The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-12
der twenty-five. They amt much good
90 eat under 100 pounds

der twenty-five. They amt much good
TO eat under 100 pounds
An Arkansas Mans Narrative.
This was only a prelude TO the nara
tive. The first spokesman gave as
chapters on fishing. He explained also
that he came from "ArkansaW.' which
accounted FOR some Of his ability as a
fish conjurer He had caught catfish OF
almost any weight and length in AR
kansaw. He used 70 just 80 along the
bank and poke around the holes in the
bank with his toes where the catfish
used, and then reach ia and get them
by the scruf of the neck. so TO speak,
and take them home. Good. too. he
said, when you cut them up into cat
/ fish steak.
But YOU ought to have seen that old
codger's face when he told how he
hshed Ia the Snake. Just hitch a long
line TO anchors, he said, and string
grab hooks on the line. Then the fish
come along and play with the line
same as a trapeze. Yessir, same as a
turning pole. Them hshW roll over and
I over a line Ike a lot Of boys, and fust
news they know they've got tangled zap
I with a hook and belong TO me- He got
so much JUNCTION into his narrative that
/ You could fairly taste the fish when he
/ got TO the conclusion.
Just imagine the delight Of loahng
around In the sunshine of q spring day
/ the chinook wind stirring the dry grass
/ the laTks singing close by. a mountain
range in the background and William
/ in the car pounding ice for Down on
q the Farm: imagine the surroundings
and throw I'm the charm OF the Arkan-
I picture of that blissful vacation day.
/ H. ended too soon, but il was great
while &c lasted, and IL viii be a pleas
ant memory for long days TO come.
Toward evening we pulled out for a
siding, and when the eastbound regular
/ came along the pile driver train was
! left behind and we We're on for Boise
/ 20 spend the night on a sidetrack, and
/ sleep the sleep of the blissfully happy
/ mortal who has got tired doing nothing
/ and enjoyed every minute Of his job.
Beautiful Boise.
After the "Old Man" and Manson had
\ had a conference with the Boise offices
and talked about business proposition
I With a delegation of visitors, the party
started out to see Boise. Right here it
may be observed that the man who
I
the beauty of the Idaho capital A
casual visit leads one TO believe that
the Boise people themselves are too
modest about their citys charms. To
begin with 1t has a remarkable num-
Der Of fine homes. One Of them, snapped
by the way, is shown here, and IL is not
the most impressive residence there,
[ though it is a fair example Of Boise
/ architecture. There are remarkably few
poor houses. very rarely does one see
an old shack" and the cottages are
iinnumerable and pretty. The drive up
the river Is a charming trip, and the
view from Boise barracks is fine enough
10 keep in mind a long while. Good
building stone abOunds close by and the
Inhabitants Of Boise evidently appreci-
ate 10 since it Is used extensively in all
] classes Of construction. The business
blocks are quite in keeping with the
rest of the construction, the streets are
good downtown and the people one sees
give an impression of comfortable liv-
ing. of an enjoyable existence. The
Natatorium. where the hot spring wa
ter is pooled, Is a thing TO be envied Of
any city A three-ring circus isn't hall
as much fun as the efforts of a swim
mer to ride the barrel which floats
az Nlll4 TIC hODls anu NAiI ~ AANAE EAeANA Af
fun of diversions calculated TO separate
a tourist from his money and-make hin
glad be had the chance 10 part with il
The trip practically closed right al
the NatatOrium. except that the dinner
William set forth that evening as the
train pulled out of Boise ought TO have
/ a special celebration Possibly an ap'
petite whetted by a long drive and q
I swim at It's close had something 10 do
with the Zest that greeted William.
i. menu. Possibly the prescription hi
/. submitted before the dinner added Z,
its flavor: but certainly that dinner was
an occasion to be iotted down amons
the red-letter events Of a lifetime. Coco
enough for a king, ample enough for al
least a platoon, rich enough 20 fatteI
a museum skeleton and served as daih
lily as Sherry ever served a dinner, 4
I made a perfect finish for perfect va
cation. Come work, come kickers
/ knockers and GROWERS, come all The
trials of the next day, one had only q
remember Williams dinner at B0isD
d to smile at the kickers welcome TIL
D knockers and meet trials with gooC
cheer
Idaho's Glorious Promise.
We sat up some that night and Man
son left us at POcatello. The next morn
E ing we were in Ogden for breakfast an,