Middletown transcript., 1871-08-05
FOR nc .Niiiiao,ra T'ransevYf.
DELAWARE CrY, JutY %. 1871.

Of the manner in which our citizens give
vent to their peculiar characteristic.
In pisca,oria sports they far excel any
community with which ! have any ac-
quinlanee, and their delight is manifested
from the time the first :" nibble il thron-
iclch to the end of tho soason.--from June
to October old and young, from the ur-
chin with his one hook to the sportsma n
with his = leader all are intent upon one
great TO ,heuD object, viz: To catch
more aud finer fish than his ncighbor.
Sehrimp, the first dcsidera,um, can be Ca
silly procured from the numerous boys who
make that department specialty--sup-
rlyiug those who have no facility for
catching thom-thcir charges sometimes
being exhorbitant Frequently. when
some gent with section rod, gut snoods,
silk lines and reel. appears upon the scene
Of action, tho dimensions Of his incidental
expenses are largely in advance of what
he supposed The iirst-class fisherman
is one who can be entirely free from all
such annoyanccs, and with line and net
starts cat upon his days vcnture-conf-
dent Of success, provided the wind and
tide nrc favorable
The stranger, after few days amongst
US, will wonder what use can be made Of
all the fish he secs passing along, strung
up First, comes thc native gamin "
WHO, with piu-hool;, wrapping-corl and
willow stick, has h.en watching his cork
tlr hour, with III, final success displayed
cvutinsly ID about two feat Of san fish
with ~ eel or catfish artisiianlly III sl1y-
"a N.Ni. comes thc professional hp
who hls all IA modern appliances: whe
wpull n1t tar q moment display pnblical-
u III. mornings work, aut with basket
,lung" u hi- shoulder WALKS steadily Oh
roni3en, iIlai til continent will t. NAL.
upon the contents " His basket Wien .he
uH,orhi.l ;el examine th4 ucans h. IN
l4Ys to lat the "i;nuy tribe NaSt,
comes ihc doctor the niofatieall
with about iwu fathom, II rock William
" swinging his la ttt BIS though il wa.
as much y. bis t@3 hnpdrei nnl eighty
raaaa. "iaii possibly c4an'erro e
,l'hns W. ~; a constant warfare /. war.
Ell aaa tho amount 81 ti>h caught IN ons
tiag wgai! 1T IL credited were uat ihs
Na' sel f,4i- oue eF the active ratiiei.
puts
SOM W. fl5-a aho ssah laF4e eaHs
aa 4I.taHt5, ritdet pu th i. Ill
1ae.a. 4# H. aal iar dai aitef tAsn
re4M tlE.f s4eeess. ever varying as i
s4.lg asss H. is the gfea; sn!jeoi
II egneer. IN
On 1T il lay night, five men might
bfe len 80 ,3s,el III one nf onf ill
6aats fas.ias il taw =. the goal steamer
l1ha $ shfiser hound through tha rana
NIL ihgaaa q it5adfs Point. MI inteni
liM4 bringing heao perch, whose flhn.
J u l. f4l ben the iagaf,e ikeg4r d
lsne t4:H4 FIR many successive sfa.ans
4a3 latef were fanl aniielat5ns more
full salIzaa u ihg sequel viii show.
Ii fa-sing through the caual Tie flai
i aF- RsFe spaGt III singing anl lisal5
eaHgstsatan. Will NJ, { ~ die ,teaHl,
a. occasionally, win ler sweet yeiea a,-
,i-te. D. ii passing tie limo away 0f
arriving ii Chesapeake eitg the appear.
aaee Il ill., weather was - lowering lhat
eapi3ia NIL insisted IN ns taking shrl.
ter u ii iut -t.aiatr and the ensuing few
hauts pfakEl tht wisdom i III course foi
IL elaH.s hAl become moro dense. etan,
r5ufl 10 settle dlaa the lay. snl ami
H. ht4st, 4 haven. artillery nhfn tbs
ls5eht light waall lapee upon tie waters
ani tie Itlnt af rain vas discerning il
tafreais. We tlt t99s..e. thanks far III
iafesieh, ot tapt Wenl, ,hat hc hai
,pasel u frum the Storm His task o
mefst was YET uulane rs a lam Ii
Waull nj rast Us of upau the hay. hu
f5r mar twp h4rfs ia that fnfful storm
IN the dgai hours Of the uisht when NJ
light afpe8rea ta guide 'he mind Of hin
Wha directed the ses,fl. did Capt Won
s6aleli tnr harhnr ihr ~ 1t lnst liar
nards Nhafl was reached, nna the fap
tain seeing us safe pushed oti for Balii
mafr. greeted with the most hcar,lel
cheers tha, ever seet the mir in that local
iiy.
T. Mr.. Redereayes. who received ii,
aud lid all in his power to make us fee
NC were among friends, our thanks nr,
due.
"Wednesday morning. after n hast,
breahias, upon the shore, wc went upol
the ground where perch are wont 10 ire
auent, aud for about six hours os fast n,
muscle conll handle iifly feet of line ",
were engaged in hauling up ono. two
three perch at time, whose weight, NJ
tho average. was at least ten ounces. The
writer of this article brought homc seven.
tecnfsh whose united weight were seven
ty lbs. cigh. ounces. unr first days fish
ing was n success About one hundred
and seventy pounds of perch wero taken
and at nigh, tired. hungry and wet. onl
cook, I 4 I. having announced perch
and coffee. We fell to work and ieyourcd
an amount Of fish that would have aston.
ishcl some of our dyspcp,ic friends had
they been present. Upon tho arrival oi
the steamer three Of our party left. leav-
ing BlooM and to receive the party who
werc expected per boat in the morning
This was Thursday morning blowing
a gale wind n w by N.--no fishing