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such duties. He should teach his gentlemanly guides to be civil, patient, 

 good-humored, and obliging ; and above all, should have them under pro- 

 per control, and under no circumstances permit them or his kitchen scul- 

 lions to bully and control him. He should also bear in mind that many 

 ■will visit his camp who are not possessed of a redundancy of greenbacks, 

 but are willing, nevertheless, to pay a fair price for what they receive ; 

 but are quite averse to being unmercifully mulcted in large figures for 

 that which they did not but should have received. 



When such arrangements are made, I will be glad to visit the "Angler's 

 Retreat" once more ; but till then I shall be content to pursue the gentle 

 craft in other localities where the Trout may not be so large, but the ac- 

 companiments of the diversion far more attractive. 



Mr. Rich is a man in the prime of life, of good stature, a fine face and 

 eagle eyes ; he has passed many years of his life in the deep solitudes of 

 Maine, shooting and trapping game of all kinds, and, being a keen 

 observer, has necessarily made himself familiar with the habits of the 

 various animals which frequent these northern latitudes. I spent a most 

 instructive as well as agreeable evening in his company at the Camp, 

 listening to his recitals of wild adventure with deer, wolves, bears, cari- 

 bous, panthers, moose, and elk. 



The flies most popular in these northern waters are large, gaudy-bodied, 

 bright-winged deceptions, dressed on No. 3 or 4 hooks. The Montreal, a 

 fly well known in Boston and Canada, is a great favorite here. We, how- 

 ever, were more successful with black and brown palmers, tied under our 

 own directions, by Mr. George, at Wilson's Sporting Emporium in this 

 city. 



The true and only legitimate time for Trout-fishing is undoubtedly the 

 spring and early summer, when the fish are known to be in the finest 

 condition of vigor and flesh ; and this trip is the only occasion on which I 

 ever cast a fly out of season. I scarcely think it necessary to ofi'er an 

 apology for this transgression of the code. It seems almost like affectation 

 to attempt it, when so many hundreds of anglers, of good sporting repute, 

 commit the same infringement year after year, and make no secret of 

 their sins. 



I have no doubt in my own mind as to the proper season for killing 

 Brook Trout, so far as their future preservation is concerned ; and I would 

 be glad to have these waters of our border state, as well as all the streams 

 throughout the land, rigorously protected by legislative enactments. As 

 the case now stands before the country, the Trout in these lakes are 



