The Angler Of The Seine

The old type of angler, according to Balzac, was silent, meditative and crusly. His descendant is, on the cons.iry, loquacious, clesdy observant of . i erything but his fly and lino and carelesly amiable. W'ho would have dared address the hoary and respected Pierre when in the act of landing - for he really used to land something else besides tadpoles and bid boots - or when cajoling with a fi.sh l'roin his time honored corner beneath the Pont Boyal? No one, I venture to say, but the sharp tongued gutter archín naay chaff the seedy yet imperturbable individual who has succeeded him, and. what is more, he receives a return volley of repartee garnished with puns. Old Pierre, who was perhaps one of the best knowu figures 20 years back on the quays, breakfasted, dined and supped oiï his takes of Seine flsh, which were mostly dace, carp, barbéis and tench. He had a varied assortment of recipes in his possession, and many a cordon bleu has received a hint for cooking the finny tribe from this ancient fisherman. No one knew exactly where or how he lived or how he managed to obtain funda for the parchase of bait, yet he was always well supplied with ihe most expensive kind of gentles. greaves and paste, where his successor contents himself with roe and UI made flies.-