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river in search of my lost rod. The current had 

 carried it down to the head of a shallow rapid, where, 

 partially anchored by the weight of the reel near 

 the butt, the top joint was still visible above the 

 surface, nodding encouragingly in its gradual 

 descent, and with tightened line, showing that the 

 fish was still there. Well "to make a long 

 story short," as they say in the fairy tales I 

 recovered my rod, and ultimately succeeded in 

 landing a newly-run twenty-seven pounder. He 

 was, fortunately, hooked through the tongue, and 

 however elated at his capture, I certainly felt at 

 that moment that it was due rather to good luck 

 than to good management. 



The Macintosh overalls, it is true, cannot 

 resist the low temperature of the water so effectu- 

 ally as the vulcanized india-rubber boots, but 

 their great superiority consists in enabling the 

 wearer to wade much farther into the river ; in 

 fact, breast high, and even in the event of his 

 being carried off his legs by the force of the 

 stream and getting out of his depth, he will iind 

 himself, if he has been used to swim in his 

 clothes, more at home than in any ordinary gar- 

 ments. I am aware that this is contrary to the 

 received opinion, but cjcpcrto crcde. I have more 

 than once put it to the proof, and only last year 



