The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-01

Spruce Cabin, and had disappeared shortly
after dawn. Reports came up to the cabin two
or three times during the day that some man
The afternoon was not half over when glad
shout was heard down the road and shortly
was flushed and Ills eyes gesV were eoaming With
No WAS asked 70 oSplain how he captured the
about It until after tea when every body would
be homo, when he could tell the story once for
the porch two magnificent trout nO One wa" was
fourteen inches long and the other a little less
than sixteen inches 1t was conceded by every
taken out OF those waters. Attention was at
tracted to their peculiar marking for in place
OF the bright red and gold spots which are dis
tinctly features OF brook trout, the spots we're
more Of q saffron shade and were large and
Irregular. They we're placed in the cellar aud
pared TO tell his story; 1t was typical scene
The dining room OF the. cabin was lit up with
hat were mad S the
weather, while scattered about on easy chairs
and on the floor, and settees were fishermen in
sene lamp burned dlmly in tho corner.
won't say anything" said tho angler.
those 6a Sa st sSt down no S' &0
kind OF bait as we'll as every method that Is
When left here this morning had two live
mice in a tin can. They were the ordinary
tS sd rond dor to cSh GSyS
When got down there on the rock tried the
usual methods until noon, and then | began to
strong s7 cord around the neck OF one Of them,
and then ran the end Of the string underneath
e the rd hip T is sS s by
it's taft fastened q No; 10 hook with the barb
pointing downward, Then tied the end OF
dropped the mouse overheard on tho side OF
the rock iurtheIt away from the fish, ! gave
the trout credit for having good deal Of com:
mon sense. and was sure that II l dropped
the mouse into the water over them 1t would
make them suspicious and render my labor
ton made the mouse swim. and guided him
around 10 where the trout lay. He had hardly
appeared swimming on the TOP OF the water
OF lightning. He swallowed hook and all, and
then began a tight on my part to save my rod
every other trout under similar circumstances
would do, that is. he made dash for the bot
tom OF the rock. but managed to prevent this
utes. when he turned over and gave up the
fight. Now, when the remaining trout discoy-
that Az mate IS be
there were any use OF shedding tear;
really felt sorry for it. and thought would
give 1t chance to commit suicide In as gentle
a way as possible, 80 ! 6aited my hook With a
regarding the desperation OF the trout was
correct. 1t swallowed that worm and hook as
as though 1t know its death was
at hand and wss glad OF IL. but still the pain OF
the hook made II fight and l had another hard
OF how. [ caught those trout, !. would not
relate the circumstances to anybody who had
not seen them, even though am man whose
veracity has never yet been questioned, and
II there Is any person here with any lingering
doubt regarding the correctness Of detail I
vii show him With i, great deal OF pleasure
The fishermen smoked In silence, and not
word was said until mean man got up re-
ferred sarcasucally to the night, aud said he
guessed he would 90 to bed and have another
nightmare. The next morning the hero OF the
big trout announced his intention OF going
homo. and he was busily engaged in complet-
asked him to take walk down with him to the
big rock and see II there were any more big
trout around. Tho hero agreed to this. and all
the OF her fishermen who were on hand volun-
teered TO go along. When they got to the edge
Of the wafer there was considerable astonish-
excited the admiration Of fishermen for two
seasons were still therc. The hero tried
to make it appear that these were
two other ones, but one. OF the old
farmers denied this. and said he had seen
those trout too often to be deceived In them.
and that they were the same ones. Then the
mean man asked the hero II he wouldn't please
caught had got back there into the brook. The
hero Indignantly denied that they had got
back, and walked back to the house and drove
away to the railroad station In disgust The
mystery has not yet been cleared up. This
much is certain. however. that in the deep hole
trout that any one can see plainly. and that no
one apparently can catch.