New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-04-09
THE OBSER YER
Makes Random Observations
On the City and Its People


? where some quiet rill holds two
5 pound grand daddies, before day
) break
We thought We would try 1t, JUS
| for fun. on the opening day. TIL,
J boss gave us the day off and We
packed a lunch and sailed forth ir
quest of the elusive brook trout
; What matter if the weather made
any sport but skiing impractical
we were out for fish and we would
not be denied.
A slight jaunt of little under rs
miles brought us to the brook -
which has unaccountably suddenly
been transformed into a river slight
ly smaller than the Susquehanna.
The banks had been totally sub
merged and the surrounding mea-
dows We're able illustrations to the
text The Antarctic Ocean in Rough
Weather"
Nothing daunted, but little sub
dued for all that. we tried another
brook. We had forgotten to pack
our steam launch and nothing else
would have taken us out into that
torrent to where the trout (if any)
could be found. Our second brook
i proved better to look at and we ex-
| uberantly strung up our rod.
Down went the bait-tho choicest
worm Of the lot. The current
caught it, swung it into an eddy and
firmly wound the hook around the
| stubbornest stump in the county
! Time out while We fused and fumed
and finally broke the hook. Not so
good.
The second attempt was better
the bait floated triumphantly down
the stream and was lost from view
We let out yards and yards Of line
and fingered the reel tentatively.
Come on you FIVE pound trout.
How it ever got where it did We
have never been able to decipler
but after ten minutes Of eager wait
ing, We spotted the hook, minus the
bait, lying between two stones under
our left foot. About here our right
boot sprung leak, closely followed
by the surrender OF a patch high up
on our left boot
Time went on as We went down
the brook. Bite number one proved
mysteriously unproductive. Bite
number two proved to BE- an old
hoop, lying on the bottom of the
b: ok. Bite number three was a
stump. Bites number four. five and
six were stumps. Bite number
seven was a stump. Frankly-we !
were thoroughly stumped.
At last we caught a fish, a SPLEEN +!
did specimen of the Fauna Flora" |
Or native New England Brook Trout |
all in capital letters. We admired |
its spots and spcckles and we hefted |
it with d view towards guessing its .
weight. We considered having it |
mounted but gave that up later
when we remembered that fish al I
ways shrank during the mounting
process-at least We had been told
that by owners of mounted fish.
If the state laws were not so ,
stringent concerning the putting
back OF trout under six inches. We
would have kept that trout to show
all the skeptics. This fine fellow
with a little stretching,
just three and three quarters inches.
But We got q. trout. And we made
up a lot of new cuss words that We
are Just waiting to use the next time
We drive down South Main street
This American public Of ours be
ieves some things which would be
to alter in their minds.
lust where they annexed the IDEAS
S not known, but the facts which
are believed will be found firmly
esconsed in the hearts Of nearly
every New Britainitc. Just few
If them will be recognized as fol-
ows. They believe:
That all Cinnamon are very wise
md have hidden panels In their
lomes leading to some sort Of
orture chamber.
That all the 'noveau richie make ,,
| great deal of noise slipping soup.
That all artists wear velvet
mocks and are slightly immoral.
That all motorcycle policemen
make their real living from brides
handed them by spcedsters and
encountered en- route.
That innumerable suicides are
wcpt UP in the morning outside OF
he casino at Monte Carlo.
That all professional gamblers )
year derbies and have cold gray
yes. !
That most chicken salads pur-
hascd in the better restaurants are |
Composed Of veal or pork. {
That all Argentjncs are very !
Wealthy and effeminate. s
That no one ever knows his next ;
DOR neighbor in New York apart I
lent houses. y
That buying stocks on margin S
lvariably leads to failure and
ossibly suicide {
That all janitors are reluctant
oWards giving heat to apartments.
That Rain before seven-clear
eforet eleven" A
mat physicians. nurses, news ii
aper reporters, policemen and bell 9
oys are very hardened and cynical. .
That Hollywood is a very wild a
lace indeed. it
That all rich old men chew their L
gars and are only children at j;
cart. h
mat movie stars invaria bly, use a.
double in scene that has any p
disability Of danger, t.
That all golfers swear a great deal O
hen they miss shots. G
mat modernist painters really do
d Know what they are trying to
ipress with their daubs,
Inc observer makes frequent trips he
the theater. AS a general rule e..
mas great time but on ,occa =,
ons he is driven to thoughts of -,
'rticularly revolving murders and -
ch like, by the familiar pests ~