The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
Selett Stprp.
THE NET RESULT.

/ pTeclatlye evaporation, had developed the
most lovely drive, ard all the time | was
longing for the day when should once again
feel my rod bend and the line run out and
know that ] was fast in biz trout. There
was a stretch Of water within a mile Of the
house. and in it lay three and four pound
ers. Yes. and it held larger monsters still
for had not risen. and hooked. too But
those are other >tories--very sad stories
/ only To be told to sympathetic fellow fish
erS. and only to be remembered with egua-
nimitv ou the principle that ii, better to
{ have huuked aud lost than never to have
hooked At all Yet for those wretched
four DAYS there had hot been breath OF
wind. and without ripple you might as
well fish a swimming bath ~ the Ne.
cannot tell you it, name till am old
and gray and past desire Of throwing
I fiy. or till the biz trout leap there no more.
1t lies within an hour or two of the town,
and IT, owner j, an unnecessarily generous
man. ~ that those who have once iShed
il keep its whereabouts to themselves.
Though YOU We're my dearest friend, |
nave no WISH At st NtsA 'iit hAi' AAa'a'FthA-
ao-ging the water with hateful clumsiaess
or landing fish potentially mine with still
more hateful skill. and making angry re
marks under your breath about the pre-
f.,~terousne-s Of girl Ike myself fishing
at all
That morning. however, the breeze |
had prayed for Va, blowing soft sosth-
west breeze There was that damp warm
..low in the air that the trout and | loved /;
Their, we're Hercy cloud, overhead, and
Wen. as Uncle ,icorge put it. i bolted
ont II the house with poachei esg in one
hand ana a rcd ia the other When |
reached the river was not disappointed.
The ripple was perfect, and A. hastily
Pat my nd up ! could see two OF three big
ones lee.liu. ieaFlc,sly and hungrily.
Nv 6r-; t<h in the season Is sometimes
a struggle. register solemn vow 10 put
him back again ior luck sake, whatever
sac h. mas b., hut if he l. a whopper. the
prss,s> reguirc, forti,ude. Happily that
day my int y,ctim was only little over
a Iaaud. and ! returned hlm ta his home
utshoat any deep paue On that water
and un such a morning nothing under Two
pound. would have ,emP,ei the. Then |
wulksi nv way upstream. and my cIeet
bean 10 crow heavy The trout rl>e 50
fr,sly that il was almost case Of chuck
and ehaBcc. and soon had FIVE that
averaged p5uai and half, besides
smaller ones that hai dismissed with a
caution on accoau, Of their youth | slowed
ms prev away IN the net,leS, to be left I'LL
ealls,l Tor. and hurried an to the biz pool.
The bis Tool lies where the stream
hrad.us az . sharp bend, aud there
knew ai I'D that monster, sail about. /
va, Gtilr weary O.; slaughter and |
Hautsd = wh"pper before lunch. !',slsies,
5ti.a ilarr that do.S YOU cr,,iit Il you Kill
,sur a,h At all The p1ol Is ayerhung by
sr,--. aud there i. ouiy just one httlc spot
vhrrc yua can safely east ay, aud even
. II yau ,arluount all other difficulties, yod
have 10 scramble down with your landing
art through prigkly brambles aud treaeh ,
pgls tTcv ,tumPs
Cautiously Jccrcj down and saw a
. ,rlut that told myself then was a good
ave pounds With a lrynor Of eagrrucsr
I ra,t. the a wcni deliratrly a Asas be-
sWr,u the branches, there was a splash. |
struck aud / had him fast Up and
down the poo be went and thought he
musi have brukrn me Opposite Ia. 4
.na. that knew aud hated, and once
ynly iu,s headed him eii In ,ime, How
= thanked my Judgment, a. | turned him, IL
aot being s.lueamlsh about the ,'te ul my
"a, Then slowly hi, strength failed, and
prepared with apprehension Tor my ,cram.
BE down the bank. reeled him IN and
,ried 10 discover il there wa. any NOR,
SIGHT left in him but remembered ~adly
that twice before one last rush IN the b.
psol had lrit me ,taudu. dl,,un>rlagell
contemplating broken east. had luN
be.sun nv descent. wher heard a yolc,
! behind me
tan | BE- ot any assistance
The voice was the voice Of man, but
! / did not wal, to investigate him | only
sasPel out.
Quick. YOU can ,ct him aow
\ tall voun. man with landing ne
tumbled hastily down the bank. and IN q
moment my beauty was IN the ncI. /
wa, a beau,y-four pounds even on land
| was t., taken up with it Cor a minute o
! two To pay any attention TO mere man
Then turned to thank him-wlth NOR,
! arac, at that moment than | should hay,
I usually bestowed on an intruder. He wa
not very disagreeable intruder. either
! He was broad shouldered happy look
Z ing boy. with Norfolk jacket, and
I brier pipe. and | diagnosed him of I'll,
under graduate genus. A. he toek tn
Fy out Of the fish he remarked enthusi
astically:
Il say, ISN'T he clinker.
4 IL am very much Obliged to you,
said. If you hadn helped me
oh, don mention it, he said, look
ing al my fly with some regret
What sport have you had? asked
Il can raise a fish - he said sadly.
II don expect you have sot the righ
fy. | suggested.
II don t know, he said; they ough
10 rise 10 a March brown?
oh. no, they won't, replied
There just one fly here on a day hk
this, and that the one We got on.
Il don t know il. he said.
The people here call it Peter ; Pet,
y | explained Who Peter was | neve
discovered, but he must have been grea
man. Won you Let me lend you few?
Are You sure you can spare them? h'
' asked. We'll, thanks very much.
5 should be very grateful.
liked him for taking them without an.
:, silly bother and liked him still bette
when he went straight away and tished.
f cot two more medium. sized victims
and then the rise stopped and | sat dow
to lunch was lazily eating my sand
wiches when the young man appeared
. beaming.
Good huntingr he said, It We 20
four Peter certainly was great man.
The rise seems to have stopped for ;
bit, answered; but they Il begin agail
later in the afternoon. It's a good time
for lunch now.
Yes" he said Il expect it is, Well