THE HISTORY OF GREENWELL'S GLORY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2497, 22 January 1902, Page 59

THE HISTORY OF GREENWELL'S GLORY.

The inventor of one of the fainoue angling flics v still tells the story of its birth. He was fishing the Tweed cue day when the fish were rising freely, and all the conditions were favourable, and yet he could not bring one to bank. He tried fly after fly, but they 'H not look a ( anything in his book, so he began to do ffliat so many neglect to do lih •>. ctay=, to observe. Alter a while, by -•»iiio liuod fortune, he hooked a small fish . 'id brought it to bank. A- he was taking tint ihe hook he- noticed a small fly in its mouth. He tried to match it in his flybook, but had nothing like it, and he &at down and dres>ed an imitation. The fish were still on the ' rise when lie had com pleted his task, and then he had memorable sport. Later iv the day the keeper passed, and was surprised tc find what he had been taking. Men fishing farther \ipstream had done nothing, and he spread the fame of the new fly down stream. That evening, as Dr Greenwell was having dinner at the inn, the keeper waited on him and said that tHe angling fraternity of the village wished to christen the new fly if he could kindly step into the bar. ■" I suppose that means drmks," said the doctor. "Did you ever hear of a christening -without drinks?' retorted the keener. "All right, I will come in a* soon as I have finised my dinner," a—eiited the inventor. A few minutes after the fishir-g fraternity of the village assembled around a steaming bowl of punch. "What do you name this fly?" asked the village schoolmaster, acting as spokesman. "Come! come!" said the doctor, "you are all Dissenters here, and don't understand these things: it's the godfather who names the child, not the parent. Who will stand godfather? "' After a pause the keeper got ■up aud cleared his throat. "I'll name tins fly," he said, "and I calk it Green wells Glory." „ So Dr GrcenwelPs name liv" s Ui theAuglerf' Westminster Abbey.— Globe