The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-06-28

large. niss, ripe ose, to ahs 10 ths hsas,
TOT dlbntr. She noticed that the mslor
I va remarkably heavy. Her husband has
i neglected 10 etdG cay meat tor dinrsi
snd she told them st brsakis,i that thsr,
vould be 90 meet for dinner - . fssnli.
u Imagine her sstosishrsnt When che open
] Cd this ustsrnslon 10 dad u iull Of brook
iroaL Many Of them weighed tlrss
; pounds.
How many OF them would II take 10
Weigh three pounds' okei the gray
hsired msa,
Timothy did not deisp to reply bat
continusd, Brook tront are sIessdinsl ly
fond Of vs,ermslons. II supposed that
. soft spot had fornsd 10 one end OF the
watermelon on sscount Of iis being toe
ripe and ibroush this soft spot The trout
bad forced an entrance. eating thsir way
into the interior OF the melon, Que alter
snotbtr, until they crowded the space
made vacant by tie consumption OF the
dslicscy. When tho good farmer and
his SEP returned ., noon time they we're
surprised st having . Hns mess OF trout
upon the hbls. whereas they we're sl
posting to dine without anything is the
place Of meat.
But perhaps the wors. dsstrl clion oc
curred to my sunt's asparagus bed. My
aunt is not the only person who 10 fond
Of asparagus. II is OF the gsestest deli
cscies OF the garden. being ready for
the table earlier than any other green
thing, She hsd seen that the young
shoots were pushing up through the
soil 10 her asparagus bed, spj she expect
cd 10 Q few days 10 have enough for .
meal. Strange TO relate, the crop sudden
ly disappeared, eaten up by the brook
trout, So rsvenous we're tie brock
trout for this asparagus The nsb actually
disturbed the growing roots.
Did the fsh tackle the potato pstch2
asked . rural member who had dropped
in incidentally.
No, replied Timothy. but l want to
tell you what those trout did with the
patch, You see my aunt wss
greatly interested in irnits ssd had en-
acre Of strawberries on . low piece Of /
mucky land along the border Of which
ran this trout brook, One day . boy
came runnipg 10 the house, sIclsiming,
The brook hes ovsrfown the straw berry
patch and the Strawberries are oil Hooded
With water. The family hsstened to the !,
'pot snd found that the brook had in
Iome unaccountsble way become dam med. :,
md the clear waters we're running be
ween the straw berry rows all along the
inc. and 10 this swift curreLt we're run
ling hithsr and ihither the trout, feeding
10 the delicious berries which were then
weet and luscious.
But how did the brook get damned -,
sked the big Euglisbmsnp :.
Well. that is the interesting part Of =,
he sfiair. On sXsninstion We found a
hat st the opening OF the bridge the l.,
rout had purposely and ipgeniously &C 4,
lying one over smother. sever =. -
feet 10 depth. thus sdsotuslly closing :.
10 channel Of the stream. forcing the :,
atsr TO fow over the banks. =.
l am aware, continued Timothy, that
lese statements will Ls received with ~
Cub. by the iasredulous, The iset is,
10 habits Of brook trout, and other ani n.
als are but slightly known to the pre- ~
mt generation; We look simply on the -
lriscs Of things. We. as Hshernsn, :.
,d that trout will take . worm or fly.
I'd hastily oobsluds that worms and flies ~
. their principal diet, This isa serious =.
istsks ss l have indicated by the facts W,
Iumersted,