. Days in the open. fish flung himself clear of the water,and then all saw that he was of unusual size. The 32 DAYS IN THE OPEN son hastened to the shore and offered to take therod and finish the contest, but the old man half-hour passed, and then the tired fish began toshow signs of yielding and the fisherman alreadysaw himself the proud captor of a six-pound trout,when—it was all over. Was there a flaw in theline? Had the aged sportsman inadvertentlydropped the tip of his rod until the fish had astraight-away pull upon the reel ? No matter whatthe cause, the line had parted under t
. Days in the open. fish flung himself clear of the water,and then all saw that he was of unusual size. The 32 DAYS IN THE OPEN son hastened to the shore and offered to take therod and finish the contest, but the old man half-hour passed, and then the tired fish began toshow signs of yielding and the fisherman alreadysaw himself the proud captor of a six-pound trout,when—it was all over. Was there a flaw in theline? Had the aged sportsman inadvertentlydropped the tip of his rod until the fish had astraight-away pull upon the reel ? No matter whatthe cause, the line had parted under the last surgeof the fish, and he was lost. For a moment the oldface worked strangely, and then down went thewhite head, face in his hands, and we saw the shak-ing body as he sobbed out his the son laid his hand upon the seniorsshoulder and we heard him say, Never mind,father, youll catch another just as good. Tenand eighty are not far apart when we go fishing. THE TOWN-MEETING AT BLUE ROCK POOL. As for my chosen pursuit ofanr/ling, {which I follow with dili-gence when not interrupted by lessimportant concerns), I rejoice withevery true fisherman that it has agreeting of its own, and of a mosthonourable antiquity. There is norecord of its origin. But it is quitecertain that since the days of theFlood . . two honest and good-natured anglers have never met eachother by the way, without crying out,What /Mcfe?—Henry Van Dyke,Fishermans Luck.
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