The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-09-05
Angling in the Seine.

. Angling in the Seine.
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The Paris anglers are certainly the
most perseEering of their tribe. Gentle
Izaak himself would scarcely have been
willing to sit all day in the sun, with
PrHsRest q good a,ls luck
ever caught with the rod Bourgeois,
having small income and plenty of
time to kill, are often given tQ the harm
less diversion q dOnin6eSy yAa4d in most
gates may hhksen cgrouf A0oestt hass-
ing. hours undar the. spall -of, .that-dash-
Sg ~ ssss TSssl
at sunrise and hold their rod in the same
position till nightfall,, breakfasting at
noon upon provisions broug with them.
They are as violentlyexcited by the cap
ture of four-inch ablette as the angler
in Scotch salmon streams when he hooks
big fish and difeels the rod quiver as it
leaps and plunges. 1t remains on the
records of Partisan angling that for
tunate MAN once caught somei wander
ing member Of the fnny tribe, some
/" triton among the minnows," that act
ually weighed close upon two pound.
The sensation created by this extraordi-
nary event was immense. The news ran
along the quays like wild6re; men who
had not moved six feet since the morn
ing rushed viA1ehtly up to see the won
der, and soon q great crowd formed
around the fortunate taker, who was
breathless and flushed with the wild
flow Of his feelipgs. Some Of his broth
er anglers had the good nature to, con-
gratulate him upon his luck; others
stood sullenly, and looked on with an
expression OF -gloOm envy. And,
meanwhile, the fish lAgihsfull view, en-
closed in cabbage, net intended to con-
tain the days taking, and which he
alone filled -tightlg Passers-by on
the quays, 10 seAlng such an as
semblage, thought some one was
drowned, ana came hurrying down
the stone steps to swell the crowd. Low
exclamations of ssufpfise and admira-
tioa were heard, and every glance was
fixed upon the big fish. After feasting
his eyes upon him, the man who had
made this wonderful capture stout,
bald indisidnal.-hastily gathered up his
tackle and bigSprizs- walked off
beaming, too much overpowered to pur-
sue the sport any longer that daEa The
| concourse of anglers that had gathered
to see one Of the largest fish ever caught
in the Paris waters slowly dispersed,
and, returning to their respective sta
tions, resumed their, patient waiting Tor
the nibbling of minnows, no more hop
ing to catch such another monster them
selves than TO- iharpoon a whale with
their pOcket-knife There is probably
no river in the world more barren Of
fish than the Seine in and near Paris I;
the small fry are, so rare and SO small
that when an angler fills bis cabbage
net or preserve-can after alwhole day
devntedlte, the sport, heGthinks himself
lucky, Fish of medium size are never
seen. 1t is. fortunate, however, that a
harmless pastirnG should be found in
angling by hundreds of idlers5 q matter
! of wonder is hOw men of such minds
employ themsalves when the fishing
| season is ovef for the. year. This is al.
most as insolys.ble problem as The final
fate of donkeyF, and postboys, which
caused Sam Weller such uneasiness. II
is characteristics Of French lack of enter
prise that men SO ,passionatelY fond oi
fishing as TO dev6t5 their whole days te
it, and having the means TO rehAainsun
/ occupied, shcald mot seek out some
grounds iwhere they might hAvs &
chance of better sport. There. is plent,
i of good fishing to be had in various
parts of France; as many English hgfer:
can testifys but the Paris brethren d
the gentle art have not the spirits TO 9
in quest Of it.-Paris Cor. LoHdoss Fed