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back to place him on the shore ; this I had to do 

 each time, as I successively caught three more trout, 

 from two pounds and an ounce to three pounds and 

 a quarter in weight. Tired out and bearing a 

 heavy net, my homeward steps were elastic; for, as 

 every angler knows, the heavier the burden, the 

 lighter the steps for home. 



Once more, and I 'm done. The last day came, 

 a day of tender regret for the angler who must 

 leave diwne nature for the man-made town. Just 

 one more cast, and then for home. With this 

 feeling I went to an old mill that stood at the in- 

 tersection of the lake and the dam, — a point so 

 difficult to land a fish that but a few days before 

 my ministerial friend lost both fish and leader 

 through the gate. 



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