The bee., 1877-08-09

V Editor cf Re Bee:
 DEAR SIR:--In looking over the last BEE my eye fell upon an article dated at Palestine Dlslrict," and my attention was immediately arrested, tor Palestine is one of the places fixed in my memory as a great Uasis in the desert of lie, around which cling many pleasing mem orles and in going over the article, which did immediately, found it sIgn- ed "Joe.' Thinks 1 to myself, "l know Joe. To become certain l shut my eyes, and put myself in a kind of clair vJyanl state, which 1 Can do at pleasure, and which il IS sometimes pleasure to do, and made d journey to lhal deleclable country, and with my shut eye looked ill., to certain tent in those fair fields, and Into familiar faces and down into warm hearts and uucapped secrets, and 10 my suspicious were confirmed. know Joe. saw Joe and knot of congenlal spirits as certainly as ever saw any one with my eyes shut. lived over again many pleasant days enjoyed there in the flesh, and memories came crowding upon ne, agreeable mustiy, and many ot them of the sweetest pleasure. A few shadows loomed up but swept them away as in | truders
 In this delightful state memory called up day in the tnot sol long ago, when a triangular party was made up, over ill the Glen country, consisting of Joe, Se- nior Joe, and this humble depunent. The party equipped themselves tor bass-tsh- Ing, with ali the intricate paraphernalia lhereunto perlainlng--bait freshly eX- huned from Joe's garden and squlrming with delightful anticipation. and laii away ill spec boxes choice alder rods freshly cut, and Il basket of provisions as a reserve to fall back upon in case they could not subsist upon the country They sought the cool shades of the pla cid Housalonic.
 All this 1 saw with my clairvoyant eyes, and lived over again every bite and nibble in every shady nook, and the pleasing excitement of every bass land ed. saw every rock and messy bank upon which we Sat and patiently waited | fur the bass to come up and be caught, while the golden ''punkin seeds tried to palm themselves oil for bigger fry aud boldly meddied with what was ilfienued for their betlers, and got snubbed for their pains We had abundant success. | If 1 should here record that twenty and more bass were 5agged that weighed on an average over four pounds each, fear it would be regarded as fish story. But Joe can confirm every word say. l will be modest in my statements. This am certain of and state it with clairvoyant assurance on my own hook, and am pre- pared tU give the figures: caughtah eel that weighed two ounces. He Was some what injured in landing, and seemed very much excited, and got considerably chuked in dlsengaging him from the hook. Not knowing what use to put him to we threw him back into the ri yer, nol doubling but that he would some day be. come sea-serpent.
 After the fishing the balance of the entertainment was turned into picnic. Ald l live over again the primitive scene by Aunt Sally's Spring, on the mountain side, where we erected 8 rude oven, built fire, and cooked a part ol the huge bass. Joseph Senior otticialed as cook and was equal to the occasion and no one ever served up more savory dish of fish, and no triangular party evel partOok ot HOusatonic bass with q great er relish.
 That was simple, like everything really enjoyable. God has placed happiness very near to us, and conditioned it very easy, and upon simple principles Q1 this He has given us thousand hint scattered on every hillside and moqntair and valley, and written it in every lea and flower. We think to buy 1t at 1 greater cost, and thereby frequently pn it far from us. We weak humans cOnl plicate everything to death. u.