The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15
p.i7IENT ANGLERS.
Strangely Enough, Nervous Persons Are
tho Best Walters for - Bite.
ii"0, fhc y""ih's Con- pn"'or.

lruD, tt Youh's CO... puntOu.
II is one Of tho CurIOsitIes of human nature
that the most nervous and eXcitabie people are
often the most patient fishermen with hook
and line. This is true as to nations as we'll as
individuals. The French, who are OF all rcople
perhaps the most mercurial or "tindery," are
also of ali races the most extrayngantly devoted
to anrling: and Paris. their excitsble and revo-
lutiouary capital, is a city of fishermen. A
recent Partisan writer declares that the ANA
teur fishermen are more numerous than ever.
They form ~ double wreath OF humanity on
both slGes of the SEINE he declares. reaching
from Clarendon clear to Maison.I .afttc. For
them were created the fortunate isles OF SAINT
Cloud and croissy aud the verdur0us shores OF
Port Marty and Chanton. Isolated there in the
midst OF tumu't. calm in the very bosom of Rgi-
%tHtions, the passers-hy smile atstheir aspect and
gibeat their AT! tude and their immobility. They
never calch n thing the passing skeptics say.
What a mistake, The vulgar lniiy know nnught
OF what these fishermen catch besides fish. for
fish are not alone the things they 60 for" This
means that the contemplation which Is In n
manner enforced on those who FISH with nook
and line. especially where no fish are TO he
portant Things which would never have CONS IL
the fishermen had remained among the dis
Wy dtstIfnguished ,treM1cn anadcniclan is accus.
TONED 10 declare that he hsled his acadcmical
the poems which really won for linn his Literary
crown cane 10 h.ln while lie Was counting the
wary sudgeon on the banks OF the river. Tie is
far from briuS the only author VINO has worked
IN this way. There are 3OC ard more living
drn!aatlsts whose works have. in so;Dr shape,
been brought uut ON Tho boards of The Paris
theatres; and cut OF these, thirty have declared
that they shuuil never have Ina Il single sue
cess II they had not elaborated their dramatic
schemes " hilu angling.
One OF thesr dralnatists onoc came back,
radiant with g.rr, fron. II session OF seven
way hon" To met n friend. wei. did you
s sny amyiIWiIf' nslra ~. tTirna "a. 'H".fn
that Will draw AL rnris!"
story is loII'ofH Minister ofi"c ]Inirrt"r, NJ de
Corbiere. who was accustomed 10 get up every
morning very carly and 90 out with n NOOK and
Seine. There came to PARIS n man from the
provinces wh" had made application for a re--
tain Office. u sous prefecture IN the country.
The Office seeker had no influence with 'the
Minister, hat in sulne way he learned where the
spot was to which the Minister went to fish.
Providing himself with tackle" he rose still
earlier than the Minister, and when VI. De Cor
biere. went 10 ~ iayorito place he found n
stranger Installed there, paying no attention to
the Minister. ANA apparently quite iGncrant Of
Tie Minister went some else, and 90, up
cnriter, the next morning: but OH arriving at the
place he found the rame man Installed there.
DRY to ~forestall the man. He WINS AT the spot
hniorr the slightest break OF dawn. AT last tho
Minister approached the man and laid politely
GU seem ~ be very fond of fishing, sir 7
IL am, sin" answered the other, and for tho
present e'np!ol it as u means OF passing the
Interior"
a small, prefecture, sir, III the country. |
have waited u long time, and may have to wait
slill Longer; but NC hohermen, sir, know how TO
win you kindly give me your lame and ad-
drehs, sirf | hhvn n little Influence. perhaps. at
the Department, aud shall lie glad to mention
your case, Between fishermen, sir"
mAh, thank you! Here is my card,
appointment and went no moro ~ the banks OF
the seine. and the Minister thereafter hshed in