"A Devil of a Fisherman"
I've been reading when I should have been fishing....
Please enjoy a few lines from..
A Devil of a Fisherman
G.E.M. Skues (1935)
St.Peter looked up from a draft balance sheet at the entry of the attendant angel.
"A gentleman giving the name of Castwell. Says he is a fisherman, your Holiness, and has 'Fly-fishers' Club, London,' on his card."
"Hm-hm" said St.Peter. "Fetch me the ledger with his account."
St. Peter perused it.
"Hm-hm" said St. Peter "Show him in."
Mr. Castwell entered cheerfully an offered a cordial right hand to St. Peter.
"As a brother of the angle..." he began.
"Hm-hm" said St. Peter.....
The simpler the outfit, the more skill it takes to manage it, and the more pleasure one gets in his achievements.
--- Horace Kephart