Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-10-15
OUR BIG SALMON.
A Happy Contamination Brought
About by It's Capture.

1t was no ordinary salmon; not one
of us can speak of il even now but with
bated breath aud tendency to retell
this story. Several Of our friends think
it time to go the moment that grand
fish thrusts its nose into the conyersa-
tion. Lord Dufer even departed in a
hui yesterday afternoon because we
persisted in final gossip the sub
ject; but he is devoid of all sense of
either romance or sport, without which
incongruous ingredients our salmon
can not be dished up for conversational
purposes; or perhaps-as | pause the
others accept the hypothesis with many
voiced acclamations he was in love
with Ethel himself! She who ought to
know best denies this, but her good
nature In sheltering rejected lovers
from r.dicule is proverbial in the fam
lily.
Ii is perhaps the most perfect hour of
the year. viz, six O'Clock on July
evening. and especially perfect because
we are Just going to have tea. an event
NhANh AAAshAho NNiffAAOAAhA
owing TO the fact that luncheon at the
sitting hour of one WAS a farce. We
have been out snce early morning, a
state OF things which has obtained ever
since our arrival in Wales ten DAYS ago,
ana are grouped in picturesque atti-
tude. such as girls naturally adopt
when in momentary exl estation OF the
return OF the gentlemen, round the head
of rocky pool some miles up the
river
This spot has, after an exhaustive ex-
animation of the entire neighborhnod.
been pronounced by the family the beau
ideal Of romantic perfection. The MUIR
mur Of the fall sOothes our cars: Cap
tain Croft calls such music a ''ceaseless
din, (" but men of his stamp have no
business outside London; in fact his
adverse verdict alone would be enough
10 decide us in having afternoon tea
here. II is pleasant to lie on the rocks
staring down into the glittering black
ness of the deep pool, while the pres
sence Of the heavy salmon which lives
at its lower end, and occasionally
siarlles us with loud splash, Is fraught
with ceaseless excitement
Dick and Captain Croft have often
tired him with everything, from a
Jack Scott" to ''Silver Doctor"
without getting the ghost of an olier
from his majesty. They will soon re-
turn, surly, after the bootless fatigue Of
long wading. and. II we know anything
OF tsherman's nature. try him vet
again.
Meantime, we lght n fire of dry
sticks and arrange everything in a way
calculated TO cheer the eyes Of d.sap-
pointed anglers.
We are disgusted to see Captain
Croft returning first and more st.ll TO
see Ethel with him, for Dick has long
been her slave, and we did hope 10 find
that he aud Ethel would be together
and that something would occur 10 pre-
vent his threatened departure tO-mor-
row morning II this afternoon turns
out blank. we give up hope, for Dick is
due in India in October. and viii not
get another chance with Ethel.
This morning Captain Croft killed
two SEWN. and Bbiei was the only one
OF ms civil enough TO congratulate him.
Dick appeared az lunch with an empty
creel, bronzei and tired. but as usual.
cheerful This cheerfulness OF his. ad-
ded 10 a curious habit very curious.
even unique. considering bis sex OF
thinking Of every one else before himself
have helped 10 make us worship Dick
Us an elder brother.
II wish some Of You lroRld be n shade
less sisterly." / heard him mutter the
other night when Ethel said with
gulleless smile; eve all look upon you
quite as brother, you know. Dick, .
Captain Croft and Ethel. whom we re-
ceived with digniiied stiffness, throw
out strong hints upon the subject of
tea but we request them not 10 be
greedy. which Is unc'yil. and declare
that the kettle Is not boiling. which l.
untrue Possibly we rather a,tonish
Captain Croft with our rudeness. but
We are sure about Dck. and our enemy
has often enough disayowed all surprise
at the yagaries Of our sex.
While the ang er, finding US too dill
cult for conversation, tarns over the
leaves OF his fly-book me litativoly.
Ethel recllnes among the sea of brake.
fern which envel0ps our camp / OBJ
serve her from behind "a book. and re-
hccted fUt the thousandth time that the
Of her conquests q not 10 be
wondered a. Who can Withstand such
blue esos and soft curly hair aud tho
dimples which como ana 70 as She
speaksP Again. her voice Il like the
warble Of nightingale, and but sister
tlRel la theme which. flom ia exceed
ms niiractlFoness, / must label dan.
gerpu&
AZ sulck comes IN sight clamboripg
pres NAq rocks VIM hr long rod over |
InlI from here. rs the only place 4 4