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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan. 12, 1893. 



ravenously liuugvy, wlien it was atmounced as ready we 

 sat doM'u to it — 



'■And fell upon whateVr was offerVl— like. 

 A priest, a. shai'k,, an alderman, oi- jiike." 



This outdoor life, gives Hie |)alate sueli a razor like edge, 

 tliat napkims and finger tx.iuis and ail tJie polite etcetera 

 of a first-class nmi n are relegated to the rear. It is. how- 

 ever, the panacea. Xo restoi'e a. lost a.pjjetite and make tlie 

 eyes sparkle and the cheeks glow with the very essence of 

 health. 



We found on our arrival a. Mackinac which had brought 

 a time-honored angler from the classic land of Daniel 

 Boone, and soon another with a coterie of Soo citizens, 

 also disciples of Sir Izaa.k, landed to await a favorite tnrri 

 in the breeze. We evidently had company, and. like all 

 anglers, found in it our affinity, as a sort of Free Masonry 

 always exists among the guild. 



Ned advised me to put my rod together, and with light 

 tackle and choice flies try the waters immediately in front 

 of the lighthouse, as it was known to harbor some of the 

 freckled fraternity that sported radiant scarlet. I acted 

 on the advice and soon haid my flies dancing on the water. 

 It was not long before one of the infantile class rose to the 

 liu-e, but it being uncommonly large for small fry. failed 

 to impale him. Again I cast and again he rose, and again 

 he escaped. The third trial met with the same resvdt, and 

 in conseciuence the trout and angler were as far apart as 

 BA^er. I cared little for his capture, as I was on a missioji 

 for big game, and preferred he should grow to tronthood 

 rather than sizzle just tlien in a larded skillet. 



An hour aft(^r. as I was seat(id on an old log the ^vaves 

 had washed ashoit v\ahhmg the clouds mmglum Uuu 

 hues as the\ i ac ed o ei tlu < ekstial ai ( hw a\ and m hsti ii , 

 ing to the ilute-like inelodv ol a warblmg black-cap poi.sed I 

 on a swavmg l)ranclt near bv. along came the; Kentucky \ 

 gentk ruan diessed m knet bjcechcs nid fusLirin shoil (oil 

 and vest, whipping the wiLters witli bis Leonard rod in 

 hopes of exciting the curiosdv of some wanderiiif> trout. 

 A& lu M )(lu(l un i)la(e ol obsci\atioii hi ^to[)iKd and 

 conversed awinle. and then took ui) his pleasant tramp, 

 and sought uiok ( ainesjh than tACi to indu( ( souk l,oI(1( ii 

 lln to arise to bis Mv. In about a hall-hour he returned ! 

 with one so small that it ^\ oiild itquue a magmf \ <,! iss 

 to make It suHk i( nth 1 ii s^e to itach the l(>gal si/( lb 

 was i)lea,s(!d with it. however, and had his boa.tmen pre- \ 

 pare It lor the talile. Alter be had departed I found on i 

 the gravellv b(>ach oiieof Ins flies he had whip]>ed oil with i 

 a part of his leader attached, bhowmg it to iNed, he dc- i 

 .Glared the ardent angler knew nothing about k-no(s, pro- 

 vided be ha.d tied it. and so taking the llv over to him. 

 took the opjiortunitv of showing him. even at the risk ol 

 affroiitiiiu-. how to .skillfuUv connect the two. The lesson i 

 was recciv(>d with the. same motive in which it was uiveii, i 

 loi oui H (|U imtaiK e lioui tli( land ol boui boii w .is a \ ( i \ | 

 ChestiM'lield m manners. i 



Late in the alleriioon I was luxuriating m tlie Macki- 

 nac, whicli was moored in the hav. mtentlv watching the | 

 fbght of littU> cloudlets and indulmnu' m dream-like | 

 musings until mv imagination led me to lancv. a.s I looked | 

 out upon tlu^ long sheet ol shimmering water, ol the [ 

 Nereids, ol the souiiding conchs. ol Tritons, ol blonde, dis- 

 heveled tres.ses. and ol white bodies streaming with loam, 

 when an finusuallv loud report from a discharged uuu i 

 awoke me to tb(! stern realities o I lile. liookmg Iroiii | 

 whence the report came I saw a Irighteiied ti|)-iii) ilvinu- i 

 Irenziedl V across t he lia v a nd a, tall, slraigbt. maulv-lookina 

 voung man emerge Irom t.lic bushels, gun in baud, with a 

 somewliil (bsippoiiiUd au <it his biilui e to bag tlu bill 

 bird. I 



■•Loud sounding gun tliat of yours,"' 1 saul. a.s lu; aji- i 

 ])roached, i 



•'Not onlv loud, but a kicker Irom wav back.' be smiling | 

 rej^lied. as be raised his left hand to rub the iiainlull 

 sliouldiM' as evidence of the sincerity of las r(\mark. 



This jiaviiig tlu^ wav for ])alaver. he mlormed me diir- i 

 ing the con\ ('rs;it-ioii tha.t Ikl with two others wlio were \ 

 students at the Ann Aiiior liniversitv, ha.d pist a.rrived in i 

 a Mackmac witli too half-breeds from the --boo. ami 

 were bound for tlu^ W est Shore on both a, trouting and a 

 hunting trip, the latter ol which meant much mountain i 

 toil, and l)ig game that would assiiredlv tall belore tJie 

 pKn\ < ss ol tlies( niiglil\ nimiod (riMug him du ( < iio.is 

 oil in(|uirv as to the pathway which led around the bay, he 

 started, vv^ith blood in his eve. m search of the feathered 

 game, and doubtless with a. hope oi hndmg t,ie afl:righ t ( , 

 httlt bud v\ hu li III h id > l> ii b n ai h disi ui b( d on ih I ( 1 

 ing- grounds. 1 saw no more ot the voung man nor anv 

 of his ])arty durmg our stav here, as tliev had their caiii].; 

 and boat SOUK di^t tiu i n\ i\ \\ ntiiu^ as\\( allv(i( loi 

 a, pro|)itious wind, 



Th( stiH bu ( /( 1 ist( (I all the all i iiooii and just beioie 

 twiliglit set 111. the sun l>roke through a. rent m the broaxl 

 smoke cloud that hung in the westi'rn liorizon and gave 

 usa glimp.se of (•heerliil light and a, suiisi'tor incomiiarable 

 grandeur tliat 



"Urew the den.se barks nf ponderous elonds, and spread 

 A mantle o er them ot royal rerl. 

 Helted with imrple— hiied with amber -tinged 

 With flery gold— and bliishmg purfile 1 riu6;ed. 



Twilight lollou ed last, the stars came (.ml and Iheilark ■ 

 Tiess ol nhi,lit tell upon us. and we then sought our blankets 

 uIkh \\( t 11 |oM d thai •.lumlH 1 I hat knits up t hi M\.ld 

 sleeve ol care. 



Th(^ daw n disclost>.d the wind still in the north \",-cst w ii i; 

 Jair prospect (it anotlicr day ol its continuance. Ned. (hi' 

 ••T'ef'p o Day boy. \yas up i ai l\ and supervised Uiebreak- 

 tasf. which he ha.d ready by 'i o clock. 



\fl I bi( ll^l i-t I til d lh( be a h in honl ol the light 

 bouse again m hopes or hangmu' SdUie red-ciuited beautv 

 of respectable sizi'- but all the reward Avas a rise from 

 another babv trout, which 1 failed to capture. The ho(_>k 

 w IS I ) I I ii„ and \ \ 1 I ) > pii lid li> ( \( h in^i it loi sia li 

 Imgerlings. and so penorce the ml.-intile race reniatiK'd 

 imfiariued and sjiorled with [ilavlul impiinily over the 

 shiniim' sands. 1. however, mlormed the Kentuck\ 

 angler of the rise as hi' came along with his rod. a,iid 

 illho \J\ lu I iil(d I > ( it li IImI piitu ul II Mont lu ( ip 

 tured one much smaller some distance aboA-e. whicli he 

 jiroielh- carried to his clief with the air of a. coiH|ueror. T 

 was salistii'il to let him wear the laurels wliu'h he held 

 lor so!u > time. 



Abiiidouiiig trouting. I .sought mv old log. and there 

 wat h( d I iindiiM 1 It piiMl'd tlu iiist d w nis ih 

 bound] ':i ! azur.' c\])airl;u_;- on all sides into inhnit" spa'-.", 

 tod ta ■ (!;• p radiant l)he.' which the moving ma.sses of 

 ijwdt 11} iiif, ( lo 1 \^ wtK 11 'w V) ikm-, the spat ot the wm'd 



we so earnestly prayed might change its course to our ad- 

 vantage. Tiring oif these" etherial beauties, I sought the 

 tent, and unstrapping my valise, at random took out a 

 book to while away a few hours over its contents, the 

 volume turned out to be ■ 'Lucie's Mistake," 1 ly W. Amburg. 

 After wading through a few chapters I realized that it 

 was a love tale, full ot tender sentiment with many ex- 

 <_l^uisite passages, A^ery ]ileasing and picturesque, the per- 

 sonages clear, strong and natural, drawn by a master hand 

 that knows human nature and hitman iiassions weW. 



As no trouting of any consequence was to lie had here, 

 we grew quite impatient waiting for the wind to shift to 

 our notion, and tried evertbing possible to make the idle 

 hours pass jileasantly. There being a little stream that 

 emptied its cr.^^stal waters int<j the bay, I was sure there 

 must be abundant perch neai" its month. On inquiry I 

 ascertained that I was correct in my .surmise, so securing 

 some worms fi-oin the "Soo'' party, who had a large 



\ 



The Scientific Angler. 

 Modeled tor tlie Annlmp J'.xliibU. 



bucket full which tliev intended to feed tt) tiie troiii 

 further up thi^ lalci'. 1 was readv for tlie venture as an 

 auxiliary time killer. I mmediat.el v atf<>r a late dinner I 

 start.ed lu the boat, with Lmerv as oarsman, lor the 

 waters where the stream ripjiled. Reachmy,- what we 

 (■oii'-idcred lavorablc spot. 1 coiniuenced tlie angle, and 

 aft 'r a tedious wait, hooked one about as long as mv little 

 linger, and soon anot.lier. and still another of tlu^ wame 

 size, and then the crayiiiu- lor perch dei>arted. 



Mot wish 11 lU' to return witluait a hn ol some s(M-t that 

 did not re(piire enlargement under a glass, I concluded to 

 take the Ixiat dow n to an old rotten jaer about hall a inile 

 disl.uit. and there trv for some brook lieanties. It was but 

 .1 trip of a few minutes, and on. Emery landing, this side 



Modeled for the, Aii^dui}- RxUibil,. 



of the old dock- we both got out and la-cparcd lor the on 

 sliu^hf b\ ( at( hing a Unv nimbh ^usshoppei. i a l)nl 

 as mv flv-book was at c;unp. and the trout, .so Ned stated, 

 le'ver rose here to a. II y -a statement that assuredly will 

 not hold water. 'W e soon had eiHamh of the .lunqiers and 

 then \yent to the decaN'iug timbers, and taking position t)n 

 a tottering plank (jn t he oul:side, 1 tossed tlie baited hook 

 into the ripiiling water witli a. hope that .sonii^ hiin.nry 

 trout would endeavor to make a lianquet of the nn))aled 

 grasshopper. Much to my suriinse T had a pro] losit ion tor 

 the delicacy,' and then, Avitli a .shuhi twitch (d llic wrist, 

 was gratitied to find I had hun.u Ibe teasting trout whose 

 '-^nanoiod sides glittered in the linuht sunlmhi. wduai I 

 Idled him from his element totJic pier above. He came a 

 fraction over t he h^gal liniu and that was all. After two 

 hours steady llshimi-. I '■aieilil three inon^ of about the 

 same size, and then with the addition ol two quarts of 

 strawdierries- wdiich I purchased from the lighthouse 

 keeitcr returned to catn|i with the an' ol a confpieor, and 

 an eager desire to call on our near neii^hbor. the polite 

 Kcntiu'kiaii- and talkoer the liattlcsm which we had 

 been (M'owncd with such admirabh- success m adolescent 

 tropliies Ned was reallv not in it, as he simplv po.sed as 

 a director-general, bestowing |a-aise or ceitsure as deser\ed. 



\fter .suiiper. m which the toothsome trout and luscious 

 berries disa|)])eare(l. we eu|ovi'd the luxiirv ol a Regalia 

 and till' beauty of the descendmu' sun as it sank to the 

 horizon 111 a blaze ot lurid light. Soon the .song of the 

 crickets were heard, and then the mosquito blew his 

 shrill httle trumpet and the s;uirl tiv began his insidious 

 loiighig for blood. Ned droi^iied Ins half-liglited cigar 

 and the poetic sentiment ot the twihght at one and the 

 same time and hastened with rapid strides tor the re- 

 l)ulsive Hy-repellant with winch, to freely anoint his lace 

 and hands. 1 joined him m the lavmg iwith the loud- 



snieUing liquid, and when w g were both through sat and 

 defied the entire army of buzzing and boring insects and! 

 then relapsed again to the loveliness of the scene, wdiich 

 with the now jeweled sky was an inspiration for poet audi 

 painter. 



Shortly after Ave liad sought our beds the gl'ouiid squir- 

 rels, Avhich were quite numerous here, began to make a 

 playground of our tent and raced o'er it to such an ex- 

 tent that sleep was almost impossible. Ned, who was 

 anxious to close his eyes in slumber deep, cried out in 

 sympathetic tones: 



•'Silence reigns where lvat\ dids have sinig 

 And the potlywoss tlnnr tails do wag." 



"But the nimble sipiirrel is evidently tireless and -a, 

 stra,nger to a sweet siesta.'" 



This Avas tiuite moderate j;or the afWicted Ned, but in 

 about half hour after he rose to the occasion Avith a com- 

 manding ability that consigned the little pests to tht? 

 flaming horrors of consuming fires. They evidently 

 must have been duly impressed Avitli the terrible ana- 

 themas, for Ayith one accord they departed, and then 

 sweet sleep and rosy dreams felf upon the camp. 



Alex. Stakbucic. 



[Tti BE CONTINUED.] 



THE BARNYARD HACKLE WINS. 



In a toAvn of northern New Hampshire, immediately 

 north of the main range of the White ^haintains, lived ai 

 craftv brook trout who had groAvn fat-sided ami long- 

 jawed tfirough laughing at the threadbare devices oi the 

 anglers ot his ae(|uaintaiice. Lvcrybodv knew old 

 Speckles and nearlv everybody had given up h(>pe of Im 

 c iptiire. He had taken (puct lod.gm.gsmuler a stee]) Ijank, 

 near a firoken dam. an<l he seldom responded to a ring at 

 lh( dl( % ^il( Ol a kno( k ,it tlu liont dooi It i-- highly 

 probable tliat even the beautilnl creatuais ol •Favorite 

 f lies would have excited no res[)onsiv() chord m his im.- 

 s v n qiathetic lireast. 



The world of Avaters is not Avide enough to conceal a 

 big. conceited trout. In this sanu^ New I Ituupslnn^ towir 

 dwelt a hsherman ot note — one avIio Ayas not easily dis- 

 concerted by Irithng failures nor cast dow ii by severe dis- 

 appomtnieiits. It so happened that this angler made up 

 his mind to cinaimyent old Siieckles. and regularly take 

 hull iiK 



What; was his plan of atfa(d<.^ I.)id he cast the leathery 

 lure with the precision ot a sunfieam and the lightness ot 

 ;i snoAvfl.'ike? Did he tenqit the ;estlietic .son] of Ins su)).iect 

 with a coach man. a professor, a sca.rlet-ibis. a grizzly- 

 king- or any other tancv ol a iioetu.' nature.- .By no means, 

 lie knew by lonu e.xperieiice wdiat the crattv old Icllow 

 wanted, and that was worms, lie resolved to lallui with 

 Sjieckles s humor and coiiyi'rt hmi into a brown trout, or 

 iu (d her words "do hiin iqt bro\vn liy meaiihi of thest^ 

 homely ob|ects ol a depraved taste. 



Onr sfaentihc antiier Hrst ascertained that Ins trout#ihiir 

 w.-ts at hraiK^ and then went into hiding at a .sate (lista.noc 

 upstream, fie sent down with the current a. bne tat 

 worm which reacluMl the spot intr'nded. 'I he tnait took 

 no notice of it at first, liul soon sinelled the lure ami went 

 hack to his (jnarters. Then he repeated this proces-s. and 

 Huallv took the Avorm with (wident satisl action, Several 

 more worms were lloated dovyn and .Speckles swalloAA^edl 

 all with :i, broad grin of thanks tor the diet ot worms 

 which had allaA^^d his sharp hunger. The last lumbricuh. 

 that floated frontward was loa.(.led with a, small hoolc. and 

 Speckles look it belore it touched the bottom. 



There was a battle, ot course, but it went against the 

 hero of manv intrigues, and .S. lo)it'i.ii<iIis ahas Speckles, 

 traiiferred Ins lianiit Irorn the oyerhangmg i-ock to a sus- 

 p aidHd ereel and our friend trom tlie White Mountains 

 cut. anolher l>ig notch in his t.allv oi yicloru^s. 



A TROUT POOL. 



T'ORT Je.RVIS. N. \ .— ] succeeded m making niv escape 

 to the hills during the heated term, and was in the hahit 

 of loungitig on the shady side ot things generally. One 

 siiltrv afternoon mv Iriend, philosopher and guide, to my 

 great, dismay . |)roi)(»se(l a walk. Noticing my reluctance 

 he promised to show me something worth seemu', I wan 

 still apathetic, but w hen he added, •'more troiil m orw 

 place than you ev(!r saw i.n your life, 1 was on my feet in 

 an instant. 



The Shinide Brook Iload is a log road. and. like tho 

 moodv little stream beside it, winds aloinr in the hollow 

 until its origin is lost among the lulls. After leaving the 

 m-'iin road we went throiinh the iields lor a half mile or 



so Viet ween tiers ot heavy logs, crossing three or four 

 times the never tar straying brook, over bridges whoSO 

 sn-in Avas rarelv more than a rod. They were ot simple 

 eoiistructioii- planks laid on. Iieavv .stringers. Avith a log on 

 either side to keep tlie plank m position. 



The Sim sho.ie iKM'celv. but we always lay down on thii 

 liridges to Avatch the trout swimmmg under tle'in. 



"Better not dekiA' out here, remarked my coirq.ianion. 

 ■•There is little wMter m the brook at i.aesenl. Tt avo 

 should see anv trout larger than hngerlmgs under these 

 lliiid'zes it IS sale to assume that they are on the tramp, 

 i w (.rising 11(1 into the woods from the larger stream m Ijhe 

 i A^-llleA^" 



I 'ptie U.1MKS was hiuh m the roadbed and m-oiuid boos had 

 I made their burrows t here, riicasanls delved and drnmnuMl 



on the rotten logs. The omnipresent cinpinmik gave Ire.sh 

 I alarms at almost every rod (d our pro-ress. and (he wood 



biiiLAMK lunid liiiltMuu iw IV I |f (lu blueja>s. 

 ' I h( 1 itt( 1 I ( n^K lUdand ( lanujioii-^h disputed otu light 



ol entry. 



We reached our objective point at last, and seated our- 

 selves (>n -I leio beside an old hemlock, which s(.<rved as a 

 hnirt st t i\ th( lo uM loiii sliding into tlu btook Be 

 fore us was a iioi^l some fit'lt.. m diameter. Yellow bu'ches 

 leaned their ci'acetnl shafts Irom all directions to form a 

 canopv of folias.'e over it. h'oek bottom, sheh-ing from a 

 few inches to seA eral feet in. depth, the Avater Ava.s bub- 

 bliim- to the v(u-y brink: it <^aitie v>urling over a huge 

 bould'^r wedged between the ledaes. 



fjere were trout of all sizes, greef.lv (.'iK.aiiili. too. AVhere 

 the Avater began to npple aAvav there was a patch of sun- 

 shine: there the insects were gathered— and how they 

 wen- pmqied at! 

 I We observed a big trout lymg beside a rock at the lovv.;r 

 pMrt(d the po(^1 He was resting on the bottom and not 

 moving a fm- How plump and sleek he looked! There 

 \vas somt thiiio' ioi biddui^ m his dspect. The httlt fellows 



