The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-08-01

A Glimpse OF the sport In q Fish or.
mans Paradise.

Harper's Weekly: Missoula the Gland Of
trout" the paradise of The disciples of Izaak
Walton, with the limpid, 10y cold waters of
its streams rushing down from the mountain
sides, now roaring aud foaming over the
rocks, now gliding smiling, and sparkling
where the sunlight strikes through the green
meadows, winding in aud out, until, with
glad leap aud Joyous tossing Of little crests
OF silvery foam, they rush II the embraca of
their big brother, the "Bitter Root The
LAY Is still young az our party, fonr Of us.
seated in, or rather on, u "buck board"
drawn by two stout bronchOs, as the native
horses are called, drivr ont Of one of tho
gates of tls military post hsrs to try our luck
In one OF The little mountain streams. Well
equipped In long rubber boots and canvas
suits, we are a rough looking lot hut In this
country, and indeed anywhere else, your
rue angler is thoroughly practical person,
aud pays hut little regard to appearances.
The broken masses Of the clouds, ray of
sunlight darling through them here and
there, lighting up some grassy hill top, and
making the dark ravines and rocky preci-
pieces OF the mountains more gloomy aud savage
i'y contrast, hover over the towering crests,
yelling them in hsecy folds of mist, or soft
ening their ragged outlins with the caress of
the distant, gsntl; falling rain, as We bowl
murrily over ths prairie, passing through
the rich bottom lands, and gradually as.
csnding the foot hills, rounding their sides,
or dipping down into the littls Wales between
them to scramble up the opposite ascent
until finally VIZ enter wide canyon running
back into the hills, its Hat plain covered
with wild flowers and waving grass, and
broken through tue ,entre by the winding
course of ripping, dancing, sparkling merry
little stream.
We are not long in getting to work. Our
tackle is quickly ovsrhaulsd, and big boots
pnllsd we'll up on orr thighs, and two of us
laking our way up stream, while the others
follow II down, We arrange to meet again at a
csrtain hOur, and start off to bsgn orr day 3
sport. How quiet aud calm everything is,
as We silently and with gentle casts Of our
lines prOcsrd OH our way How the little
stream laughs up at IA, coqnsttishly singing
at us, invi'ing us TO win its hidden Anny
treasures il WI Gan, now rushing along over
its pebbly b-d, throwing back its eddiss into
some dark pool under lis Ovsrhanging hanks !,
AS II to say: "Try there, aud see what yon
c,n fnd;" again softly and silently gliding
through the wild rose bushes, as il sadIened
at the thought Of surr-ndsring SONS of the
"sparkled bsautiss'' that make their homs
in its clear, cold waters. Slowly Wa move
mp the stream searching each quiet nook
sarh swirling eddy. Nav and again there is
quick pull at the line al snccsssful cast
is made; the light, plant rod bends, the reel
whirls as the line passes swiftly through the
rings: there is short, sharp fight for liberty,
and, the strong ,riumphing over the weak,
the struggling fish is lying on the grassy
bank, gasping its short lifs away, and, lying.
more beautiful in the silvery sheen and
bright spots Of its sides than when, In its
tnrn ths stronger, 1t rushed at its prey in the
full enjoyment of life and vigor. The air Ia
full of the Fragrance. OF the wild roses dip.
ping their branches into the limpii water;
graceful willOws-bend over the banks and
rustic their leaves gently In the soft brspzs;
thousands Of wild fow-rs-pink bitter root,
modest daisies, golden sunfowsrs, and many
other varieties blend their brilliant hnes
sionally wild bird--a plover or curlsw, per.
haps = starts suddenly up, screaming or
whistling its prntcst at the presence IN this
solitude of all-dsstroying man. And so We
wander on, landing now and then a plump
front, and stopping occasionally 10 prepare
notes or light q pipe, until, our watches and
onr apostles warning us that the time 70.
our rendezvous with our friends is near a,
hand, We retracs our steps, lingering. how.
aver, even yet ovsrpowered with the fasoina
ton Of the gentle sport" to make cast in
some inviting pool.