, 1877-06-08
CURRENT GOSSIP.

What What marvel doth she promise "a Tho pslzc'
1,o,h Fame reach forth tempting hand to thee,
And bcckon thco with taper fingers whltef
Each velvet t-hcsf.ed. rnby- tinted rose. my love,
beneath its 'eavos hides many shorn from sight.
Wealth, too, DO, thcn, and seek afas tho golden
prize,
5,ut ie. II ptovc hleeetng unto thee:
1lgotten gains soon ny, Tho nscss gold is cursed;
Gold bcd6ca only him whose hoaft and land asa free.
And fionosi Noyal In tbs gift. and good my loye;
The honprs Of tho world you mav not lightly 9ain;
yhe race ia "a the swttt the hattie 10 tho stroas
And v!etory's waving palm tells Of tho conquered
slain.
THERE'S naught Of earthly good beneath tho sun,
my love,
1hat from thlno eager hand cen would wish with.
Fame. Honor, Power, and Might, orrIeasurc worth
tic name,
Or even shining stores Of 1ndlas yellow gold.
Iut, when thai. thcm all. wilt thou hase Peace,
A heart content, nature fully aatIs1cli
Tho rencs of roattess Ocean, cha1ng its shore,
And madly beating ganat ito walldia restless tide.
Nay We no. dream of ,rcafe' Whcre doth tho
Far from Ambision's toiling, restless, jostitng
sttlfc,- -'.
whcso Ldye snf vrtnc. lending onward day by day,
Point 10 rarur prizs beyond tho Joys Of ltfc.
GIVE.
LANDING 4 TIiNEE-poUND TROUT.
Mr, Murray. In his "Canp lifo in the Adlron-
dacks," gives tho following graphic account Vt tho
casclUg OF IN energetic trout:
"Rcudcr, did you Gyer land a tront3 do not
nsk II you ever 1trked sumo poor 1ttfe fellow out
Of brnox thren feet ncross, with pole nix inches
around At tho butt. anu heavy ~ 10 require both
hands and feet to hold II out. No; tlat's not
.landng trout Dnt did you over sit In boat
Will, nno OUNCES Of !anro.wood for a rod and 200
feet of bsadcd sllk on your doubtc-hctine
rel, anu lluok trout whose straln brought
tp and entt together a. you checked him
IN sumo Wild night, and tested your quivcr'ng
line from gut 10 reul knott No ono knows
wtut game there Is in front unless he has fought
II out, n,atchiag such rod sgainat thrce. pound
fsil, with forty feet Of water underneath, and a
CLEAR, unlmpclc0 swccp around hln,. All, then It
10 that ono dlscoyura what will and cnorgy lto
within tho nsott1ed skin Of trout and what a
miracle nf velocity hn - whun roused. love the
rifle, and have looked along tho sights and held
iny myatlff for tho .shot, when my veins fairly
tlnRtril with the oxhlssntIng excitement Of tha
moment: but Il one should aak ME wnat IL my con-
5 that e sai ekhes seado c1s1 % exreet ss't e
rcachin. on son,c future day, when tho sun IL oc-
CIalOHAllJ fOIlDu w Euuubt ~ blb III = OONt OnC9
nors upon that llttla like, and match again Con.
roy 5od agalnst athrec'pound trout That's what
|Wcll, Is | said, struck. aud ~ wo afterward
,Nc ahank amid tho nerves which lie nt the root
sue 9ss sa Sso1e e1s s e, @ III
anything lint Awims. Words should hayo ilfe in
them ~ depict the scene. Quick ~ dash. before
tsn oncrey win which atruck, thc front siafscd,
and bcfhro could Eet q pressure upon tho line not
twenty yards WI wsFo Ieit cn the tssl aaiek ssroks
uunco ot resl:sanee, slowly swayoA him about
tot tho boat as an arrow from bow.
o s ,s n9 bs Ss GsasS + % y9s .s
"s III e Sos ss'P @ ssss s 'i I'll;
"l'atlinx In his attempt to run under III, he dove
to thu bottom. Lei, Him rest moment, said
lohm; 'rccovor your line: you'll need It all when
b. fsc' ic. w md nslf aud lila next rush will
'sAitcs iad slowed away. some forty yards
Upon The rel, Winding 4 on bard and evenly 70
hsh. This arst pressure ellelsed elly shake. Al
!he next ho ''escrlbed circle, etil keeping to tho
1felt Tint when tho rush came It would Try nsrvo
md tackle alike: Enloialng ohm 10 watch tho nsh
and favor nc al he could, and by no mcans u let
jerk ay nr, wss It'll In iso air, and tho rod MI.
u1s
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sn,nd ~ Nv henra yhan snddn.,~ H. ma ~ ~ II;
tt.nf ~ viii, snrin1. In n,c.surc srsscI t
llup tlsckcucl, and lho hnt lay again on The kol
tom. Wipjng tho sweat trofn lily brow, turned
eJohn a't sall, what % {ou think Of thatf
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