Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-18
WHOLE NO aa59

speak not. The sky is cloudless and the sun has clear sailing. There is not breath of air, or ripple on the surface of the lake. [ found no fault with my companions, yet, deplored their iconsummate Obstinacy and folly. I gave vent to no |" "unseemly cuss- ing but girded up my Joins like man" prepared for the conflict. This, for the most part, has been my experience. as fisherman, the past ten years. have fish ed day after day under boiling sun m mid August, and caught nothing. If lhad been fattered and incouraged by an occa- sional fish, or even by hungry nibble my confidence might have remained unimpair- ed, and by this time might have consid- cred myself an expert. would like to in-
 quire of Judge Webster, Dikeman or Peck, If their skill in fishing is instructive or ac- quired, and if acquired, by what process. If my life is prolonged expect to continue my annual pilgrimages to this charming spot to make further attempts at fishing, and any information from these famous ex- ports will be thankfully received and
 promptly acted upon. Rev. MT. Anderson and family are stopping here with the Rev: MT. Upson, pastor of the Congregational church. I had the pleasure of fishing with him to-day, and his heart was made joyous anu L Uu1uk d A1bbk0 xuuobOO W4en HAANOS "
 hauling up splendid bass weighing should judge, two pounds or more. The enthusiasm of ''Willy" knew no bounds when this monster fish made its appearance | in the boat. It was clearly noticed in the
 beautiful sparkle of his eye and the excited | tone of his voice. ''Charley" brought one. up equally large to the surface of the water but the hook proved defective and the vic
 tim escaped. s'Charley''n looked the pie
 ture of despair, and the entire crew, inclu- ding the lucky dominic, expressed sorrow | for this unfortunate calamity. Mir. Ander- son is charmed with this locality, and finds just what he wants quiet-pleasant drives and fishing. Mrs. Anderson is improving in health, and Willy and Many are as hap. | py as two children can be. Yesterday l
 attended church here for the first time
 since my residence here, twenty. eight years
 ago, and found but few, comparatively, to
 greet me many of those dear old friends
 now sleep in the church yard by the side of their ancestors-some have removed to
 distant parts of the country, and the few
 that remain to take me by the hand, and
 talk of the past, are passing along with me
 the down-hill of life, and will soon be rank I ed as the patriarchs in the sanctuary. The
 venerable men of twenty eight years ago,
 who used to climb the long hill to reach
 the church, have all disappeared. Joel
 Camp is gone-Deacon Whittlesey, and
 $: King David Whittlesey" are gone. The
 ardent, impulsive, and positive Samuel
 Averil is no longer seen here, and many
 others might be named of equal promi-
 hence. Yes, all my former mates will soon
 be spoken of as the venerable men of the
 congregation. Is not this so, Gould-Sam-
 uelSAbial and Walter It was down on
 my program to attend a. dramatic enter
 tainment given by the pupils at Gunn's fa-
 nous school in old "Judea, but the diff culty in rigging up a team capable of trans.
 porting an entire family, including several l guests, broke up the whole arrangement
 much to my regret. How fast the few days
 of vacation disappear we hardly get our.
 selves quietly anchored before we must
 pull up stakes and wing ourselves back to
 business, Tomorrow leave this pleasant
 place, and hospitable family. for Brook
 field, Newtown, and so on down to New York. ar. "HAL.