^.~>0 CRANT.KKHY F.AKK. THE < >SWE<: AT< HIE. 



and "-learning eyes, the semi-circular leap a-nd as the trout 

 made an are on the surface, I struck. I had him! What 

 a magnificent rush! how the line whi/./ed and sung 

 through the water! Coming to tlie surface, he brat the 

 water to a foam, to shake out the stinging hook as the 

 bass does for the same purpose hut I led him downward 

 to safer depths. Now he tires. Oh. guide, philosopher, 

 friend' -Kd. ! my brave boy! handle thai landing net with 

 gentle skill! wait! don't hurry he's oil' again! -there, 

 now, take him carefully -he can't make another siu-h rush. 

 Yes! there he _roe<! I |c ha< the nine lives of a eat, and the 

 vigor of 8 marl bull' Careful, now! If you lose him, in 

 you go after him. neck and heel- 1 There, gently, gently! 

 He's saf( he's landed ! 



Ye<. there he hy "ii the gra-s. \\e!l away from the 

 water's edge, the vermilion and gold of his broad side lla-h 

 in- in the -tin li-ht, a beauty in form and eolor. and lar-v 

 enough to make the heart of his rout lr<s mid hat le-> captoi 

 kneelinu- on the urasv ly his \ ietim. leap up into his mouth. 

 |[<>w laru'eV" \\'ell -how larue? i<lhat what you woulil 

 know? \\ell. if it i-; si/.e \ on -ei-k for in lishimr. catch a 

 eodtish or a cattish, and be happy; but a trout, a L-ciiuine 

 hrook trout, full of u'ame from tooth to tail, need not be so 

 very larire to make an honest angler lose his head with joy 

 at th" capture. Tin-re was, however, no more fishing until 

 this trout was weighed and measured, and lifted and pet- 

 ted, and turned over upon one side and then on the other. 

 and held up to be looked at. and laid down again at. full 

 length; and he measured, under tape line, fifteen and three- 



