Show l ash story mr fishing experience is a subjective one or a passive one as he does not fish for with a hook and line hut my fish story is a remarkable ono lie declares for many years my numerous friends have honored me by sending roc their first salmon catch of tho season it began fully ten years ago from a dinner speech of mine when I 1 requested all the guests to send me a bit fish in the spring that year by a action they managed to deliver all the fish on the same day and my house was filled with them now if you approach my home any pleasant day in late spring you will see a messenger boy struggling under the weight of a pail of ice what have vou got there my little ganyou man you ask oh a big salmon packed in ice for mr depew he will answer sometimes I 1 have counted twenty boys distributing along the road from my country house to the and my cellar is overflowing with cracked ice and salmon of course I 1 send a few to my neighbors and tho rest I 1 have pickled and mighty good it is that way but the most pleasing part of my fishing experience peri ence cornea in when I 1 meet the people who have sent the fish your salmon was alie finest I 1 ever in my life tasted is what I 1 invariably say to each and every one st louis globe democrat |