The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-11-30
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lH ibC northern psr 5f fho state of
NrW lork isa r1uHuy tavern pleasantly
s5lHIrd ga 3 hillside fronting aWoH lit
tIe valley through which d1us 3 stream
. lbat lag years tg. bren nuitd as 8 famous
resort iuf trout ibe audiHrd Of this
atffu p Uue 81 those favorable speci.
megs OF his calling, who minalc o genial
hospitality with a,l their care Of The
guests, sud possesses "a cumplaisaut spirit
that agrees. soWrlimCs mildly, some
llme enthusiastically, bat always aqees
With VI, thai their gucsts say.
Knowing this peruarity 20 B0Hiiape
pHe 81 tie members 81 the Walton Club
. whu, witt companion, was whipping
ghe streams, iu The yiiuitv, and wha
stopped al the hoa,ieFy for the night with
DIT, e1mpauiou. laid a wager with him
that tie landlord should refuse 70 agree
with his assertions.
( After 'appcr the two fishermen seated
. themselves upon The piazza, leaned back
. IT, great arm chairs, and, being joined
+ by the landlord, the one took up Its par.
able.
Landlord that Is very tiuc trout
stream duwu iu the valley. Aes, sjr, re-
pliel tie landlord sou NAV wen say SO
tor great number 90 JiBe front have been
Mkeu there, and there, are great
many left yet.
Years AGO, continued the sportsman.
had a wonderful experience there,
went down early iu the morning Tan cx-
celieu, time for 6-h, said the landlord, j
a throwing my ily up the broken wat
cr, iu.t at the foot of a riff, large trout
u u a
fule knew that hc had struck. GA very
common thing, gentlemen, said the land
lord, they are oi good sEe.) J perceived
that be was very large, and that sho'd
nul be able to take him with the tackle
that had lNo ordinary pole and line
viii hold the large trout, said the land
tord } so | went aud got a bed cord for ii
liue, lthere IS nothing safer t0 hold a
large lruut, than a bcd.cord was tie com
mentarl) and going on TO the blacksmith
| had him forge me hook about the size
OF that on AN OK chain. "A very proper
aud really the only safe hook for the large
Kind, broke IN the laudlurd,) then going
10 friend, got large piece OF salt
pork for bait (lt is surprising, said
I the landlord, how fond the large kind is
OF salt pork } was thus well provided
for tic occasion Throwing my hook
I into the water, 1t was instantly seized by
{ the trout (they are always astonisliin'
quick, said the ldldlOrd,) but | found
( tina ID was iuluossiblC for me 10 hold him,
I (nO one man, said the landlord, can hold
I those large tish) aud was at loss what
I 70 do, until noticing a stump by the side
( of the stream, | took q hitch around il
win the liue and funcicd that | could
/ hold him Bat the stump proved to be
rotten, and he pulled il over. (No rot
ten stump can hold one Of the big kind,
said the landlord sOlemnly) Looking
quickly around, saw small ash tree
about the size of my thigh, and getting 0
sailors hitch around IT, | brought my
+ fish to q halt. (Sccond-growth ash is
powerful tough aud strong, calculated
/ the landlord for the story was becoming
Iexciting) The ash held, and for three
/ hours that fish struggled before conquer
led him. (lt's wonderful how long the
critters will fight said the landlord. }
( When he became quiet, wondered how
I | should get him up to the house, and
/ flualIy bethought me Of the farmers
stune.boat and oxen. CA stone-boat aud
/ oxen is the handiest way to move that
/ big kind said the landlord,) } aud we drew
I him up and left him in the door yard Of
/ Ii G farmers house and there he staid TO:
+ long time, and the farmers little
children made great pet of him and
/ played with him. (lts curious said the
/ landlord, how gentle and trolicsome that
1 large kind are TO the little children.) AT
/ ter awhile the farmer told me that he got
/ tined OF having him in the dooryard.
/ (Thcrere is q kind Of fi,hy, disagreeuble
I smell about the big ones, said the land
/ lurd.) aud so he turned bin out into the
[ BARNARD TO run with the cattle, (ll's as
tunishu" said the landlord, how well the
/ large Kind will thrive Just sort o picking
around, on the dunghiID. He did very
nicely all winter, the farmer told me ;
but, when spring came on, you may
I Imagine my establishment TO find that
every calf had gills, tins and fsh's tail,
+ like that internal fish.
The landlord leaped from his chair and
/ exclaimed:
The whole story is darned lie; don't
believe a word Of IL.
/ The bet was won,