GERMAN or BROWN TROUr 



Again I tried my fortune, and this time was 

 lucky enough to strike two medium-sized fish ; 

 they gave me good sport, however. I did not 

 care to kill many, and when I had secured about 

 half a dozen I waded the river, and climbed out 

 upon the bank, seeking a comfortable resting-place 

 for luncheon, for I suddenly discovered that I had 

 developed an appetite. 



Walking about a little later, I discovered a purl- 

 ing stream, emptying its waters into the rushing 

 river, and circling through a meadow enriched by 

 the highest grasses, waving and emerald-tinted, 

 that I remember to have seen. As I wandered 

 along the side of this charming brook, I saw 

 where, in its turnings, delightful pools had elbowed 

 for themselves a space so tempting to the angler 

 that I could not resist. I did not change my cast, 

 but laced them well, and was rewarded by many 

 rises. One fish was large enough to furnish quite 

 a long and well fought struggle, and I nearly lost 

 him. He made a run under the bank, and sulked 

 so long I surely thought he had hung my leader 

 on some hidden object ; but when I had almost 

 given up, he started again, and then I found him 

 tired with the strife, and reeled him easily. I 

 sought new pools, caught many more fish, but 

 carefully restored them to their charming abiding 



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