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"but I never fed quite as if I was in the woods, for good, 

 and my camp life, had actually begun, until I and my 

 party are left alone. Well, no\v boys! who's going a-tish- 

 ingY Don't all speak at once, for it's one of the cardinal 

 virtues, in the woods, not to catch any more trout than can 

 he used. Lot's of sport and no waste." 



"Not I, to-day, "said Thompson; "this camp isn't quite in 

 ship-shape yet. and I propose to get it into first-rate living 

 order before I try the fishing. But, mind! when I do start 

 in, you fellows miiihl as well unjoin! your rods, I shall 

 put you all to ever last ing shame and confusion !" 



"Oh, the modesty Of the. man!" exclaimed the I'rofes 

 BOI iJenson adding, aside, "hut hr isn'f so very wide of 

 the m.-irk. though. That'salways his way in camp, fussing, 

 and fusing, fixing up all the little eon\ eni< nces, until 

 even thin^ i- in apple pie order, and then he starts into the 

 fishing with a will." 



It re-ulted in our all going out upon the lake but Thomp 

 -on. At the proper point, our two hoats were brought to 

 anehor and we began lishing with bail, and very siieess 

 fully. The trout averaged about half a pound, lew of 

 them \\eighing o\er three fourths of a pound. .lust as is 

 always likely to happen in bail fishing, 1, the least, experi 

 eneed fisherman of the four, took the largest trout caught 

 that day. I was happy enough, even with bail fishing, at 

 the time, for I knew of nothing better; and, for the sake 

 of that memoes, 1 do not care to speak disparagingly 

 of the humble aiiule-worm as a lure. But. 1 must add that, 

 when afterwards 1 learned with moderate skill to wield the 



