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most dearly and to whom he was always a welcome 

 companion. 



To his other gifts Mr. Perce joined musical talent of 

 no mean order. His songs around the campfire will lin- 

 ger always in the memory of those who have been privi- 

 leged to hear his rich baritone voice sing "The Old Black 

 Bass," and other songs written and sung for entertain- 

 ment at the meetings of the clubs with which he was 

 connected. He was also a conductor and a composer, 

 and gave freely of his talents when requests came. 



One could not do better than close this all too brief 

 sketch with reference to his literary ability, for that was 

 exercised chiefly in the field of nature study and angling 

 with special reference to the fish he loved so well. He 

 contributed articles on such topics as Tournament Cast- 

 ing, Fish Conservation, and Nature Study, both in prose 

 and verse, to numerous publications, and the unfinished 

 poem quoted below, dated January 1, 1917, is suggestive 

 of his recent devotion to the art of fly-tying that led to 

 designing many beautiful specimens of the art which 

 with characteristic generosity were passed on to his 

 friends. One of these flies, the De Carmo, "has proved 

 a most fascinating lure for trout and been duplicated 

 by many fiy-tyers." The little poem which follows bears 

 a date only five days before his sudden death from heart 

 disease and is probably the last of his literary produc- 

 tions. 



