The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-16
OUR BIG SALMON.
A Happy Consummation Brought
About by It's Capture.

II was no ordinary salmon; not one
OF u. can speak u 4 even now hu; with
bated breath and a tendency 10 rrtell
tbs story. Several Of our friends think
il time 10 20 the moment that grand
fish thru~ts rs no-e into the conyersa-
ton. Lori Duiier even departed in a
huff We -icriay afternoon because we
persisted in final gossip upon the sub
jet; but ~ i devoid Of All sense Of
either romance or sport. without which
incongruous ingredients our salmon
can not b. dished up for conyersai ional
purposes, or perhaps as I 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 she.tering rejected lovers
from rd:culc j. proverbial in the fam
lily.
II i crhap- the most perfect hour Of
the year. viz. six clock on JULY
evening. and especially perfect because
We are Just going to have tea. an event
which affairs exceptional Importance
owing 70 the fact that luncheon az the
sitting hour Of one was a farce We
have been out s.nce early morning. a
state Of things whic has obtained ever
since our arrival in Wales ten DAYS ago.
and are grouped in picturesque atti-
tude. ~iicn n girls naturally adopt
when in momcntarx cxl ectation OF the
return 81 the ccnilem n. round the head
Of rocky pool some miles up the
river.
This spot has. after an exhaustive cx-
animation Of the cnsirc neirhborhood.
been pronounced by the family the beau
ideal Of romantic perfection. The muir
muir Of the fall soothcs our ears: Cap
tain Croft calls such music s.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
hers. II j. pleasant TO lie on the rocks
staring down into the glittcring black
ness u the deep pool. while the pres
sencc Of the heavy salmon which lives
1T lis lower end. and occasionally
s'artlcs a with loud splash. i franght
with ccaselcs~ excitement
Dick and Captain Croft have often
tired him with everything. from
Jack Scott 10 silver Doctor
without getting the ghost II nm offer
from his majesty. They will soon re-
turn. surly. after the bootlcss fatigue Of
long wading, and. n we know anything
OF 6shcrman's nature. try him Yet
again
Meantime. We light a fire OF dry
sticks and arrange everything in a way
calculated 70 cheer the eyes Of d'sap-
pointed anglers
We are disgnstcd 10 see Captain
1roft returning first. and more still TO
see Ethel with him. for Dick has long
been her slave. and we did hope O. lind
that he and Ethel would he 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 il
due IN India In October. and will not
get another chance with Ethel
This morning Captain Croft killed
Two scwin. and Ethel was the only one
81 rs civil enough to congratulate him
Dick appeared At lunch with an empty
crccl, bronzed and tired. but as usual.
cheerful. This chccrfrlncss Of his. adj
dcd to = curious habit very curious.
even unique. considering his sex -of
thinking of every one else before himself
nave helped ID make as worship Dick
- an elder brother.
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