The Washington herald., 1908-08-20

the hills. and had my rod erect with .
my casting line floating IN the wind. I
when there was a sudden chuck. and 10 I
nv sunrise I saw a fuII-sized swallow 1
durtering on NY line
A little black-hackie. being the tail ny
on nv cast. had so well deceived tie poor
bird that he had snapped it for supper.
and was now hanging hooked firmly al
the side OF his beaK- OF course, ne
was quickly and gently released and after
two OF three moments quiet rest in the
palm Of my hand he winked his Attle
bright black eye and oarted on. none lH7
worse
have a pleasant memory Of the way
in which. many years aEo. one Of The
Irish nobility himself a keen sportsman
and fisherman. tried 20 impress upon my
mind exactly the size of trout he wished
taken in his little river. I was. no doubt.
,-or.nr in years. but taking me into his
library he sought out scissors and paper
ana carefully cut out a strip OF the ce-
sired length and asked me % mold ugAt
70 my slip and carefully replace In tne
stream any juvenile trout that might On
reaching the shore not prove Up 10 tHe
landlords standard
Mustard "a a Bait Producer.
Thare NAY not seem 20 be much dif-
fculty in obtaining worms for bait but
I I came across lately on the banks OF the
I Thames rather a cute method OF pro
ys5i7z a supply OF these useful creatures
& Nv friend an ingenious Irishman. by the
nv having run short OF bait, pulled out
I OF MS pocket a little tin Of mustard, and.
I mixing some with a little water, quietly
poured a little OF the mixture down a feTS
worm holes in the field beside him in a
few minutes the desired bait began 10
make its appearance here and there. and
our fisherman had his stock replenisneC
[ II W. bipeds could leap like sprin2
salmon or fresh trout. how records ~oulo
he broken IN the athletic fields For many
iau hour have I lain among the heather
Al the side Of the bubhling. etdylng poo
below the falls OF the famous River busl
watching with intense pleasure the sal
mon making their bold spring 10 clear IN
LEAP a high basalt rock. quite per
ir,cn5icular over their heads
Shooting upward like a bent bow,
. lar-afn and again they make the attempt
often 10 fall back into the pool but Tx
Rruce-s persevering spider. these fne hsi
keen pegging away. Until at last tnel
find themselves safely on top. anc ottei
7 so tired with their exertion that one coul
almost take the fish with the hands aIon
out OF Its shallow resting place above N
3 falls.
q Antrim the Fishers Paradise
have 'tickIed- trout In the County @
2 Cork. hunted them II the fast Wels
- streams. tried 20 beguile them in I'll
70 lCumberland Lake district. and carrie
n hack some fine fellows from the Scottis
y Highland waters; but nowhere have
- enjoyed better days than among the fai
e famed Elens Of Antrim, where OF
p lbreathes the purest air. and wanders ami
g the most lovely scenery. all within vie
S OF the broad. rolling Atlantic.
= Fishing a well-stOcked lake late OF
= evening. I heard pear NE a splash. and
nav astouishment saw a large trout RAJ
I idly making his way on land In 9th
Al words. il appeared that this greedy rs
Is HAVING in the dusk gone after larl
IN moth. had niscslculated his distance, AZ
>. found himself high and dry some eighte'
a Inches from his native element Before
re- reached the spot the trout had rolled hir
p self in and got safely TO his home.