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Among the Thousand Islands. 



CATCHING A MUSKALLONGE. 



fisherman's hook is in 

 his throat. For a mo- 

 ment he lies in motion- 

 less astonishment; then, 

 as he feels the line tighten 

 and discovers he is in- 

 deed caught, he struggles 

 with rage, making the 

 water eddy and swirl with 

 the sweeps of his powerful tail, and causing the rod to bend almost 

 double. This way and that he darts, mad with rage and pain, while 

 the line hisses as it spins from the reel ; but in vain ; in spite of all 

 his endeavors, he feels the tightening line drawing him nearer and 

 nearer to the surface. Again and again he is brought to the side of 

 the boat only to dart away once more, until at last, sullen, exhausted,^ 

 and conquered, he lies motionless in the water beside the victorious 

 fisherman's skiff. A moment more and the gaff strikes his side and 

 he is landed safely in the bottom of the boat. 



