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big creel, almost in one continuous motion. When within 

 a few feet of it, and perhaps a hundred yards below the 

 scene of the accident, the basket gave a lurch and tipped 

 on its side. The cover floated partly open, and as I shot 

 alongside and made a desperate lunge for it, our big fish, 

 with others, floated out on its side. He quivered, gave 

 a sluggish wriggle, righted himself, and with a disdainful 

 flap of the big tail departed into an eddy behind a rock. 



Perhaps Ma-tee-o was right. 



But the big fish is still there ready to break a lance (or 

 bamboo) with any doughty knight of the rod that comes 

 along. 



Key to Micmac Words. 



Wigumi — " I am fond of smoking." 

 Adookse — " I will tell a story." 

 Meskek — " Great, enormous." 

 Wiskoodaga — " I stab him." 

 Kwedun — " Canoe." 

 Kespeadooksit — " The story is ended." 



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