ioo BY MEADOW AND STREAM. 



minute ; he weighed just i Ib. 13^ oz. I could not 

 reach him with the net ; he was too far away, and the 

 water was deep. The Major touched him with the 

 point of his rod ; he awoke from his pleasant dream, 

 and was off like a dart. 



If my memory is not at fault, that was the only fish 

 that was caught on that delightful day, and he, as 

 we have seen, was not caught. I weighed him accu- 

 rately with my eye as he rested sweetly on that bed of 

 weeds. 



I had found it necessary repeatedly to warn this 

 brace of enthusiasts that time was flying, and that 

 trains would not wait. I got them away at last ; we 

 returned to our hovel, gathered up our traps, and then 

 we had considerably more than a mile to go, and just 

 about twelve minutes to catch our train. We walked 

 fast, and then ran fast. I, the elder, came in first, 

 panting and breathless, and was charmed, as you may 

 suppose, to see the red light at the end of the train pass 

 out of the station as I reached the platform. 



We adjourned to the pleasant "pub.," and took 

 counsel with the landlord as to the best way of 

 getting home. We wanted to drive over to West 

 Drayton, but the landlord vowed he had neither 

 horse nor trap nor man to spare, but our good " Sar- 

 celle " so overcame him with blarney that he at last 

 agreed not only to find a horse and trap, but he de- 

 clared he would drive us over himself. He started off 

 at once to get the trap, but by the time he was ready 

 we had found our quarters so pleasant, that we de- 

 cided to stay there two hours for the next train. It 

 was a wise decision, for the rain came down again in 



