Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-18
AN ANGLING INCIDENT.
How Fisherman Beat His Partner--A
kiss for Dollar.

Mise Tor q Dollar.
A contributor 10 the Forest and Stream gives
the following account of an angling episode on
Michigan trout stream:
A. wound my joy-inspiring way along the
river I was ever slsrt for the radiant trout and
enticing many Q one to my quivering bait and
to my creel I knew my companion would
hang his banner on high il he badly defeated
me, and therefore work with might and main,
passing no tempting spot unfinished that
thought contained the quarry. As waded
| around sloping bank, thick with sedate
aiders, my eyes were giaddened with sight Of
little boy and girl sitting on log under the
shade OF spreading oak. The girl had O
bright and winsome look, with curls of
straw hat aslant on her yellow hair that
gave her decidedly q prepossessing appear
ance. Her barefooted brother, with his bright
eyes, sunny face and rustic costume, was as
picturesque as shepherd boy. The little peo-
pie so attracted me that waded ashore to have
chat with them. The boy eyed me keenly as
approached and asked If had many trout
and If were fishing with a fly. / opened my
basket and let the children take peep at the
golden-hued fish, and then confessed to the boy
that was one Of those contemplate bait fish,
ermen. He then told me that he had some If
teen trout in his fish box, which was fastened
In the water near by, and that he wished to
dispose Of them, but he said that he always
had poor luck in selling to the bait fishermen.
as they always caught enough to satisfy them
"You don't sell to fly fshermen?" inquired.
ooh, yes sir, quite frequently"
And why to them?" ~.
Because at this season of the year they
hardly catch any,
II am surprised that these hieh-art anglers
would buy front ~
They do, though. but they always tell me
not to give em away"
do your
81 can't, for don't live in town. My home
Is down by the bridge"
"Do you ever sell any to bait fishermen?"
Very seldom, they always have EN-"
here the little girl quickly spoke up and said:
Last season We sold lot to one."
How was that?"
"Why, you see," said the lad. 'there were
two men trouting here. The first one that
passed was fishing SO hard that he paid no at
tention at all to US, only saying Good morning.
children and then hurried on After while
MS partner came along, and as he passed close
TO me asked him if he didn't want to buy some
trout AT this he smiled and came ashore and
inquired how many had. told him twenty
i've. He laughed right out and said: Get 'em
quick! pulled my box ashore. and as put
them in bis basket he smiled and laughed all
over, saying: I'll snow him under nowr I
explained that he wanted to beat his partner.
Ne never asked the price of 'em, but putting
mis- hands in his pockets he drew out some
money and gave me SO, and then tossed 81 to
sis, saying: That's for you, little bright eyes,
and then he was gone like fash fishing as he
went. Oh! he was such handsome man. He
had gold chain around his neck and some
thing on his little finger that sparkled like the
sun. Papa said it was a diamond. and learned
down at the tavern that he was big banker
Il II e.
did you ascertain whether he showed his
partner under?"
'.Oh, yes; papa learned all about it. and said
he beat him badly and plagued him a great
deal about it."
1 was perfectly delighted with the converse
ton had with the children but as I was not
In Tor the purchase Of trout told the little girl
II she would give me kiss would give her a
dollar. The little boys eyes were all sparkle
at this, and turning quickly to his little sister
he said:
isis, kiss the nice gentleman
The little elfin then cheerfully got upon the
outer end of the log near the water and as she
removed her straw hat her bright curls grace
fully flowed over her nut-brown shoulders and
the sun which struck this part of the oaken
t trunk ea!hed her head in crimson and gold,
thus giving her the appearance of little
ialry queen that gambolfd on heaths and
danced on ev'ry green" / presented my
bronzed and furrowed face with heavy beard
and thick moustache she bent forward and her
sweet little innocent lips gave me hearty kiss
that priced more highly than if it had been
from the rosy mouth of maiden royal
Here's your dollar, sis, and one for you.
bub, suiting action to word and then l babe
them hasty goodbye, and wading out into
the cold water proceeded with my fishing lest
l also should be showed under" / turned
and looked back at them before / passed the
bend just ahead of me that would shut them
out from my view. and there / beheld them
both standing on the log intently watching me.
with the little girl gracefully waiting kisses. to
which sincerely responded, and then the
little romance of the stream was ended but
not forgotten for it will always live in delight
ful memory as one Of my rarest pleasures of
trouting on the Boardman.
"Ah! what the world would be to us
Ii the children were no more
We should dread the desert behind US
More than the dark before"