222 TRAVELS IN THE EIGHTIES. 



still, "M suiet kala" with the variation, " Ei ole 

 Jcala, pallio paiva," and a conversation is carried on 

 which neither party understands, which reminds one 

 of the story of the meaning of metaphysics, when "twa 

 men palaverin thegither could nae onderstand ane 

 anither ; " or what the stockbroker was informed that 

 "rods was up, but fish hasn't riz." 



Monday, July 26. A. G. took nine trout in the 

 pool between 6 and 8 A.M., largest 31b. I began 

 operations at 10 A.M., and by 12.30 had landed and 

 lodged in the aquarium in prime condition, three lohi, 

 of 131b., lllb., and 91b. At 4 P.M. began operations 

 at the Bodisco Falls. The rod I held in my hand was 

 almost immediately tugged at by a trout of at least 

 121b., which I began to play i.e. to prevent him 

 rushing down the falls. I had scarcely had him on 

 five minutes before the reel of my second rod an- 

 nounced the presence of another lohi and a much big- 

 ger one than the first. The distance was great, the 

 boat was almost at the edge of the fall, and Junka 

 insisted on going down the latter. It was as much as 

 I could do to prevent the sturdy Finn from, carrying 

 out his intentions. With a rod in each hand, and a 

 big lohi at the end of each, my condition was indeed 

 almost helpless. The crisis soon came. First the 

 lesser trout broke the traces of my line, and said adieu 

 with a graceful flourish of his tail, and then the 

 second betook himself to the innermost recesses of a 

 pile of rocks just in front of the falls; and, after 

 allowing me to suppose he was still there (Junka said 



