Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-03
THE HE ADS M A N.
BY ANDRE THEURIET.


The Chief Clerk Of the Dictatorship of
nomains at Tours was man of perhaps
"a wears OF age. a trifle fat, with mouth
IA round and as red as a Cherry, bright,
.narkling eyes, regular as clockWork IN
his habits. and with all the whlms and
orotcbets or a confirmed bachelor. Some
thing of a gourmand, as TOuranglans are
ant TO be, nothing pleased him better than
IN no placed before a palatable dish.
But his ruling passion was fishing, and
eshing with line. His name was Cha
hot--..Le Chabot blanche" as his friends
called him, a nickname given not only to
tins disciple of the rod, but applied as
wall throughout Tourane to sort Of
white fish, elsewhere known as meu-
Eiers.
In this beautiful part of France, watered
bv innumerable riyers,tne worthy Chabot
t6uud more than enough to CRAFTY his
love for the sport. To the right OF MIN
rolled the Loire, to the lett of him the
cher. the Cisse and the Romer, without
laking into consideration the scores OF
neighboring brooks, each and all of them
filed with the daintiest and most delIcate
of gudgeons, craytish and prawns.
Fully posted in regard 10 every turn in
| .heir Waters-and rivers are as cSprici0us
LAS women-no one knew better than he
lh0w to select good fishing places or
kdroitly arranle the balls Of clay, worms,
ttc., so as best to entice his victims. In
The matter of bats, however, Chabot
worked by the card. and understood as
tell as the fishermen themselves that
bckwDeat was for the roach, cherries tor
e Dream. cheeses for the barbOt and
kyflies tor the trout.
kTbeFe are simpletons, NJ. Dardelon,"
bald to me one day, who assert that
Wing is a monOtonOus pleasure, ener-
ing and wanting in great eXcltsments.
\ don't know what they are talking
vt, for ] assure you that to hshing
Wa line | owe the only adventure that
eHave me violent emotion.
Ie Sunday, some thirty years ago."
heNinued."a Whitsunday, if | remem-
neIfrectly, l went out to fish on the
pan bf the Cher, near to the hamlet OF
ihAvertin. 1t was little warm, but
reifeId by the neighborhOod of the
"ateAd a gentle breeze, soon installed
myseA what | knew was choice spot,
grashOllOw between two alder bush
u.s. "ns | rested as comfortably as if
seated \ deep arm chair.
AT Meet The greenish waters of the
Nuer now tranquility on, forming little
WnlrIpooend miniature falls along the
Guges VIVA 1t eddied about the stones
beyond al around me stretched an
emerald sWrdfowered with marguerites
auo scarleOp,ppies. From time to time
toe sound Ole bells of st. Azay, ringing
Ior Vespers, one to me on the breeze, and
was nlled To dreamy satisfaction that
tne gay bei9 Sunday, no disagreeable
helgn0ors WILD be likely to disturb a
long and delhtful holiday.
CnhappiI | had reckoned without
az! most l0rust before O'Clock in the
afternoon L sw coming out from behind
sle poplars be figures of man and a
woman, Whdplaced themselves to the
tsnt Vi invader bushes, not ten yards
uIsiaht Hewas gentleman between
wv ayes aithey say in Tourane, that
-, neither ynng nor old, accompanied
" ladv vel girlish in appearance. and
au4soIne, wy handsome. indeed. Close
sua'en al scrupulously attired, the
non nad al exceedingly correct and
hen.iIehanly pr, bearing himself with the
h,"'Ity OF Magistrate. The lady dressed
,n q ay Inc suit and straw bonnet
ri,' .neu wiz blue, was blonde, rosy,
hump and liNly.
o,.i tpey had bought with them folding
1ui"'I, ~ Wh!c1the husband installed his
VIE whilst headiusted the rod and ar.
n anseu Tor her the hook and bait. | mad
~ tUty ~ see the way they handled them to
.nsy were uOVices at tue business.
Hvuu' L sad to myself, they are
tbn,',L rs ana viii trouble me but little,
tduougn, perhaps, their chattering will
to ,t'e away the hsh, and was not mis-
IN ~ lhey knew positively nothing of
49, me- PIscatorlal art, the Young woman re-
49, again and again the bait on her
hin Iuough she had never had single
III. !, On the contrary, was in great
49, ana drew from the water almost
tty minute beautiful wr1gpling crea-
,Sa CHtterlng like silver at the end of
M, Tess than an hour had stored in
Cr5sh oaeSet' lined with the coolest and
nio.n lesVes, three Dreams, four meu-
do. "uu TWO perch, not counting the
,oa,au or 80 or little fish which, as a
No. y amounted to nothing. NV neigh
esS ny 20 this time had not caught a
u,", Al last, becoming yexed. the Young
oman threw aside her poIe' and rising
! tiyaIv o stat, oegan wandering lnquisi-
cam h aooUt me. AT the moment she
H hi bi,o eu,hq me had just had a beautl-
tho 80 ana was In the act OF paying out
wes eel Pulling at the end of the line
i'm ue biggest captive had yet hauled
orno. magnlficent silver perch not an
:. ,,r under two pounds six.
vco,,o W uat beautiful tishp the Young
bira cried, as she watched me landing
non. Dat how is it, Monsieur, that YOU
Mad $40 70 OBTAIN so manyl We haven't