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tain stream that striio;o;les and roars throucrh the narrow 

 pass, or in the majestic salmon river that sweeps in 

 hicicl mazes through the vale, may your sport be ample, 

 and your hearts light ! But should the fish prove more 

 sagacious than yourselves, — a circumstance, excuse me, 

 that is by no means impossible ; should they, alas — but 

 fate avert it — reject your hooked gifts, the course of 

 the river will always lead you to pleasant places. In 

 these we leave you to the quiet enjoyment of the 

 glorious works of the Creation, whether it may be your 

 pleasure to go forth when the spring sheds its flowery 

 fragrance, or in the more advanced season, when the 

 sere leaf is shed incessantly and wafted on the surface 

 of the swoln river. 



