PICKEREL-FISHING IN WINTER. 191 



So, with great reluctance (?) we prepare to leave 

 the fruitful scene of our day's enjoyment. A half- 

 dollar more from the general fund for the boy who 

 wound up the lines, and with our two pickerel in a 

 bucket of water, for Tom's aquarium, we start for 

 home. Not much was said as to the grand result. 

 There was rather a strong feeling manifested by the 

 two Charleys, that we should have done better if we 

 had tried Billerica Pond. But then, there were 

 only five of us besides the professor and the boy, 

 and but twenty-four lines ; so two pickerel weren't 

 so bad after all. 



It occurred to me the other day, that I would 

 like to know what the cost of "them air" two fish 

 might be ; and I give you the result of my fig- 

 ures : 



One axe $2 50 



One long-handled skimmer I oo 



One long-handled cold chisel .... o 75 



One buckeylead bait i oo 



One bucket live bait i oo 



Express on ditto o 50 



24 patent lines, with flags @ 5c 6 oo 



10 car-fares, @ 5oc 5 oo 



Sleigh from depot to pond 2 50 



Perquisite to kind old gent i oo 



Perquisite to good young man .... o 50 



Lunch for six 4 oo 



3 bottles Leather Preservative @ $r.5o . . 4 50 



Total ........ $30 25 



