The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-10-20

. ell Of which except the moose | have >
} ready Ted upon. II ia in reality, u
sportsmsus paradise, ~ we'll as msen
decent retreat for him Who loves the SilS
and solitude OF Nstura But iew tcvt
ships bsve ye, any rsme.
Deer srs so .lcnty thai II uss sn ever
day occurrence for me 10 see them fio'
the portals OF the spoitsmsns inn upo
Lily Bay sh,re make my headquaitsr'
For the past week l have been encampe,
upon small lake seldom visi,od and =
miles from the pesrest neighbofs. oil slon
except my guide. II is sat well mp anon
tie mountains and fringed throoehou
With over hanging bushes With
backing OF thick FIR tres. Al its bead i
a high projecting peak, ye,terisy ] visit
ed its summit. Altogether the journey
took two hours. the trip wss delightful fol
the grouud throughout Was covered will
. soit carpet Of moss. When | reached
the top and took 10 the view from high
projecting rock felt like bowing down in
sdcr.tion to my Maker. All around. "
fs- - II is possibla for human eye 70 reach
w1 one vast sweep Of wilderness. With
range after range Of mountains rsceding In
the distance. To the west WAS Moose,
head lake with . shore line OF over 800
miles, tbioaly dotted with islsnds. and
with the mount tain range beyond mirrored
In its waters.
Picking up my rifle fred down into
the lake to the east upon which | was eni
csmped. Alter slowly oouutiug ten ! saw
the ripple made by tbe bulls, aud few
seconds afterwards heard the sound Of it's
splash, SO pure sni clear was the atmosl
phere alth ough The distance in lee line
must have been tog ards mile. have
every reason to believe that l am the first
one who has ever climbed this peak. !
carved my name upon the trunk OF the
highest tree.. and trust that when tais
country Is accurately surveyed and oil its
peaks and waters nan ed my own name
will be hopored upon the map.
"But how about those trout l hear
some Of you enquire, II you think have
not become we'll acq uainted with them you
are greatly mistaken. for have with me-
IN Orvis rod, and although. it has been
with other makes, none can
,qusl it. have not upjolnted IL since ]
truck this camp, snd although | left be,
and my landing net and have captured
be past week, without stretching it as
many speckled beuties as could lift,
many times two OF q cast. tie ZIP reinsins as
fright as an arrow. My reel. also. is an
)rvis ard is especially admired in spite OF
he multipliers that every one else posSessi
&.
My fret aftt raoon here, after pitching
amp, we stepped into the canoe aud psdI
led out towards the head of the lake. On
ccount II the shadow OF the high peak 10
he west we could begin work early. Sei
,cting aspol Tree from lily pads we threw
ut anchor and arranged my tackle. For
sire rttchsr | put on brown Hacele. follow
ith Montreal, then Doctor and use q
rop OF Stari,t Ibis The first throw there
no rise, il is too near. The next there
good Jump but | let it alons it is too
nall, net over half q pound. | let out u
pod rs feet and cast near that bunch OF
lily pads. The flies lay awhile motionless.
len begin to draw them in. When the
,is rises three or four inches the water two !
ct TO the rigLt parts, IA old "pounder" I
'rts ir jm the cover Of the pads and shake 6
mself with rage. y good Is inches in I
=, because he has missed the gaudy fly, @
good feet from where he left the water. 4
Two or three more casts and again be .
axes the attemp',yet none but the scarlet o
lie will tuit him. and that. too, after It O
10 left the water. The fish are 80 gam O
they must take tLeir food ia the cir. r.
lis time his aim is sure. All but bis tai D
visible IS his huge jaws close on the Of
inty feather. ] strike even before he o.
vers himself 10 the waters. Astonished v
the sting, for q second all is still, then u
ere is a spectacle worth two days jour. NJ
y. Every nerve OF his body is joined TO h'
cry nerve q I mine. That s ounce rod
nds like slender reed In whirlwind.
Before ] have time TO reel In six feet N
again il must go as be starts for the
Y pads. Mad is 20 name for IL as he
DIS his course stopped Now be is goiut nc
see from whence comes all this. Wheel, 81
, about he darts tows' ds me as though IN
would spit in my 70. l can touch the
with my hand M be passes under me, o.
IN circles around, shakes his head on the
face, so that the water iosms like suds 70
! Oh scknowled es himself beaten unI de
be is no weak that he lies fatwiss be- pa
le the canoe. =.
And this cght goes on until dUzen lay In
Q by side upon the bottom, none sdmiti ap
less than three quarters though none ~
she la.ss. ishss sar.4i- the threa
nnders, More would have followed 10 %
thrown back ~ useless had there not fo'
IN an ipte erruption. Look over there
9 the guide. Out upon the point, 50
out that bis whole body is ref cited 10
water. stands 3 buck,i sn interested a
,ctstor Of sll these proceedings. W. III
,cluded 10 interview him. /. Is ~ still "t
, a, Natue's band can maze 1t, not . rec
.th cf Air and the wntef ~ emuth az r.