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FLY-FISHING IN MAINE LAKES. 



out the additional satisfaction of fresh converts to 

 the gentle art. 



" Charlie, I hear the whistle : for a few days, fare- 

 well ; and remember, for it's worth your while, 



Should cutters cut up like the deuce, 



And customers gang fail, 

 You've interviewed the gamesome trout, 



And thereby ' hangs a tale.' " 



" Good-by, Mrs. S , and old Stevens, and be 



sure you don't, tumble down the mountain." 

 And so we parted. 



