TIIK SENATOR " YANKS!" IJHAXDY TCKOOK. 225 



The Senator, with liidit bamboo, and after an honest and 

 irentlemanly fashion, was seeking to entice milmofoHliiitiUx 

 with his Hies, casting skillfully among- limbs and snails, 

 but (|iiite iiiiinindful of what mi.u'ht happen it' a trout 

 should sei/.e the line. There was a leap, a turn of the 

 wrist, and the Senator had his fish, a fair sized one, well 

 hooked. The wily trout plunged under roots and snags, 

 wound the leader and Hie* round and round, in a ina/y 

 way. into an inextricable snarl. The rarest skill couldn't 

 gave him ; and after a little he was free, hut triumphantly 

 trailing In-hind him a portion of the leader and flies. 



"Senator," said the Captain, who in another boat had 

 intenth watched (he conle-l. "thai style of fishing won't 

 do herr. then- an- too many things lyinir around loo<e ; 

 when you hook a trout you mu-l just i/<tnk him riffhtoui/" 



The Senator had his liamhoo and his sportsman's in- 

 stinHs and they were both alike opposed to this ; but the 

 re-ulN of Lienilemanly lishin.ir were so far all in favor of 

 the parly of the second part. In a moment lie struck an- 

 other lish. 



Yank him out! Lay down your rod and yank like 

 bla/es !" cried the Captain in ^reat excitement, as lie saw 

 what a tine fellow it was that leaped. 



The Senator was e.xciled too. He threw down his rod in 

 the boat, sci/.rd Hie line, and hand over hand pulled for 

 dear life and victory. 



" Do you call this fishing !" fairly groaned the Senator. 

 A pull " IJlank this style of catching trout !" Pull 



"Come out of here ! Blank, blank, if I ain't ashamed" 



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