Wichita eagle., 1889-08-29
A KISS FOR A DOLLAR.
An Anglers Experience While Troutins
on Michigan Stream.


A contributor to The Forest and Stream
gives this charming account of an angling
episode on a Michigan trout stream:
As 1 wound my JOY inspiring way along
the river / was ever alert for the radiant
trout and enticed many a one to my culver
ing bait and to my creel. knew my COM
panion would hang his banner on high if he
badly defeated me, and therefore l worked
with might and main, passing no tempting
spot unfished that l thought contained the
quarry AS I waded around sloping bank,
thick with sedate alders, my eyes were glad
dened with a sight Of little boy and girl
sitting on log under the shade of spread
ing oak. The girl had bright and winsorne
look, with curls of gold and cheeks like APP
pies, and wore a straw hat ashanti on her yel-
low hair that gave her decidedly prepoS-
sessing appearance. Her barefooted brother
with his bright eyes, sunny face and rustic
costume was as picturesque as shepherd
boy. The little people SO attracted me that
l waded ashore to have chat with them.
The boy eyed me keenly as approached, and
asked if had many trout, and If were fish
ing with fly. l 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 fishermen. He
then told me that he had some fifteen trout
in his fish box, which was fastened in the
water near by, and that be wished to dispose
of them, but he said that he always had poor
luck in selling TO bait fishermen, as they al
ways caught enough to satisfy themselves.
you don't sell to fly fshermenp l in
CURED.
''OhI yes, sir, quite frequently"
And why to them"
Because at this season of the year they
hardly catch any"
I'm surprised that these high art anglers
would buy trout"
They do, though, but they always tell me
! not to give 'em away"
do your"
81 can't, for don't live in town. Ny
house is down by the bridge"
DO you ever sell any to bait fishermenG'
Every seldom; they always have EN-"
Here the little girl quickly spoke up and
said: Last season he sold lot to one"
How was thatF'
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 morn
ing, children and then hurried on. After a
while his partner came along, and as he
! passed close to me I asked him if he didn't
want to buy some trout. At this he smiled
| and came ashore and inquired how many l
/ had. l told him twenty-five. He laughed
! right out and said, Get 'em quickr Ipulled
my box ashore, and as / put them in his
basket he smiled and laughed all over say
/ ing, III snow him under nowr 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 me IS, and then tossed one TO SIS say
! ing, That's for you, little bright eyes and
/ then he was gone like a fash, fishing as he
went Oil he was such a handsome man.
! He had a gold chain around his neck and
something 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 from the east. Sis and | will
never forget him."
Did YOU ascertain whether he showed his
/ partner underf
/ "Oh, yes; papa learned all about it, and
said he beat him badly. and plagued him a
/ great deal about it"
l was perfectly delighted with the CONVEX
sation had with the children but as l was
not in for the purchase of trout | told the
| little girl if she would give me kiss / would
! give her dollar The little boys eyes were
all a sparkle at this, and, turning quickly TO
his little sister, he said;
Sis, Kiss the nice gentleman
The little elm then cheerfully got upon the
outer end of the log near the water. and a.
/ she removed her straw hat her bright curls
! gracefully flowed over her nut brown shout
ders and the sun which struck this part of the
oaken trunk bathed her head in crimson and
gold. thus giving her the appearance Of a
little fairy queen that garooild on heaths
and danced on ev'ry green As presented
my bronzed and furrowed face, with heavy
beard and thick rustache, she bent forward,
and her sweet, little innocent lips gave me a
( hearty kiss that priced more highly than if
il had been from the rosy mouth Of maiden
royal
Here's your dollar. sis, and one for you.
bub, suiting action TO word, and than babe
them hasty good-by, and, wading out into
the cold water, proceeded with my fishing,
lest Islso should be showed under" turned
and looked back at them before passed the
/ bend lust ahead Of me thar would shut them
out from NV view. and there beheld them
both standing on the log ineently watching
me- with the little girl gracefully waiting
kisses, IL, which I sincerely responded, and
then the httie romance OF the stream was
ended, but not forgotten, for II viii always
ave in delightful memory ascne Of Inyrs-ess
/ pleasures OF troutins on tbs Boardnan-
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