The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-09
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lLuks SAsxp, h Dessoat Frse rsess.l ltAoaxAa weuid sahs day eG and 70 6shing. choss Saturday as tho day ofl and eos oa the AlashA For 9ip up 0 tho Flass. ! spent some time and money the psevioas day. gstting the nee- essaFy acccufermenfs, and being well equipped with haskets and all that, two of us started. never Sshed in my life, but have mel enthusiastic 6shess, who have in . measure made me think that day's 6sAing would be . nics thing. Bronson Howard, the dramaiiss. Is one of the most enshusiastie and insauahlc Ssh ers ever met. The hAsdships that this genial author viii encounser ia his pas sion for fsAiae would hardly be credited by those who kncw his love of real solid comfoss in general He will eea up as early a 9 o'clock all preparations kav- ing been made the night be5ore and the dewy and skylarky hour of IT 6nds him af rAddinKtou Ssasion waiting scz train eo his favorite haunt ou the Thames. As it is past noon when he gets there he generally has a nice lunch ai the quaint old Riverside Ina. and by o'clock he Is ready for the toils and fafiguss of che day. He hires . man with . great Aat- boseomsd pant This punt is polsd-by the man-up to the wier. This is How ards favurise spot. The water comes tumbling over the wier in whiae foamy wall and its gentle rhythm is sooshiaG to the London neFves of the play-wsites. Probably 1t sounds like far-oh echo of the Niagara of his native land There is something particularly sooshing in the music of Thames wief. Mir. Howard seats himself in the comfortable arm chair that the punt man provides and the crah is anchored in the stream. He spreads out an umbrella and takes his book. Much of the piscaaorial pleasure depends on the judicious choice of a good book. The man joints the rods, baits the hook and hands the pole to Mir. Howard. Alter while the man ventures to interrupt the reader by saying:
 "Ycu have had three or tour bites, Mir. Howard
 "Ah. hadn't noticed it. Would you mind pulling the fish out if it is still there? Thanks"
 Then the man baiss the hook, thross it in and gives Mr. Howard the rod. Finally as the book becomes more inter- estins and the exestiou more tirinR, the wearied dramasiss asks his man to kindly hold the pole for him, and ateE that the fishing goes on famously. Al the after noon wears on MT. Howard asks: l How many have caught, Binks ?" l "Seventeen, sir"
 "How many did catch last wednes- day-do you remember, Binks9"
 "You caught nine, sir."
 "Ah, thought was feeling ratheI moro fa,igued than did lass week."
 Now. this seems to me the very essence of sport. So thought we could find a fai-bottomed boat at the Flats with fla, to do the manual labor, which would givs myself and my triend more time to at tend to our own thorough enjoyment.
 We had a delightful sail over ,hs sparkling blue waters of Lake St. Clair and as there was a pleasant, quiet crowd on board and as the boat was so room, and comfortable that 1t had no appear ance of being crowded. and as 1t con tains lots of easy chairs and plenty o quiet hooks, nothing could be more en joyable.
 At the Flats we packed up our tackle and stood by the gangway:
 "Going to get of here r said an officer
 "Yes."
 1That will be interesting, because the boat don't stop till we get to $. Clair"
 We put down our traps and went uE stairs again. It's cold day when VI get left and, of course, Alaska is just th> place for . cold day. lt has been year, since ] va, up at the Flats before. notice that it seems to be getting favor. ite summer residence place up there. would like to make suggestion that think is worthy the attention of capital isas. would act on it myself, but all my funds are invested in 6shing tackle Why could not little summer Venice b< built up therei The clear, blue living water would flow through its streets and alleys. The main channel would besths grand canal, and even if there would never be 2 Rialto, there might be [ bridge of sighs over one of the smaller streams. No place in America is SO suit cd for such unique marine enterprise The cottage could be readily let for ths summer, and the place would be mod ern Hygea in the matter of health Water, water everywhere, and a drop tc drink over at the Star Island house Charles Dickens in Martin Chuzziewit made fun of American town lots unde' water, but there are lots under water thal may yes coin fortune for the euterps s ing modem Venetian. Who will be oui Merchant of venice1 He could paini the flats Venetian red.
 We rot od af St. Clair. The village had on . Sabbath quiesnesA We walket along its excellent pavsd stEeess down tc the Oakland. lt was the 6rss time had ever sen this mammoth caFayansasy and 1t vas ahead of my ideas e gathered from pictures of it. We strolled alons its immense open piaxxa thsonged witf guests- We had the cheek to sit down oo rcd chair-just as # ve were paying full rnses.
 al think this n about as pleasapt { place to 6sh as we1l knd.'