240 SPORTING SKETCHES. 



steamer at the wharf, thence to the village of Lake Megan tic, 

 where we embarked for Montreal, arriving at 9 a.m. Sunday, a 

 well rested and happy crowd eager once again for the battle of 

 life, and ready with clearer brains to hold our end up with extra 

 vigor, such as can only be imparted by a trip to the woods and 

 streams, that we, in compiny with so many thousands of brother 

 sportsmen love so well. 



BROOK TROUT : A REniNISCENCE. 



BY W. B. LAMBE. 



There is much pleasure in the reminiscence of a good day's 

 fishing, with the attending circumstances that are personal to 

 the fisherman. These may be only in pirt communicated to 

 others, but it certainly adds much to the angler's triumph to 

 have someone near-by to whom he may show the fish when 

 landed and say " is not this a beauty?" 



What the trout's ideas on the subject may be is another ques- 

 tion. Probably he may say " you cruel tyrant, to have deceived 

 me when I was harmlessly sporting in my home, from which you 

 have dragged me to an untimely death for your selfish amuse- 

 ment." 



This moral has been stated by Cowper, and much may be said 

 in support thereof, but as the butcher replied to the sentiment- 

 alist on the cruelty of killing lambs, that " surely you would not 

 eat them alive," so it may be said of fishing when the object is to 

 obtain food. It may be added that fish have to be caught, and 

 in many cases are quite able to take care of themselves. 



My story is a short one and meets the point raised that the 

 fishing in this case at least was for supper. 



Fish stories grow, and this one did, but the facts could be 

 vouched for by the trout so far as they were concerned ; the 

 remainder has to be stated by myself. It may, however, astonish 

 some persons as to trout fishing in our Canadian waters. 



Many years since when a student, and spending a few months 

 at Xicolet in studying French, I was invited to join a party who 

 were to start from Hunterstown Mills north of St. Leon on a 



