Sept. 7, 1883.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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come — joined us, and were, very welcome, not only for their 

 society but lor the prudence displayed in bringing witli them 

 B good slock of sandwiches, witli which, lessthan with fish- 

 ing, our trip was made enjoyable. It isn't much fun to Bsh 

 by proxy, and tins we bad to do, as you may sec when I de- 

 scribe lie method. 



The first process toward getting ready consisted in the 

 attachment, to the upper after frame of' the awning of tin 

 immense wooden reel— immense looked on ay a reel, for it 

 was fully fifteen inches in diameter, and in general appear- 

 ance was more like a log-line reel than like for a fish line, h 

 was provide!] with a friction brake and slop, and on its bar- 

 rel was wound lour hundred metres of fine wire. A leaden 

 -weight of about an ounce was attached to the end of this 

 wire, and it was then paid out. At ten metres a loop came 

 in sight to which by means of a toggle another wire ten 

 metres in length, to'wkicha. large hook baited with 8 small 

 fish was attached. 



This process was continued until all of the twenty lines 

 were attached, and trolling astern at depths varying from 

 two hundred to feu metres 'below the .surface — a freah sinker 

 being toggled on between every second and third line, the 

 depths of Bourse dependant greatly upon the speed. 



After about an hour thus devoted to getting underway, 

 we began fishing in earnest. 



One problem, based upon difficulties which I have at 

 limes encountered, when through faults in handling per- 

 ceptible to oiy guide .-done. L have in Adirondack lakes 

 lost some large fish, presented itself, and 1 longed for a solu- 

 tion— it was this. Supposing a large fish struck and hooked 

 himself on the outer and deepest hook, how could he. hvunv 

 of the accepted rules in regard to such matters, be expected 

 io keep up the connection during the period which must 

 necessarily elapse while the fisherman reeled up nearly three 

 hundred yards of wire by means of a crank, which, I was 

 Quite sure, would not take it up in less than twenty minutes, 

 even if no further obstacles than those presented by Ihe 

 iieeossil v of disconnecting and caring for each of the other 

 lines, and probably Ihe sinkers, of which there were eight or 

 fen. presented themselves.. And a ten-pound laker, 1 should 

 judge, would in such contingency prove a considerable 

 obstacle. And again, there was no provision whatever to re- 

 lieve the dead Strain, no spring of the pole, or giving a bit 

 of line to depend upon. Unfortunately I had no oppor- 

 tunity ol forming any better opinion, for except that we 

 hail a delightful row, and enjoyed hugely the beautiful 

 scenery as we passed around Bcllugio Point, and swung into 

 Lake Lecco, our trip was a failure, and very soon recogniz- 

 ing the situation and accepting it, we concluded that to con- 

 sider ourselves fishing required a lively imagination, and we 

 devoted Ourselves to the lady who had accompanied us, and 

 the sandwiches she had brought. 



As usual, lie ''c were any number of excellent reasons win- 

 no Bshcouldbfi caught that day and why they should not be 

 cpech I ivhich easons wtiuld have been more acceptable if 



e io the list of lakes I've fished 



a blank. 



with spears, were watching the 



•a I little -reeks w.- pa,-, ,;,' i |„w 



• Well. J'vc added two 

 in. but my score book sh 



Several men who. arr 

 shoals at the mouth of i 

 hidd en 1 lehind large rocks, were more successful . tor although 

 none were speared in my sight . several good sized trout wen- 

 held up for our inspection as we passed, and bm for ihe 

 trashes in their backs, which would have unfolded a tale, I 

 rather fancy that 1 shouldn't have returned empty-handed. 



I have used up so much of your space and my time in 

 describing to you this unsuccessful trip, that I will reserve 

 until I again feel in the mood— which will probably be on 

 the next rainy day — on account of several successful ones 

 which I have made among; the mountain streams in this 

 vicinity, during which I was able to settle very definitely 

 a question which had been agitated in the London Field— 

 viz., whether, first, the streams in Swiss Nassau contained 

 iroul , and secondly, whet her, if they did, said trout could be 

 taken by the fly, 



Both questions I settled in the affirmative, and with the 

 aid of my little rod, made especially for brook fishing, made 

 the. best day's work on record here. PisBCO. 



THE PACK WELL SHUFFLED. 



BV A. Ml IK. 



WAS -iiiing on Mic slops of the court house, the other 

 of a little knot of village worthies, 



da. 

 discussing crops, chee 

 latiou themes of villag 



••-Where?" I asked, i 



•Not in sight yit, b 

 poinled out a s'tragg 

 square. 



Iu a few moments a 

 and presented to 



■ I.'' 



ket klliv 

 p. Wb, 



id Other cegula 

 ue one s;ij,| 



ng him anywhere. 



's his advance guard!" and he 



ig or two standing idly in the 



iifnsed mass came round the corner 

 olid acre of dogs — all busy about 

 nothing — all sniffing, fighting, trotting along, but managing 

 to keep going ahead all the time. There were at least fifty 

 in the pack, of all Bizes, all ages, all colors, all breeds, ail 

 tempers. Here a gigantic but dignified Newfoundland paced 



among bushes; h< 

 old tighter, of no particular breed, 

 i and sulky look: there a dozen or 



dl b. 





itb bt 



- of 



etei'.d the square 



along looking like 



hard-featured despe 



jogged on with head 



so terriers skipped al 



pencil toft 



as if on 



lionotal 



-they separated a little, each on his own hook looking up 



strange dog. 



Behind the dogs came their master .Shell), was mounted 

 as usual on his "old mar" thai nobody on earth would own 

 hut him— and bent upon getting a little redeye Cor himself- 

 a bottle of snulf for the old lady, and having a jaw wilh 

 society in general. 



The old mare is said by the oldest inhabhani to have once 

 been u bi-iLdit yellow sorrel, but this has long Bince given 

 way to a gnz/'h brindle of no color w'halev.i Sin ha- but 

 one eye. of course — that sort of ' ■boss" never has but 



jN'o man ever knew her when she didn'l havi 

 behind her. and She is in short tie- Ugliest, ra' 

 tempered de. 11 in the State. What she lack! 



ever. s| 

 with a 1 

 Being op 



enough I 



ness and 

 her fr 



)lt trot ting- 

 led, worst- 

 loks, hov- 



livernl c 



OpOliC: 



but chai 



her 



shclr; 



.els r 



ghalt allows, and indeed some of 

 beard to openly brag that -be "goes all 

 the gaits and goes them at once!" 



Bhelb. fairly dotes on the old mare, and swears she makes 

 up in virtue what she lacks in looks, lie hunts on her alto- 



gether, and somehow can convey his wishes to her in a 

 private language of their own. She will browse for a day 

 just where heloft her; she will dodge trees and vines as 

 well as a man, and knows how to get through cane like a 

 wild turkey. She will come to Shelb's horn but not budge 

 for another, and. in short, she is his bosom friend and up to 

 all sorts of swamp tricks. 



One of the boys stole her once and entered her at the 

 county fair, giving tier pedigree as "by Sleight of Hand out 

 of Kentucky Stable." and "she took the premium for an 

 "aged and experienced cow." But Shell), offers to ride her 

 a race of ten miles through the canebrake with any horse, 

 and I've no doubt she would win. 



The old man got off his horse, turned her loose, and came 

 up to where we sat. He was cordially greeted, and of 

 COUISfl had at once a dozen invitations io drink. These he 

 declined, as he rarely indulges away from home, thinking 

 liquor is not Ileal thy unless taken with a little tansy in it. 



After a while the crowd drifted away and left old Bhelb. 

 and me to a comfortable chat. 



"Why do yon always curry so manvdog= with you?" I 

 asked. 



'"Well," said he, "lliei'aet is I couldn't keep them at home 

 without tying of 'em. And besides 1 think jl does a dog- 

 good to take him out from home occasionally. When cooped 

 up in one yard all the time a dog is apt, to get as foolish as 

 one of these country boys that never left his mamrny. 

 When he goes into the world he gets licked by strangers and 

 fooled by females, and generally gets taught manners. 



••Manners! Why, do" you think a dog lias maimers?" I 

 said. 



"A dog is a dog," said the old fellow, "and lie ain't got 

 man manners nor feelius, no more than a. pawpaw lias 

 pecans. But he has got plenty of dog idees, and some are 

 just as different from others in them as among mankind. 

 Now," said he. whistling up a, heavily built' dog, "here 

 is old Brindle. who is not only my besi Start dog and a good 

 fighter, bid a perfect type of 'the hon -t llat-1'ooled farmer. 

 He don't run in and grab at cvcrylittle niece of .>i„ a : he sei 8, 

 nor he don't yell out when begets a point on a track unless 

 he is sure, and altogether he is a square dependable sort of a 

 fellow without any show or nonsense. 



"This long-legged critter now is entirely different Pic is 

 too smart by ha If. sorter like some of these vouue. } ni i ! 

 lawyers. lie is always trying to poke his lung BOSC into 

 everything first man. and 'that's the wav he got Hiat scald on 

 Ms back trying to palaver my old nigger cook He would 

 run for Governor if he had a chance, or constable, or any- 

 thing. And he is always getting, set dbwn,oecause everybody 

 knows he is a genuine smarl Aleck. 



"That white and black dog over there is one ol them good 

 fellers you often see that's always anxious to oblige everybody 

 and yet don't oblige nobody. II you jist look at him his tail 

 goes to wag-fin' like it would come off, and out in a hunt or 

 wherever there is anything to lie done, he is the joreruesl 

 man there, swaggering and strutting around full of advice 

 but never by accident doing a. lick of hard work. 



"You sec the little fellow — the one with only one ear? 

 Well, he's the doctor. Whenever anything goes wrong there 

 you will find Doe. looking as wise as Satan, and sympathiz- 

 ing with everybody. Of course he licks all the sores on the 

 other dogs, but he will also show the deepest interest, in the. 

 settiu' hens, and will look raptures over a. new-born calf. 1 

 evpect to sec him dropping medicine out of a spoon vet. 



"That bright, nervous little devil is a regular came cock. 

 Ue ain't more than a mouthful for many 'of the pack, and 

 yet. by hokey. I believe they are had way afraid of him. 

 lie never hesitates a second but, jumji any dog that gives him 

 sass. Lbelieve he would tackle an elephant if he just had a 

 stepladder. His tail you see is curled so tight that his hind 

 legs just touch the around and I reckon that sorter keeps him 

 t uracil up so high. ' He is the best fighter I've got, for he is 

 so little and so active that a bar can't do anymore ^ i> h bin) 

 than a flea. 



"Nosir-ree — a, dog has got just as much character as a 

 man, only he don't show it the same way. A new dog I had 

 once was mighty green in the woods and nevei hae seen 

 'coon. One clay he tackled one in a bush behind me and the 

 yarmint bit him in the paw. I'm blessed if thai dog didn't 

 say, "Oh Lord v!" so plain that I jumped round and asked 

 who was thar! 



"There came a fellow to my house one evening to stay ail 

 night. Well, he was full of science about dogs and wanted 

 to teach me all about it. So be showed me how to tickle a 

 dog's fool to make him kick. That great big hound over 

 tho.ro was lying snoring before tic tire and he tried him. 

 The dog kicked furiously and we had a good laugh. But 

 presently the teacher became so interested thai he got on all 

 fours, belli his face down to get good sights and stuck bis 

 straw into the dog's hind foot. Good lord, how that dog did 

 kick him on the nose! Over went the teacher agin the wall, 

 the dog run off seared and I gdtSOmething tOcatCU theblood 

 out of the man's nose." 



"You must — " 



"Hold on, Col. !" said he, taking me h\ Ha arm. "jusl 

 come this way a little!" 

 Why. what's the matter?" 



My neii is rating Doctor Nellip's oats out of his wagon 

 and I don't waul to see it!" said lie. smiling. 



So we got out of of sight where our honesty was not. called 

 upon to check ihe old mar's appetite. 



MARYLAND GAME AND SHOOTING. 



PABTKIDGK8 (/. <;., quail) will be numerous in this part, 

 of the Slate this year, judging from the frequency 

 with w hieli ihe voiim- e.ovysan seen running across the 

 roads and the well-known Bob While" notes of the old 

 birds in the stubble fields. The young rabbits, too, are very 

 numerous, tin- law passed a few "years ago for their protec- 

 tion having had the desired effect, Caroline county, which 

 is apparently the mosl popular section of the peninsula for 

 small bird shooting, now has complete game laws, and the 

 extermination ol her quail, rabbits and rails, which only 

 seemed to be a matter of a lew years, has been postponed, 



-core's of sportsmen from XewVork' Philadelphia, and 



other cities and towns, and thousands upon thousands of 

 these birds wore daily railroaded outof the county to those 

 and other markets liy an act of the last Legislature sports- 

 men who are noii- residents of the county, before shooting 

 came within its limits, are required to procure a license from 

 the clerk of the circuit court, costing iu all :jC>. The same 

 act also requires a license of all shippers of game to market, 

 costing $2f>, which will have the effect to pill an end to the 

 gunning-for-market business, pursued by many worthless 



characters who did nothing else. The act also postpones 

 the date for the beginning of quail shooting till November 

 1, ten days later than formerly, and rabbit shooting till No 

 vi-mher 1, twenty days later. " 



An entirely new and important feature of the law is that, 

 which MBVidea for the protection of the rail birds. The 

 season for the shooting of these birds, which annually come 

 hero in myriads, commences September 20. It is predicted 

 that there will be a decided falling off in the non-resident 

 participants in this sport when the law requirincr license be- 

 comes known. The water rail has already made its appear 

 ance in considerable numbers, and by dropping a stone in 

 the rank, wild oats, now almost ripe.' a dozen "tutcs!" from 

 t lie concealed rail will greet the ears, fell i tig you they are 

 there. The luw-makers did dot forget the wild duck nor 

 the muskrat either, and the. season for the former begins 

 September 10, and the latter December 1. 



Howard jVIaj.one. 



PENTOS-OK-TlTE-CHOeTArK, Aug. 39, 188*. 



THE VANISHED HOUNDS. 



T^YERY old hunter and woodsman is, or has been, the owner 

 -*-' of dogs. He may have been a still-huntor and opposed 

 to hounding deer, and may even have been guilty of shooting 

 or hanging the hounds he caught on the trail. But, all the 

 same, he had his still-hunt dog that he held above price, and 

 whose memory he cherishes as that of a lost brother. We 

 may have owned scores of dogs, each of them with more or 

 less good qualities, each with his own peculiar traits and char- 

 acteristics: but every one. of us can call to mind the particu- 

 lar dog that stood out, in a lias-relief of canine perfection — 

 the dog whose like, we ne'er shall look upon again. The dog 

 that had a corner of our blankets, or cuddled up to our backs 

 on a cold night, while his canine companions were relegated 

 to a tied of damp leaves outside the shanty. The dog that 

 always came, to the front when the others were at fault — 

 that, always ran his track to the end. and always found his 

 way back to camp in time for next day's race. Such a dog 

 was Buffie. A pure hound, with a most marvelous voice, 

 and planty oi It. Ears, 32 '-. in bos from tip to tip. Color, a, 

 bright Maltese blue, fringed, [eathfexod and evenly marked 

 with orange. The handsomest, hound I have ever seen. 



But his -eoiee wis irrepressible. He ran foxes by day, and 

 gave free concerts at night in the most persistent and aggra- 

 vating manner. Training, breaking, and a regular course of 

 beech sprouts failed to impress him with the value, of silence. 

 At last Mrs. Nessmuk called my attention to an article in a 

 medical journal, entitled "The. Importance of Sleep." 



I saw the point, and turned the dog loose, to run at large, 

 after the manner of village dog's generally. He chose his 

 stand in the center of a (lower bed, under the windows of my 

 friend Dr. R.. where he kept it up pretty steadily for a few 

 nights; ln.it, it came to a crisis with him. One morning we 

 found liim in the back yard, stiff and stark, with all the in- 

 dications of strychnine about him. 



Evt-n Ms staunch friend and admirer, ''Hawkie, " admitted 

 it was a, case of "jestifiable pizenin';'' and, though I felt like 

 Mrs. ( Tit m midge's lobsters, ''a disposition to pinch the world 

 in general,''! held my peace, and only sought relict in a 

 rhyming lament, after the ''Lallans'' of Burns. 



I trust I am not vindictive. But if I can inveigle such read- 

 ers of FOREST AKn Stream as understand -'the Scottish diae 

 leetof the English language" into reading what follows —well, 

 t -will be some comfort: 



PUIK BUFFIE. 

 Gae teli to a' the hunters rouu' 

 That Geonlie's heart is sair cast down. 

 Wi' hirplin' step tie treads the groim', 



An'hfcgin'head, 



Buffie, the wale o' youthfa' nouns. 



Pirn- Buffie's dead ! 



Let ilka tod true Butler hill 



To Allan's swamp an' Merrick rill 



For vera joy bark loud an' shrill 



Wi' muckle glee. 

 Piiir Buffie's lytn' stark .in' still. 



Out own? the lea. 



Had he been stain in open day 

 By hool or horn o' stag at buy, 

 1 wadna hac the heart to say 



It did him wrang. 

 It's joosttlie. Foulness o' the plaj- 



That gies the pang. 



Na doubt but he at tin 

 Ac sued O- beer wi' ih 

 Or aiblins on fine nigti 



Hoc 



s might draw 

 might btaw 



Perhaps he might, in pleasant weather, 

 Wi' ither tykes sometimes forgather 

 To fyko on grocers' wares: but whether 

 He did or not. 



ui spite o' u' their scaultbV blether's 



,\ (riflin" fact. 



He 



nks I' 



It o' laugeareil frier 

 ,'er hills an' glens 



Their i'auts were something less than n 

 Their virtues mair. 



But, BulTie dog. a tang farewet-I. 

 Na doubt ye were a roguish ctuel; 

 But, aiblins there's anithcr iield 



When- thou an" 1 

 May chance to find a. cautie bield 



Ayont the sky. 



Where thou an' Nig, wi' twa three mm 

 Wha hae been murdered lang before. 

 Maun hae yer huutin' frolics o'er 



111 shadow; race: 

 Whyles a' thae murderers hing out ow 



Anittier placet 



