The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-03-19

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la14s-3eyorssiees ths, passie s~su.
aeal even ptes grauiag up, as "a
lie esst ua4eg tae deIaagu ID DE
law. WITCH coneeiyes it, claim TO crest
r4stimes. Is natter which ao lcEisiA
tare eaa entirely igaore Such q COZ.
eea.ioa 10 this seutineut would still
IesFe 90 ite gitiEea. not owniaE lands
sufficient opportunity for the practice
oitbe anglers art-and bet 10 effect
damage tha freeh0Iicr's rights, since,
ia the streams RENTED, 10 custody
could well be held 10 enforce a law, if
there was law.
The views herein urged are as much
ia tAe interest Of the sportsman, as
taat Of the public economy. or Of that
Of she land owner 1t is certainly no
sport 90 fish a fshIcss brook True,
something of ishcra0s pleasures are
ia crystal waters. peaceful meadows,
wjld gorges. 10 solemn woods with
great cathedral arches springing ore.
head, the music Of the ripping brooks
and the anthems Of the mountains,
the incidents about the craitsmans
work Much Of the enjoyment Of sue
cessiul sport is IN the pleasure Of eat.
ing the trout all fresh and firm OF Civ
ing them TO a friend. All the excel
lcnce Of the fish is lost in the carrying.
The difference between trout cooked
oa the brookside, or served at Delmon.
ico's, is the difference between Il peach
picked with its bloom untouched from
a bending bough, and the canned abom.
inatiou Of the rustic grocery of the
sweet. fragrant butter at the farmers
table, or the rancid grease Of the city
boarding house and lac is a mere pot
hunter who does not know and appre :
cate all this. AS it now is, the good
/ fishing is like the milk sickness in the
west - or the fever and ague--not here.
| but some miles ahead. When found
and the basket lined, the trout have to
be carried for miles, and hours, through
sweltering sun to find, when at home
/ the ribs all feshless from commencing
decomposition. Ifyou resort to some
near by brook, dozen lingerlings is
the complement of the fishermans
luck.
If you penetrate wild gorge in the
hope Of finding some fugitive from ia
ecssaut persecution, 10! in the sand be-
Size the pool the inevitable foot print
stares at you. A pound trout up to
all the lodges Of fisheraen holds his
life by slcepless vigilence. He is known
by every boy in town, aud his capture
is matter for newspaper paragraph.
Brother craftsmen, this is not sport
at least worth the having and hav-
ing had it don't you always swear you
will never go again ? Now presto
suppose you could hire north Britton
brook and have it all to yourself, to
fish and husband at your own good
will, wouldn't it give right good sport,
with never black fly or nudge to en-
trap you into sin ? wouldn't it be
cheaper-horse hire alone considered
than that brook under Owls Head
Peak full II miles away and back ---
What do you suppose livery stable
keeper would say TO your leaf colored
proposition that if he would furnish
horse and wagon he might have all the
trout you would catch. | think | see
his plying smile-his only answer
unless he should be guilty OF what
livery stable keepers are so notorious
| Iy guiltless OF bit of slang, and tell
you that, on mature consideration OF
your proposition, the thing was "a
little thin"
/ Now go, my young friend Walton,
F. give farmer Jones $40 year in 10
year lease of the brooks upon his land.
Stock amply with Matching trout, and
if you don't find it the best bargain
you ever made - excepting your wife
you needn't send us any annual bask-
cts Of trout to pay for this profession.
al advice