Three Weeks 
We get a considerable fun out of 
this at times. It may be that some 
sportsmen engaged in the pastime of 
angling are able to present a respecta- 
ble appearance, but as for myself I am 
afraid I look like the quintessence of 
fourteen tramps rolled into one. In 
calling with fish at a house where I am 
unacquainted I usually commence con- 
versations in this style.” 
‘*Good afternoon, madam! Wouldn't 
you like some fish ? ” 
Madam stands in the doorway and is 
very certain she does not want any 
fish. 
‘*But, madam, just look at these 
fish; they are nearly all black bass and 
nice ones, too.”’ 
plysces We have all/the meat we 
can use, and we don’t care especially 
for fish anyway.” 
‘‘ But just see how nice they are— 
magnificent fellows! ” 
‘*T know ’—with asperity—‘‘ but I 
tell you we don’t want them.” 
‘¢ Well, madam,” rather sorrowfully, 
‘** I shall have to take them away, then; 
but I caught them on purpose for you, 
and they shall not cost you a cent.” 
pelse tnaty iso!) | Here .Mary, Mary 
Jane, bring the dishpan!”’ 
- We had in view a camping place at 
which at one time there was a nice 
spring, but the extreme drouth of this 
season had dried it up, and we were 
obliged to move further down. At 
last a fairly good place was found not 
far from a farm house, and once more 
we pitched our tents. 
Our tents are seven feet square at 
the base, pyramidal in shape, and seven 
feet high in center. But few pins and 
one pole is needed making the outfit 
small, compact and very light, taking 
up, but, little room.. They are very 
quickly set up or taken down, and in 
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every way much more convenient than 
a large one. We had two, one for 
sleeping and the other for camp equi- 
page. Our sleeping tent is provided 
with an extra wide sod cloth that comes 
well underneath the straw, which we 
generally procured for our beds, and 
over the straw we spread a floor cloth, 
fastening it to the sod cloth, and this 
keeps our bed in good shape. It is 
also a good plan to take a small light 
iron rake such as gardeners use —with- 
out handle—and rake off the spot for 
the sleeping tent. A stick cut on the 
spot will do for a rake handle, and you 
can in a moment clear a place from all 
rubbish, as well as mosquitoes, which 
are often hidden under leaves, etc., and 
at night you wonder how they got in. 
It is very easy to keep them out if 
they are not deliberately shut in on 
pitching the tent. 
This is the place.where I came very 
near distinguishing myself, by nearly 
catching three bass on two flies. Pedals 
and [ had fished from up stream down, 
until opposite the camp, and as there 
was a good pool below us, I deter- 
mined to go a little lower. Within 
half a dozen casts after leaving camp I 
made a double catch, a bass of about 
1¥% lb. taking the upper fly, and one 
of about 4 ounces, the tail fly. I could 
see them both plainly, and also a third 
one that would weigh fully 3 lb., keep- 
ing them close company in all their 
gyrations through the water. The 
large one had a disappointed hungry 
look that said—‘‘why didn’t you leave 
a fly for me’’—as plainly as looks could; 
still, I must confess great surprise when 
he suddenly made a dart at the small 
bass which as suddenly disappeared, 
all but the end of its tail which I could 
see projecting from the large one’s 
mouth. I at once commenced letting 
