The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25

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fal Euar8lans q their o~n ngb,a The
aep FslAse9 alfeams weld lie SLED
aE.ia. either w tie natural increase a
tlis iew trpus lsAi are lell in them, OF
y srta6eial proPAga,iou both q trout
aod saloon Tie artificial ptopAgs-
Boa Il ssh i q iidc use 80 long as 20
ownership is created anywhere IN the
Sch themselves
The ressli " ssch IAws woald be,
frs', The eurichaeui Il The people Of
The State kvery isrm would become
breeding q feeding gronnd FOE the
mest delicate AnA luHnf,ous articles Of
iood for The table IL every stream
and forest would BE- raised. without
cos, % the proprietor. food enough 70
equa All The pre~aasta Of the poultry
yard and shesB-fold, The annual in.
crease Of fsh ARd game, uOder faFora-
bic circumstances. Is greater than the
annual Increase Of domestic animals
] be woods aud streams furnish Abupd
ana supplies u costicss food 70 their
9dania~ns. The proprietor. II he did
not wish to secure his own game,
could lease the privilege Of shooting
o. hsAing, as Is doae 10 other countries,
Tor sEm that wodS9 txeeed bis inter
est aud tAIes, and would furnish 10
mAn- eaSes handsome revenue II
Won Ia turn what il now Of no profit,
esp eeiaily il be should cultivate his
TO- ests aud streams, into a source Of
large and increasing profit. The est.
mates Of the food which forests aud
streams Of Vermont are capable annu'
ally Of producing. would hardly be be-
lieyed. There rs no sisgle product OF
the State that would begin 20 equal
them. Now this source Of income and
wealth is absolutely thrown away. We
have abandoned field of production
aud income that could ouly be repre-
sented by mil lions Of dollars.
And the second result OF such laws
would be 10 the advantage OF the
sportsman. Now, this sport ia arapidly
vanishing thing. gun is Of no use
laay more. except TO shoot at target
Our fishing rods are being placed over
the chimney piece as memorials o
ancient enjoyment. A few ghosts o
diminutivc trout haunt our streams
and are annually chased by thousands
of sportsmen. who only get what tbs
man got who took the bull by The
horns little exercise and experience
Sportsmen invest large sums each yea
in fishing and hunting, and getting
thing but disappointment TIT
: bright sports of the fields are thinl
c,fmemory. The pleasure off the electric
, thrill of a handsome trout striking the
I hook, is a pleasure of a hope tina
: springs eternal in the breast TO b.
! as eternaliy deluded. If Simon Peter
in the desperation Of his heart, shoul'
now say. III 90 fishing, there coult
J not be found ten wise men who woul'
say, "We will also 10 with thee.
Such leadership could oDly be borI
! Of despair aud accepted of folly.
Sportsmanshp is beautiful an,
G noble thing. 1t belongs to man
! dominion over the sea and the land. ]
0 is fruitful Of fine and generous qualities
' 1t develops the body, and does no
: harm the soul 1t is not hot dissipa
i ton, but an innocent and useful recrea
0 ton. God did not make trout 70
d sinners, but for the saints and good o
b the earth. But now days it is abou
G as difficult TO find trout as it is t,
a find saint. Sportsmanship is dyin,
n out because OF our universal selfshness
!, because OF grasp all that you car
policy" and saintliness is dying GU
y for the same reason, Seltishness kill
q out all OF Gods gifts. The iunoeen
y aud helpful joys OF life are destroyet
h by the same grasping illimitabl
4 selfshness that is rapidly eyiseeratin
c our manhood of its duties, its charitie
J and its religion. To save the pure an
a exhilarating pleasures, recfeations
: sports aud enioyments Of life, we mus
3 save the FISH aud game. To save ther
| we must make them the rightfu
b property of legitimate owners. The
Il our pleasures will be increased, on
c riches viii be augmented, our dutie
n aud charities will be helped an
q stimulated. In Gods world all goo
things hang together, and for tina
). matter, all bad things also.
Il We have been led to these reflection
;, By reading a paper read before tn
4 Vermont Association for the protectio
4 Of fish and game, at It's late meeting
! ifom which nothing but imperioa
|. engagements kept US, by DR.. Middle
|. ton Goldsmith, Of Rutland Ii is pa
q per Of so much wit and wisdom, c
a such common sense aud sagacity, 5
:. replete with charms Of sentiment. idea