The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10
SAINT
IZAAK'S DAY.
The Gen
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tie Ones Disciples
,r His Memory.
A FEAST
DE- ANGLERS. YARNS.
Devotees OF
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Deeds
the Red and Reel whes
nations and DO Doughty
VIA Their Tongues.

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ever populariyeazs age this month lxaak
ger" was bof uthor 81 that quaint and
has been I'D book. 'Ths CompleAt Al
a much lad n in Stafford, England. Il
for when u said thai he HOOK ed
the public. ger hsn than be anglei
many names offered his book TO
of literature ears have passed and
scurity, ret a ave dashed on the horizon
name OF Iraal aBly To fall back into OBJ
familiar 10 dith he Increase Of years the
until il Is hlS Walton has become mere
cludss all aias Engush-speaklng people
disciples. busehold possession and in
Its thus nf gleTs in all countries as its
OF eight or te
gather togetft at all strange that party
tain store c11 Knights Of the rod should
improyised n er in a back room Of GER
chairs in the Front street. and, with an
honor Izaak Vtble OF rough boards and
gathering had form OF boxes, proceed 70
was proIninedf alton. The chairman of the
he was called whiskers in which the gray
voices were htt and on several occasions
ing eight or "Pop." When he spoke all
cleared his IN shed instantly, thus spoil
tie on the tadten '.dsh stories" Pop
disappeared Eoat. looked at an empty bot
on reapped .e and COACHED. The bottle
thing else moment later. snd
around the iring contained some
spoken. "Pol han water. IL was passed
Iovable qushtl able and never word was
treasure he Ia b" spoke az length on the
closed he poir IS Of TEaak Walton and the
features and u gwen 20 literature. As he
of Ixaak howl ted TO a snail man of kindly
in a swift cur sked him 70 tell the disciples
due deliberate 10 balance on lettering log
expected natient The answer came after
''From aetudl and was of the most un-
think il is bed rs.
The next 81 a experience" be said, Il
wore glasses 90 stay on the shore"
bered WILDLY A&sr ives Large man whe
about. In "a and spoke as X he remem-
above the fall az that he was taking
stream. Lucts on the Snoqualmie river
put on a big that he was whipping the
ward dark 4 vas against him until he
II cast ad red fly and made cast to-
speaker. anAeep pool.
came INTEREST," 9nt ninety feet, said the
an inch OF Al his brethren suddenly be-
instant the "a, and put the ~ witNin
quickly did q spot had located In an
nearly puIIedIsater fairly boilsd aud so
started downIe llne tightea thSt was
ing the lind OFT on fhe canoe ihe hsh
my guide TO Istrean and FOR fear Of break
lieye il. gend in direct batsle told
fish played ID paddle. YoD may not be-
we were so nd emen. but when had that
could do TO "A and In condition TO land
90 over the IA az me falls that IL was all We
would not id We ourselves and let the fish
weighed f" AM ink with my kosmic rod. I
companions DE say how much that fish
A man " he sat down while all his
teered 10 tell lpplaudsd.
killed in the Ga sharp, black eyes volun-
man. who is about the monsters ne had
ing Acknowledgements river, when a small
that the skvAfamed for his skill at writ
greatest pladnents. jumped up and said
trout. Thislomish river at Index was the
called AbiiaAe in the world to catch big
that he caueh was disputed by man
Tomfohia rid, Vermonter, who swore
Then the preIt a ten-pound trout in the
who had li1er in Vermont years ago.
brethren wijident Of the Saw Bill Club,
arose and sailtened to the stories of has
was absolutejh ilI-concealed contempt,
81 was on ii that he knew OF a story that
he said. s.ldy true and could be verified.
broke throuIn island in the Skagit river"
channel sixIst spring when the waters
wide 10 a la the dixie and cut
were oyeraoleen feet deep by eight
droyes. FinI small pond. The farms
and With tdred and cattle persisted in
lowed the billy the dixie was repaired,
1t was thle few sunny days that fol-
barb of surplus. water disappeared
on the n found that on every
been irnpalei the wire fences used
I
mentioned. Island large trout had
VARYING in and the channel, previously
The farmsrslwas half filed with trout,
shipped enoq sizs IRON one 10 hve pounds.
ket and therl arted them away in wagons,
izjng the farlgh 70 Seattle to glut the mar
At this 20 used the REMAINDER ior ieFts-
club adjoui ms
August. ht auiuooh laihteo ana the
- ned ia confusion to next