St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-24
A Summer Romance.
BY CHARLES u. WARNER.

BY CHARLES ID. WARNER.
We were i'll camp on Long Lake, il
Northern New York, in August :.th.
worst month III the wear for trout-IIn
| less Nou happen to he there some othe
m"mth-and this makes my little ad
venture the more remarkable. Long
Lake Is Il sort of highway of travel
easy of access for ladies. and Il very
pretty lake, aS scenery III that country
| goes Il region very tame compared
with the Adirondack>. 1t is Il vc1N
damp country. but you can 20 about
almost everywhere in boats without
Wctting your feet. except on the car
rvs which are always muddy: for it
rains there all that portion of the ycal
when II does not SNOW.
We were waiting one day at Mother
,johnS"n's Carry for although Mother
Johnson has Il husband. it is her carry.
hccauSc she makes the hest tlapiack>
i'll that country for the slow oxen tn
drag our boats over the mile and Il halt
of mud and stones called a road Mr..
johnson drives the oxen. but he is even
slower than they are. | am confident
that il would facilitate transportation if
Mother johnson should take the whip.
but that would bring Mr.. Johnson into
the home Department.. and it is certain
that the cakes would never rise if ever
luhn>"u mixed en-. He is 80 slow
ah"ut rising himself. If ever am
draw II 1" execution my self. hope that
Nr. J,hn>"Ii'> oxen will drag the cant
and thai he viii drive them. If the
dI>taIrc were considerable. it would he
~ %""d ~ Il pcrmdHcut stay of cN,cu-
tiou.
Wa> waiting tnr those oxen when |
picked up Nr. Murrly'~ work of i'm
HSimlli"n relating /" this region. W hich
l. m-nHmcd "A Guide tn the Adirum-
dar>~. and hcrlmr interested in one ot
his simple narratives of combat with the
fierce AMI >lugUiuurl trout v hich mfc>t
these waters. Nr. Murray : fault a> Il
descriptive writer i Il want of color
hc paints every thing with such Il severe.
simplicity. that II needs much imagima-
ti"m IN the reader l." comprehend the
achievements "t the writer. on he peril
{" which he constantly and wrrcklc>>lN
exposes himself. There ought To- hc Il
little c>1g-cI.lIuu "t lIuguIgr. in order
.r place ~,cur~ u"JD IdiN bci"It The.
lrAd'l. >tili / Ms interested in Mr.
Murray : quiet and una>>umiug account
ot fierce battle hc had with some trout
lu \amcl">~ Pond: though my imagi-
nation "a> aided 10y Il picture of the
combat. The pirturr represents the
h>hrlmdn Standing in his boat. holding
the hutI "t hi> pole away from him. -
that th, tip bends down nearly tn hi
hand under the strain "u the line, "t Tho
ti~h. This j. called ri, ilIr
linn th, butt in this ,.i>.. hnvc,rr.
the fish Il gigantic trnut La, ,nr1rI,r
uIIi oi the water some >iN feet. rs from
ar. apt to do hru their u,.>inus ,r,.
Iuu~cd. and i living rhrnuoh the mir
Straight tnr the ii>h,Im;,u. whose har
has fallen. I,rr1ni1tirln hi> hii, tn ris,. il,
terror. hi eyes pr,tIudi,,r 80 thar h,.
could ham his hIi nr Them if hi, hands
we've fee. The situation i. one nf rx-
trcmr peril to hoth parties. Few pro-
pie vino have never seen an rurarrJ
irout in the air. u;,kiuu for = man viii
Ia>hiur tail. erect fins and ,ncn ,,,utL
can hII, any idle, ut if Th,. .t,,.,. .,,I
the picture are cilrulIrcd to make nu,.
4 little timid in rhr>,. waters. but there
Ic1ik i NOT luIirh ,Iuuu.r if van L,yc.
4 rood guide 4 cool. undauntcd man.
who does NOT brIiclr tLr Stnr, FuI.
myself half hnI..d ui,,I,t ,,,.,., .,,,J
;,n .l,rutur,.
Our uuidr told lis that we sbouId find
even nj thi, season. surrrh tishinr in :,
small river ~ hirh rms into tL, R.,nr..ttn
lust below Long Like, TLis i one. IF
tine br,r traits Hhnut :, w,,id. his mn
failin" faith. lie has never any dmhts
that in some distant STREAM, or som. re-
mote lake. there are sbnnI. of front
and herds of deer. which we shall crr-
taimly find when We ret There. II,cnr-
Stamt!v inspircs hope. and makes IN,
entire VOYAGE rosy with il. tbounh tb.
voyage Itself is ONLY a wet disannoint-
mcnt. The huprfulncSs of the Guidrs
Is perennial. and 50 strongly does il I'M
press itself upon the traveller. that |
have known it To color their after mar
rativcs of fishing and hunting to u de
gree that would surprise those who
knew that they had scarcely caught 4
trout. and only seen man who had
seen il deer.
George said we were certain to find
plenty of trout. and biz ones in thi.
river. The fisherman knows tbc keen
delight of feeling Il two pound front ON
the end of an eight ounce tiv-rod. He
can imagine the thrill he wakes i'm the
night to think about it when he is in
the fishing country. We had this de-
lightiIl anticipation as we rowed down
the lake. through the banks of white
watcr-lilieS. and along the margin of
the beautiful Raquettr blazing with the
cardinal flower. BY the time we reach
ed the fishing stream. we discovered