CHAPTER Vi 

 MY FIRST BOAT RIDE 



MY FIRST FISHING 

 TRIP TO THE KANKAKEE 

 AND MY FIRST BOAT RIDE AND 

 EARLY EXPERIENCES WITH 



A SHOT GUN 



To shorten up a story that is already too long 

 is somewhat of a task. \Jhen I found that I 

 have considerable more material than 1 can in- 

 sert in this little book and unless 1 cut out some 

 of the details there is dangers of slopping over* 

 Therefore, I v/ill have to hold myself down to 

 the mere facts. Since the . newspapers and 

 magazines have been offering prizes for the best 

 fish stories some of the anglers have caught 

 bigger fish stories than they did fish. Just see 

 what this angling game is coming to when a man 

 has to make an affidavit and give advance no- 



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