &
p that ?" I.- T