The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-13
ian writer declares that the amateur

ian writer declares that the amateur
fishermen are more numerous thab cyl
They form double wreath - hu
mainly on both sides or the 9tlhe' ~
declares. reaching from tndrentv1 GU
TO Maison-Lafittc. tor them Wore -,
ated the fortunate isles OF Sal'lt-SlO~s
and Croissy and the verdurous shotes VI
Port Marty and Cbautou. Isolated 'her r,,
ia the midst OF tumuit, calm IN the W.
bosom OF agtatiOns, the passeIs-oy
smile at their aspect ana gibe at tnelr
attitude ana their immoDihty iney
never catch a thing, the passing sneep
tics say, What mistake! Inc Nuiedi
laIty know naught OF what these hsher
men catch besides FISH. for iish are nol
alone the things they go ior' MS
means that the contemplation wilch y
in a manner enforced or these VINO hsh
with hook ana line, especially MhcIe 10
fish are TO be found, often results III me
apprehension Of important things Which
would never have come If the nsnermen
had remained among the uloiaSN''e
scenes Of Partisan life. 49,
A distinguished French academiclan Is
accustomed TO declare that ne Hsheu
his acadeInical chair out OF the seine
with a hook and line; for the poems
which really won for him his literary
crown came 70 him while ne VS. court
ing the wary gudgcon on the banks OF
the river. He is far from being the only
author who has worked I'm this way
There are 800 and more living dramatists
whose works have, IN some shape, Deeh
brought out on the boards Of the PARIS
theatres. and out Of these, thirty nave
declared that they should never have
had a single success II they had not elab-
Grated their dramatic schemes while an
Cling
ono OF these dramatlsts once came
back. radiant with gee, from session or
seven steady hours on the banks OF the
Seine. ON his way home he met friend.
well. did you catch anything asked
the friend Catch anythng Wen, l
cI.. .tVlr I
in three tableaux and a denouement that
Will draw all Paris
But he had not one fish. a somewhat
amusing story IS told OF a Minister q
the Interior. NJ de Corbiere, who was
accustomed TO get up every morning very
early and 80 out with hook and line 70
quiet his nerves on the banks OF the
SEINE. There came to Paris man rom
the provinces who had made applica-
tiOn for a certain Office. a us-preitcture
I'm the country. Tho office seeker mao no
influence with the Minister, but IN some
way hc learned where the spot was. 10
which the Minister went TO fish.
Providing himself with tackle" ne
rose still earlier than the Minister. and
when NJ. de COrbiere went 10 his favOrite
place he found a stranger installed there,
paving no attention 10 the Minister. ana
apparently quite ignorant OF his Identity.
The Minister went somewhere else. ana
got up earlier the next morning, but ON
arriving al the place lie found the same
man installed there. Again and again
this happened. 1T was useless 10 try 10
fOrcstall the man. lie was at the spot
before the slightest break of dawn. At
last the Minister approached the man
and said politely:
You seem to be very fond OF fishing.
sir?"
Il am. sir" answered the other, land
FOR the present l employ It as a means
OF passing the time while ] am awaiting
n response 10 an application which
have made TO the Minister or the In
terror"
you are looking fer an Office"
A small prefecture. sir. IN the country.
] have waited a long time. and may
10 wait still longer. but we fishermen,
sir know how 10 be patient"
"Wil you kindly give me your name
and address, sir2 | have a little in
fiuence. perhaps. Mt the Department. and
! shall be slad 10 mention your case.
Between fishermen. sir"
"Ah, ] thank youi Here is my card"
That evening the ofiice-seeker received
his appointment and went no more 10
the banks Of the Seine. and the Minister
thereafter fished I'm peace I'm his accus-
toned spot.-Youth's Companion.