The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-19
to have some glimmerings OF lead-mule

to have some gllmmertngs OF leao-mule
sense.
Walking along at peace utterly, and thank
ing Bob Browning for mentioning the fact
that all 10 well with the world, he will see
a moth with a gresnish tinge about 1t light
incautiously upon the water. Instantly
from far below will shoot CLEAN OF light.
The fish, a trout OF pound will come
three feet out Of the water with the impetus
OF the rush, describe a geometricaliy cor
rect parabola, hit the surface with a slight
splash. leaving a circle OF ripples, and there
is no more greenish moth.
The fly tyer OF the right build will draw
a deep breath. remove his hat, take out
his handkerchief. wipe his forehead. grip
more tightly the handle OF the net and
moth just like the greenish fellow so lately
laid away In a soaly sarcophagus
He will not want it for fish bait. He
will want II for model
He will have two facts upon which to
go: The fish are rising to moths, and the
| moths are greenish
Then comes in the beautiful mental
! process Of elimination: This moth, being
greenish, will not he found upon brown
bark or gray twigs or light brown ground
or upon rich dark-green grass. IL was
greenish. and therefore lives upon some,
thing greenish, and 10 is his duty to md
that something:
| at work, he will hunt for bit OF vegetation
| as nearly rs possible the hue Of the moth.
He will find it, perhaps, In an acre Of ground
| over which new grass Is growing, grass 30
| young and tender that II will have yellow :.
ish cast, or he may find q small plot Of
bushes Of that particular shade Of blended
| light green and dark brown which the
wings and body Of the moth showed; prob
ably ne will find il in some saplings whose
leaves are Of the exact greenish tings and
whose bark is Of the exact dull brown,
nearly black.
Having found il, he moves cautiously
among the saplings with net raised over
He goes slowly. not looking to find the
moth on sapling, for that would be I'M
possible to human eyes, but waiting for
II to fly out from dist urbed branch and
ready, to nab 1t as it springs
Suddenly one jumps to his right, just
behind his shoulder, having been Jared
from twig he brushed In passing. He
whirls madly and brings down the net
with violence and inoertitude, missin 9
his prey by yard He smiles grirnly,
tightens his lips and goes on.
In thirty seconds he has become oon-
WINGED that the only greenish moth on
earth, twin to the defunct fish Embedded
moth, has just escaped him. In full
minute he is blaming himself riotously
for his miss. In another minute a fine
fat one sails out and goes lazily straight
away.
Eagerly, with quickened breath, with
hands that tremble in spite of him, with
labored rise and fall Of the chest. with knees
weak al water and inclined 10 double up
under him like jackknife, with perspira-
ton trucking down behind his oars. with q
hot feeling inside OF him at the base of his
throat, he treads stealthily after IT, Con-
WINGED that there were triplets instead Of
twins he raises the net cautiously and ad-
vances it smoothly until II lie a foot above
the insect, which apparently knows nothing
OF him and cares nothing.
Them at the psychic moment, he switches
| the net down and sees the captive among
the meshes. He has a genuine case OF
buck ague over a moth, but will not let
that interfere with his triumph, which to
be complete must result in perfect capture
Even old hands cannot tie good hieS from
q crushed model. 80 he dsentangles the
insect with fingers as delicate AZ woman g
and puts 1t into his box with undue formality
and drops little chloroform upon its head
4 and sees II 20 into eternal sleep, regarding
II lovingly and a little iesl0usly, az one
sometimes sees an old jeweller regarding
the rubies. pearls. emeralds and sapphires
from which he makes a living, but which
| he hates to sell
Having one gives him confidence, and he
takes another and another without q touch
Of the buck fever. That 10 enough for him.
The moths are all ohloroformed and In tho
afternoon will be mounted on cardboard