SECOND DAY. 53 



J. Here 's another ! 



S. Steady. Ha ! he 's gone ! you lost 

 that fish by pulling him against the stream ; 

 and, if I mistake not, a portion of your 

 tackle to boot. 



J. Yes ; confound him ! he has taken 

 my hooks, and about a yard of foot-line. 

 I feel as much ashamed of this as a 

 Spartan would have been at the loss of 

 his shield. 



S. Don't fret about it. This is one 

 of the chances of the angler; but, let me 

 tell you, it is always most hazardous to 

 pull a fish against the stream. It should 

 ever be your especial care, the moment 

 he is hooked, to get below him as promptly 

 as possible. Let us proceed further up the 

 river, and perchance we may, as we return, 

 happen on this very fish. That this is not 

 altogether impossible I will show you, as we 

 walk along, in a story told me by an old 

 angler some time since ; though you may 



