THE SEXATOK " YANKS !" — BRANDY BROOK. 225 



The Senator, with light bamboo, and after an honest and 

 ox'ntlemanly fashion, was seeking to entice mlmofoniinalis 

 with his flies, casting skillfully among limbs and snags, 

 but quite unmindful of what might hajipen if a trout 

 should seize the line. There was a leap, a turn of the 

 wrist, and the Senator had his tish, a fair sized one, well 

 hooked. The wily trout plunged under roots and snags, 

 wound the leader and flies round and round, in a mazy 

 way, int(^ an inextricable snarl. The rarest skill couldn't 

 save him ; and after a little he was free, but triumphantly 

 trailing behind him a portion of the leader and flies. 



" Senator," said the Captain, who in another boat had 

 intently watched the contest, "that style of fishing won't 

 do here, — there are too many things lying around loose ; 

 when you hook a trout you must just yank Mm right out I'' 



The Senator had his bamboo and his sportsman's in- 

 stincts, and they were both alike opposed to this ; but the 

 results of gentlemanly fishing were so far all in favor of 

 the party of the second part. In a moment he struck an- 

 other fish. 



"Yank him out! Lay down your rod and yank like 

 blazes I" cried the Captain in great excitement, as he saw 

 what a fine fellow it was that leaped. 



The Senator was excited too. He threw down his rod in 

 the boat, seized the line, -and hand over hand pulled for 

 dear life and victor3'. 



"Do you call this fishing ! " fairly groaned the Senator. 

 A pull— 'Blank this style of catching trout 1" Pull— 

 "Come out of here I Blank, blank, if I ain't ashamed " — 



