The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-09

he assures himself that the same thing Is likely
70 happen TO anybody, and once more casts
ms deceased batrachian upon Ihe ~s'es: nS3p
the swimmers are not hungry and pie
at irregular Intervals Of an, hour or 40, then
the man too lazy to lie on the grass ana hold
on with both hand, il, or ought to be, happy.
All that he has to do Is TO ait stil and hold the
mole and compose an epic or q renlsnIG mover.
II here sa breeze ruf1ingt the lake it%ill wander
coOllv through his wet wooden -shirt, ana "
there is not lac will be too busy 1ghting mos
auitot. TO care whether, school keeps or no,.
or the fish bite or not. is possible IN ms way
TO start at 9 O'Clock in the morning and stay
In the boat until 7 o'clock in the evening and
catch three fish. and imagine that the day has
been only two hour long.
The man SO situated, particularly II he has
the true stlll-ilshing spirit. knows nothing 3I
telegTaphs or telephones. newspapers or falI-
way stocks. For a time lac j. divorced from
the world which knew him rs one who wrought
painfully for his living and has become a Vetl-
table loafer. unConCeTned with anything ca
cept the business Of sitting still and BREATH
ing regularly. IL Is not, only possible but
New York. or State street, Chicago. OF a Sep;
tember afternoon and pick out the returned
stili-nshers from the other vacaiioners. II
i easily enough done. for the members OF this
widely scattered colony have the sleepy, rested
air with them. The roar Of traffic ond the
clanRor Of Cur bells .awaken no reinililSCtnt
interest in them. They are always brown
and nearly always fat and they walk apart rom
their fellow men and now and then they lerK
,he, right wrist ,pamodtcally, as though lhey
ANNhA - ANA . III WI u ~ wv
the line aud would get IL into the boat or break
a hamstring, They are the, thoroughly, rested
vacation takers, 80 thoroughly rested, In TACT.
that II takes them a long time To get back to
normal. The still-fsher looks with tolerant
pity upon any other kline Of fisher because he
knows that all other forms ~ fishing are work
and he does not board up his house and dis
ch1rge hs servants and go away to work. He
wants the green Of the trees 10 get into him
and The lulling lip-llp Of the waves against the
boats aid and the long calm Of summer days.
II may be said for him that he generally OBJ
tains what he goes for.
After all, however. there Is but one way In
which TO be "A still-fsher and extract unlimited
good from II. The way is OMEN 10 all men under
IN, and II T. coming TO he followed moro COM
monty rs the seasons go. This way dispenses
with the services OF n guide as the man
who pulls the boat Is fond Of calling himself.
II consists merely In having a boat which does
not leak, q pair Of oars, a fishing line and a
pretty girl. who plunks p little on the guitar.
So furnished the still-flsher does not think Of
fishing uutil after supper IL served and eaten
az the little woods hotel. Then. when the sun
IL down and the long clear northern twilight IL
begun, with tho evening star n solitary sparkler
crescent Of moon untitled above the ~feathery
tons Of the balsam pines, he dcscends tn the
wharf IN the placid lake. helms In the guitar.
takes his seat, strikes a few strokes. DROPS
his line overheard and looks AZ the other person
while the strings are twanging and a light
sonrano tells the swooning night hawks md
green frogs that Iuanita refuses tn LET him
llnRer by her side. Perhaps the still-0shers
who look 40 rested and dreamy on Broadway or
state street have been auditors OF the guitar.
In fact. 1t Is wholly probable.