Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-23
NY FIRST SALMON.

Never heard how | killed my first
salmonl Well, come sit down beside
me under the old chestnut, and hear
the thrilling story. All /! how the dear
old memories come over me Shall |
ever forget that eVentful day!
| remember that for some days pre-
vously / had been fcarfully chaiied
about my apparent want Of success in
the gentle art, an empty creel being
the absurd and unjust criterion by
which was Judged. --chai1ed most I'M
mercifully by those charming girls stay
ing Mt Glenmuir; chaifed and thorough
ly well "bean-bagged." But stay.
Perhaps Won do not know the delights
OF ean-bagging, what bean-bags are,
or how bean-bags are played MOI
Then | viii ell you; and if You get
nothing else from the perusol of the
story | am about to relate, you will
thank me to the last hour of your exist
ence for initiating you into the mystery
of bem-bags'
All that Is necessary is canvas, mus
lin, or linen bag, about four inches
square, containing beans or split peas.
That is all But the use ofthem All!
therein lies bliss untold. The game is
played by two people, one, of course,
being Of the gentler sex, youth and
beauty Indispensable The old and
uely, rs in a good many other games |
wot OF, are completely ont of it. In
fact, have often heard the latter aver
they never could see any fun in bean
bags but, | repeat, IN a country house,
on Il wet day, or With nothing else to
do To take n hean-bng in each hand,
stand opposite your antagonist,
young and fair about ten PAGES
distance prepared for action, is a mo-
ncnJ worth living for. Your enemy
commences by throwing the bag held
IN her right hand Mt You, which you are
to catch IN Your left, ut the same time
throwing your right-hand bug ut her
then you must quickly pass the one
caught from left to right, and throw 1t.
The game thus proceeds and, as each
player Is IN possession of two bags,
keen look out for squalls is necessary.
| need hardly say that, after about three
minutes serious play, the whole thing
ends IN regular romp the far one
having perhaps failed To catch a bag,
sends them NIL at your head anyhow
You retalUte the best way You can, con-
sIstent with mercy, and general en-
gagement follows, Again l repeat,
hean-bags is great fun. Try it, and
No1 will concur In my opinion, and
bless me for putting you up To SO good
p thing, Pardon the DEPRESSION but |
could not reslstit. The memory of the
dear old game, especially with one Ger.
min-ah, well, never mind
Wei, rs | said, | had been greatly
chailcd by every one at the house. and
| had determined ON this particular
morning O. do or die, my resolve to DO
being considerably stronger then my
desire for death in case Of failure. |
mast caudldly confess, however, that |
never was great success In the art of
old lzaak Walton. Old lzaak did love
the surroundings. | loved the sport
immensely, 1t Is true; but | loved it,
not SO much for what | could or did
catch, hut for its necessary and attend
ant surroundings. To me, in those
dear romantic days, II was indeed bliss
To stroll along the banks or mp the CEN
tre OF some lovely, rapid front stream,
with pipe IN my mouth, enjoying
thoroughly the beauties of nature, the
glorious sensations eff youthan perfect
health occasionally sitting down sud
dreaming dreams, -ah, such dreams -
aud nursing and INDUCING I'm such
dclusiyc hopes and thoughts. which
,..yar s,Y1 III tansefblN- NV th, ,,,.,-t w,
aculous combination of circumstances.
hc realized except iu--dreams. An
this under the soothing influence OF
the blending Of the sweet music of the
waters Of the running clear stream,
with the cooling of the doves, and the
wild and clear notes of the nightingale,
m lie me realize that u have been
blessed
Sleeping dreams, they say, are Unac-
cQuntable agl We certainly do see ii
sur nightly ami slrcpiu& Visions, while
wandering through unknown and per-