The Newtown bee., 1878-09-19
WARAMAUG LAKE, !

Edtor Qf tue BEE:
 This famous locality has been so elo-- quently, so faithfully and exhaustively pictured by gifted pens that anything [ may write will be stupid, especially to those of your readers who have read these contributions or have been here and seen for themselves. So I will not tell you ef the grand old mountains, rocks and hills which enclrcle this charming sheet of water, CT how singularly one becomes, impressed with the lavish display in this respect Neither will I speak (onIy al- lude, to the long line of hills stretching north as far as the eye can reach, de-
 lighting the yisions and make the strang-
 CT long to return and witness again this gorgeous display of natures bounty.
 Neither will speak, at any length, of the
 famous pinacle towering much like huge giant to guard it's peaceful waters. Neith-
 CT will attempt to translate the myste-
 rious characters chiselled upon the flat surface of the rock and which have puz- zled so many scholars to make them in- telligible, and thus far failed Neither will I tell the readers of the majestic
 views from this elevated point; only sey- cn towns are distinctly seen, besides many majestic hills and mountains in the near distance, and the far-away Catskills,
 dimly seen though they are. may also
 add that four thousand square miles of beautiful country lie spread out before the greedy eye of the. tourist. This, to-
 gether with the Lake at the base of the
 pinacle, winding it's serpentine course
 northward for over four miles, and the
 beautiful residences scattered along it's
 margin surrounded by cultivated fields of
 grain and grass, renders this favored place of observation unsurpassed for
 beauty and grandeur. Neither will tell
 the reader of the large quantities of fish
 that can be and are to be caught in these
 waters. Your correspondent, Launcelot | GObbs, Esq, was one of select party of
 five to desert the ladies of the company
 and rashly row out on the placid surface
 of the lake to entice, if possible, the
 graceful little swimmers to swift destruc-
 ton. In justice to myself let me assure
 the reader that this writer is not gifted
 rower, either by native instinct or long practice prefering rather to waive this
 high privilege to those younger, less To- tlnd and more ambitious for fame in this
 easy exercise. We sat on those seats four hours with patience and long suffer- ing. We sat on those soft cushioned
 seats with longing, fearful eyes and great
 expectations. We held the pole grace
 fully yet firmly with one hand, and with
 the other wiped the precipitation from our
 heated brows. As I have already said,
 we sat on those easy seats four long, long
 hours, longing to be heroic fishermen.
 and, if possible, gain an enviable reputa-
 tion in sporting circles. The terrible
 monotony of this rich entertainment
 however was relieved occasionally by the
 sudden and unexpected appearance in the
 boat of fish whose avoirdupois must
 have been about a quarter of an ounce. So we lost a grasshopper and gained a fish of equal proportions. Charley was eyer on the. alert to hoist anchor when l desired and to smoke his fathers best cigars. Poor boy he is ever ready to
 Spoplya at O+har naopla'c avDano6 in +ho - face of parental admonishing. Levi = looked the picture of quiet repose as he held his line and watched the striped boh, remarking now and then in his usual r undemonstrative manner something about the intensity of the heat and the desira- l bleness of a lunch somewhere up among the trees, which last remark was re- 5 sponded to with enthusiasm by the en- 1 tire party. Johns serious brow covered 3 with precipitation, and the stump of a l good cigar sticking out of one corner oi 3 his mouth, and his eagle eye intent on I his rare fern, looked the sturdy fisherman ' he is. His patience too in prosecuting r tEe piscatorial art is marvellous in my
 eye, aud shall not soon forget how his : eye kindled with enthusiasm as he hauled 5 up from the ''vasty deep" a fish weighing just one half of an ounce. It was musi, , to listen to his voice exclaiming in excit 5 cd tones, That's the boss fish; look al | it" We all looked at the poor little flop ping victim more in sorrow than joy. Btu Air. B., the druggist from Springfield, wa. ! the man for the occasion, and the occa sion brought out the admirable auali1ie. l of the man as fisherman. His patience $ perseverance,, pluck and skill achieved b, ? long practice commands my warmes 9 admiration. May meet this genial. jol : ly friend next summer on these sam 5 sparkling waters. and it is certainly to b hoped he will not forget to bring hl E charming wife. together with the amiabl E Mrs. n.
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