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Show m-r v- We FascinfltSofc of Angling. By Dr. A. T. BrScto.v. pcCSvTzcn EI.T to know is it that tho angler's art Is but a pretext or J w"rf I rather the Incentive to a nimble, and not the solo object of tho U tUhvriunu, unlets alasl he belongs to that (oo common variety j aT tho man whoso 'sole object Is his catch. Such a man Ushc.-t I jfkhl w'1'' u vol'm- hides llngerllngs In the depth of his basket audi J Si photographs his catch as a witness of his crimes. IIo Is not U jW a ilsherman, but a butcher. A yellow primrose ou tho river's ksssesssy "a"l ls t0 1'lui a primrose nnd nothing inoie. The true lhlier-ninii lhlier-ninii loves to catch lUh, to match his wits against the wary trout, but ns ho wanders from pool to pool tho songs of the birds greet blm icstfully: every turn In the stream reveals a nook In which strange wild flowers nestle. Tho gentle excitement of the sport prevents the hccne fiom becoming monotonous. The clement of chance, the uncertainty of the catch add the drop of toliasco sauce which gives zest to the day. And the noontide meal by tho brink of tho stream! Whon did a meal have a moro delightful flavor? Dclmonleo never served n tiout like unto those wo have eaten by tho banks of n mountain brook with tho clear blue sky above, the waving forest round nbout nnd tho murmuring stream nt our feet. The hour of contemplation conies afterward with the pipe of peace In our hand Instead of the relinquished rod. How far off tho city seems! Aro there such things ns corporations, trusts, stocks, Louds; electric lights that anlazo tho sight, harsh warnings of trolley gongs, the rumble and grind of the wheels nnd the.brakcs on the elevated road which affright the ear? The harshest note that breaks tho stillness here Is tho boom of the bittern In the distant mnrsh. Home to camp t'm lishcrmnn goes, taking a cast In this Mlent pool In which the trout rose In the forenoon to his cast but mlescd tho fly, or In that dark hole deep under the bank In whlth n vigilant eye may detect the brown sides of n trout with lazily waving litis aud tall an old campaigner not easily caught. World's Work. |
