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candle carefully burn them one after another. To 

 do this successfully requires nerve and skill ; the light 

 must be approached quickly enough to catch the 

 nimble fellows, and just far enough not to scorch the 

 tent; the operation gave Don decided pleasure, 

 especially as they are consumed with a loud " pop." 

 In course of the proceeding he incidentally re- 

 marked : " Their galleys burn ; why not their cities, 

 too ?" 



Next day we ascended the river to the falls, which 

 were about three miles from camp, and were found 

 to be attractive neither to the fisherman nor the 

 lover of nature. The water was warm and fishless, 

 the shute was small and unromantic. We dined at 

 its foot, and descending, fished the pool that the 

 day before had rewarded us so satisfactorily. Our 

 prey was still there, eager as ever for hook and fea- 

 thers, and soon covered the bottom of our boat 

 with their glistening forms. My line after some 

 time happening to become fouled in the bottom, and 

 skilful fishing appearing to be out of place, I laid 

 down the fly-rod, and taking the bass-rod, cast the 

 trolling-spoon with some effort and a loud splash 

 into the pool ; instead of alarming the fish, it was 

 eagerly seized, and I kept on catching fish with it at 

 every cast, till Don became disgusted with such 

 unsportsmanlike procedure, and insisted upon re- 

 turning to camp. 



That day was made remarkable by the advent of 

 a thunder-storm, a rarity in the northern clime, 

 and the only one that occurred during our entire 



