158 MOOSE-HUNTING, SALMON-FISHING, ETC 



Those of my readers who are fishermen know 

 that fishing etiquette prevents a second per- 

 son casting a fly on a pool already occupied. 

 There was no possible chance of his rising, 

 even if the pool had not been fished, as his 

 fly was flowing away from them constantly. 

 Not satisfied with the fruits of that perform- 

 ance, he waded ashore again, and after a time 

 appeared in a boat with a white guide. Prior 

 to his doing this, another boat with two other 

 officers, a major and another captain who 

 had come to the neighbourhood with the 

 Conqueror came with their guide from the 

 tidal waters, and were fishing on one of 

 the lower pools, when the first sportman pufc 

 in a second appearance. To show his envy 

 or jealousy of F.'s luck, and to annoy him, he 

 caused his guide to pole the boat between 

 where F. was casting and the stern of F.'s 

 boat. Would not such rascality (that term 

 covers it) as that rouse all your fightability ? 

 You may laugh at this recent coinage, but the 

 pith is there, and conveys the idea. He com- 

 pletely circled F.'s boat, to do which he was 

 forced to place his pole on the bottom of the 

 pool ; but even this failed to drive F. off. I 



