The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-20
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desire 10 make public few words
concerning the operation Of the present
fish and game law. The theory Of the
law, itself, ! deem sound But all laws
are liable to abuse. and the use which
is being made Of this law is bringing it
into strong disiavor with the mass Of
the people. As member Of club
whose sole object is the preservation oi
our fish and game desire in common
with my fellow members, that this law
shall be respected and honored.
There is no doubt that, ia regard To
this law, the old, innate, native feeling
is that air and water, fish aud birds are
free aud common property. And the
feeling is true one. II is the natural
feeling OF the human heart. And this
law must be exccised in more neigh.
borly, manly and Christian manner,
or the people will arise and crush it.
The strict exercise Of II may DO for the
plains and the valleys. but never for
the mountains and the hills. A far diff
ierent spirit invariably reigns there in
regard to such matters, and the people
have seen about enough of the swinish
impotence which il has called out,
Persons in whose hands fishing rod
has not hall the litheness Of a hoe handle
appropriate miles Of streams that flow
entirely through woodland and pasture,
not for TO fish themselves, for they are
too tight to spend the time and too ig.
norant of the art TO bait hook, but out
Of sheer stinginess in order to deprive
a poor noighbor Of rich meal and a
keen enjoyment, or to gain half dollar
from some rich sportsman who may,
for that paltry sum, clean the brook
entire.
Streams that cross the road in sluce-
ways are by this class, bona tide posted
No wonder the six year old boys put
their notices in derision upon the COM
mon. They are only letting out the
Unborn spirit Of '76
Az matter Of fact the first intima.
ton We have hadsof the existance of
certain streams within mile of the
place where we have spent our lives
has been through these postings. And
80 greedy have many land owners be.
come Of showing their importance that
they have posted their notices upon
inou. tain lands in some cases even be.
You'd any Enclosure.
In the south part Of Mt. Tabor near
what Is known Ito many | hope per-
sonally), as BufIam pond is an expan.
sion OF roaring branch, called Long
Lake, long, deep aud quite wide set
back o. water Old sportsmen delight
10 tell TO gaping youngsters how TWEEN
iy.iive OF more years ago, with their
feet planted IN a certain place without
stirring from their tracks they have
caught, ia an hour, as many handsome
trout as they could lug out Of the
woods Oar experience has never been
Of that character, but we have heard
essentially the same story repeated by
half dozen different actors. This part
Of the stream is al least three miles
from the nearest clearing. set back into
the farlheet depth Of the wilderness
1t j. still, quiet place with the noble
spruce ringing It closely aud thickly
upon either side. one Of those places
which be who visits inscnsibly feels az
given by the Creator as a place for
common recreation and rest Some.
time during the present season a party
(sho know and care not1has run what
be evidently meant should be fence
sfnuud this part 81 the stream, posted
bis notices daily sigued by the owner
Of the laud aud thus endsayored to
make 81 j, private property Now We
have all respect for the majesty d the
law that can be asked FOR and 20 one
j. more villing 10 abide by t. Bot II
j. our deliberate intention next SUN.
MGR 70 again Gx oar camp upon and to
again draw onr breakfast from Long
Lake. Aud should there be a special
act Of The legislature forbidding !, We
should aill ~ II long Lsale The
sport aua Ire healiafal recreation that
may be gathered there arc mol private
property. 80 long a. the rag d the