Lake George 
rearing them, of which we apparently have an 
example in the cuckoo. Delicacy of organiza- 
tion, which would seem one of the most natural 
causes for a delay until the heat of July, cannot 
explain it in these cases, since both goldfinches 
and cedar birds are sufficiently hardy to remain 
with us all winter. 
& 
Lake George is said to be famous for pick- 
erel fishing. Certainly it was not impoverished 
by any abstractions of mine; and I served a 
faithful two weeks’ apprenticeship in trying to 
allure, with a ‘‘spoon-hook,’’ those tasty creat- 
ures. I asked advice as to the best method 
from all the noted fishermen in the neighbor- 
hood, whom I found to be, in one respect, 
very much like music-teachers—each one knew 
his art better than all the rest. By actual count 
I was told of four different ways of trolling. 
Of course I followed them all consecutively ; 
and, as a’reward of my labor, I found myself 
for once in the same boat with the holy Apos- 
tles, who toiled all the night, and caught noth- 
ing. Evidently the pickerel were above (or 
below) being fed with a spoon, or else were in 
league with the permanent residents as against 
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