San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-21
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In reading the Forest and Steam
| (Stream, l should have said, although
| the former is more appropriately l
notice that the worthy editor is af-
flicted with an acute attack of the
green eyed monster" caused no doubt
by a liver overcharged with gall, and
a brain on fire.
On page 3S1, vol. XLIX, an editorial
comment on a letter received from
Tarpon, Texas, strikes the eye of the
reader. A greater misrepresentation
of the people of Texas and of Mr..
Smith could not be formulated. This
would +be-if -he-could- sport of an
editor who probably never leaves his
"sanctum sanctorum," and who, 1 bet
the drinks for the crowd, doesn't know
a tarpon from sprat, when his color
blind optics see one, sits his bilious an
atomy down and undertakes to inform
the public of the deep grief the people
of Texas are experiencing by for
eigner'' trespassing on their patriotism
to the terrible extent of catching elev-
en- tarpon in one day of twelve hours.
Truly we ought to think of wearing
mourning, but in the interim Mr.. Edit
or of Stream and Forest would be
greatly benefited if he take ''phos-
phate and liver pills." the one of
balance his brain, the other to regulate
the overcharge of gall above mention
ed charge nothing for this prescrip-
ton BY what right editor of Forest
and Stream, had to suppose Mr.. Smith
a foreigner, l know not, for as mat
ter of fact, he is an American citizen,
born in West Virginia, and is more
over, very proud of his nativity. He
has Travelled all over America, hunting
and fishing, and has all the attributes
that man should possess to be true
sportsman. That he is gentleman,
goes without saying, for no man can
be a sportsman without being such.
As to the people of Texas looking upon
his feat of breaking the worlds record
with as green optics as editor of For
est and Stream does, 1 have only to
state, that we are the people when it
comes to hospitality, both in regard to
tarpon or honors, when such honors
are won fairly, even though they be
won by a foreigner. What we want
in Texas is for Virginia to send us
more of her noble sons, and of one
thing she can be assured, that is, one
and all will get a reception that only
Texas can give. Texas hospitality is
world famed and should the editor of
Forest and Stream desire to cast a
slur on our fair state, he had better
shake the top gallant sails of his asinine
Uranium for a better excuse than that
of jealousy born Of ignorance.
l will now present to those interested
herein, a few incidents pertaining 10
Mr. Smiths hunting tour in this cOun-
try; do this to demonstrate that the
catching of eleven tarpon in twelve
hours, was not so much matter of
fortune, as one might suppose, but the
determination of the man who angled
for same. At great expenditure of
money, Mr.. Smith last spring laid in
great supply of tarpon tackle in San
Antonio; then chartering the finest
yacht that was to be had in our wa
ters went out "afishing for the mighty
| tarpOn. 1t was somewhat early how
ever, and Mr.. Tarpon did not ante;
| NtGh al LGl NGGh tic pcillClll SpOIl
piled his line to no result, and only,
after staying about six or eight weeks
on the water, with one tarpon to his
record, did he raise a flag of truce and
declare an armistice for a few months.
Mr.. Smith then went to Canada for
salmon fishing, and had, 1 believe, bet
ter luck than he experienced here.
From Canada he visited the principal
sporting goods houses in New York and
other cities, which happened to be
graced by his presence on his return
ing trip. Just why he did not visit
the editor of Forest and Stream, can
not state positively.
/ now lose trace of Mr.. Smith hunt
| ing in northern states for a short time;
l pick him up again, so to speak, in
San Antonio, Texas, having returned
to us to prepare for the feat he ac-
complished at Tarpon, Texas, on Octo-
Der oath, A. d. 1897.
Instead of having our patriotic feel
| ings hurt, we al rejoiced with exceed
| ing great joy at Mr.. Smiths having
broken the record, and We only hope
that he repeat the exploit. We have
the finest tarpon fishing in the world,
but it takes an expert to catch them.
| We are all experts in Texas, and it was
a very agreeable surprise to us to find
that old Virginia has sons to equal us.
We are true sportsmen in Texas and
never resort to "tarpon killing" as IL
Illustrated in Forest and Stream of No
vember 18TH
! Now 1 believe in charity, and dearly
love to practice same, so I'll not be-
lieve there is no hope for the worthy
1
rather pray that if he use the prescrib-
ed remedy l have given him in the
former part Of this article, that he re-
gain mems sana in corpore sano."
| Sincerely yours,
CHARLES G. BLANC.
No. 9ls Ave. D, San Antonio, Tex.