The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-17
AN ANGLlNG INCIDENT,

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A Pleasant Episode Ia the Life OF q Trout
Fisherman,
A contributor to the Forest and Strsam
Lgives this charming account Of an ang.
ling episode on a Michigan trout stream
AS l wound my joyinspiring way
along the river, | was aver alert for the
radiant trout, and entiCed many a one
to my quivering bait and TO my creel. ]
knew my companion would hang his
banner on high II he badly defeated me,
and therefore | worked with might and
main, passing no temptingspot unfshed
that l thought contained the quarry,
AS ! waded around a sloping bank, thick
with sedate alders, my eyes were glad.
dened with a sight OF q little boy and
girl sitting on a log under the shade OF
spreading oak. Tue girl had q bright
and winsome look, with Curls Of gold
and cheeks like apples, and wore 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 cos
tune WIS as picturesque as q shepherd
boy. The little people SO attracted me
that l waded ashore to have a chat with
them, The hoy eyed me keenly as / ap-
preached, and asked H. had many trout,
and i'll were llshingwith fly. Iopened
my basket and let the children take a
peep ut the g~olden.hued fish, and then
confessed to the boy that l was one OF
those contemplate bait-flshermen. He
then told me that he had some fifteen
trout IN bis fish box, which was fastened
in the water near by, and that he wished
to dispose OF them, but lie said that he
always had poor luck in selling to the
bait-llshermen, rs they always caught
enough 10 satisfy themselves.
"You don't sell to ily.fsherman 2" /
inquired.
"Oh! yes, sir, quite frequently.
sand why to them?"
"Because at this season OF the year
they hardly catch any,"
"I'm surprised that these higll-art an
glers would buy trout"
"They do, though, but they always tell
me not 10 give 'em away"
"Do your"
II can't, for I don't live in town, My
home Is down by the bridge"
"Do you ever sell any TO bait-dsher.
men ?"
Every seldom, they always have EN-"
Here the little girl quickly spoke up
and said; LAST season he sold a lot to
one.n
GLOW was that2"
"Why, you see" said the lad, there
were two men trouting here. The first
one that passed was fishing 80 hard that
he paid no attention at all to us, only
saying Good morning, children and
then hurried on. After a while his part
ner came along, and as he passed close
I o me asked him II he didn't want to
buy some trout. At this lie smiled and
came ashore and inquired how many l
had. / told him twenty-five. He laugh
ed right out and said: Get 'em quickl'
| pulled my boy ashore, and as / put
them in his basket he smiled and laugh
ed all over saying: III snow him under
now!' I didn't know what that meant
then, but papa explained that he wanted
to beat his partner. He never asked the
price OF 'em, but putting his hands in
his pockets he drew out some money
and gave Inc three dollars, and then
tossed one to sis, saying, that's for you,
little bright eyes and then he was gone
like a flash, fishing as he went. OH he
was such a handsome man. He had q
gold chain around his neck and some.
thing on his little finger that sparkled
like the sun. Papa said 1t was a diamond,
and learned down at the tavern that II
was a big banker from the East. Sis and
| will never forget him."
"Did you ascertain whether he showed
his partner under?"
ooh, yes; papa learned all about 1t,
and said he beat him badly, and plagued
him a great deal about it,
l was perfectly delighted with the
conversation l had with the children,
but as l was not in for the purchase OF
trout l told the little girl II she would
give me n kiss l would give her a dollar.
The little boys eyes were all a sparkle at
this, and turning quickly to his little
sister he said:
isis, kiss the nice gentleman"
The little elfln then Cheerfully got
upon the outer end Of the log near the
water, and as she removed her straw hat
her bright curls gracefully flowed over
her nut brown shoulders, and the sun,
which struck this part Of the oaken
trunk, bathed her head In crimson and
gold, thus giving her the appearance OF
q little fairy queen that gambolld on
heaLhs and danced on ey'ry green" AS
l presented my bronEed aud furrowed
face with heavy beard and thick nous.
tache, she bent forward and her sweet
little innocent lips gave Inc a hearty
kiss that | priced more highly than II II
had been from the rosy mouth Of maiden
royal.
you, bub," suiting the action 10 the
word, and then 1 babe them a hasty
goodbye, and wRding out into the cold
water proceeded with my fishing lest !
also should be showed under" l
turned and looked back at them before
| passed the bend Just ahead OF methat
would shut them out from my view, and
there | beheld them both standing on
tho log inlently Watching mo, with the
little girl gracefully waiting kisses, 10
which I sincerely responded, and then
the little romance o. the stream was
ended, but not forgotten, for II will al.
ways live In delightful memorya s one Of
my rarest pleasures Of troutihg on the
Boardman,
"Ahl what thowofid would 10 TO us
II the children were no more,
IVA MIND dfaaI thO dhsnFi hbhihd Uh.