UP THE JORDAN. WEBSTER'S JEFF. 295 



With boat and man on board, we steamed away, with 

 charming scenery near vis on either shore, to the head of . 

 South Ann, and were soon rowing up the Jordan against 

 a strong- current, toward the promised land. The river, 

 after a brief progress upstream, became too rapid for tin- 

 use of oars, and the iron-pointed pole was brought into 

 requisition. The stream strongly resembles the An Sable, 

 the clear.and cold water, the swift-gliding current, the heavy 

 wooded bunks and over hanging trees, all seeming to have 

 been mysteriously transported from the river in the east to 

 the westward (lowing stream. 



Our advance was slow and dillicult. and it was night fall 

 when we gladly disembarked, live miles up the river, and 

 walked half a mile inland to the rustic forest-home of John 

 I). Webster. There we were comfortably entertained for 

 the night,, and also found a pleasant party of fishermen 

 from Akron. Ohio, with whom we forthwith fraternized. 



The following morning we entered with spirit upon the 

 trout fishing of the single day which we had allowed our 

 selves on the Jordan, (roing up the river a mile and a 

 half, our poler declared we were at the head of the good 

 fishing, and pointed the boat down stream and held it fast. 

 That was the proper moment for Jell's ducking! The truth 

 wa< not in him, the best tishing was above us; but so was 

 the hard poling. Our ignorance, however, was blissful as 

 ami it is pleasant to remember that for a brief season 

 we enjoyed the delusion. 



T/fce day was exceedingly bright and warm. The trout 

 that could not have ^-en our every motion, for double the 



