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partaking of the delicate morsel while the golden 

 flakes still retain their full and luscious flavor 1 

 Such golden flakes melted upon our palates on this 

 pleasant occasion ; and if no sparkling wines were 

 brought forward to crown the feast, we found a 

 better substitute in an abundant supply of excellent 

 coffee, far more delicious to our taste than would 

 have been the fabled " nectar of the gods." 



After a hasty adieu and a whole volume of good 

 wishes, we were left temporary " monarchs of all 

 we surveyed," and, with two beside Captain 

 GRANT, of England, and Mr. KINEAR, of St. John 

 the sole occupants of fifty miles of as splendid 

 salmon waters as ever received the fly of a jolly 

 angler. 



Camp-life in pleasant weather on trout stream or 

 salmon river, with agreeable companions and pass- 

 able -sport is, to the angler, the very perfection of 

 enjoyment. He covets nothing so much as these 

 periodical respites from rasping care and social con- 

 ventionalities. They are full of sunshine in their 

 realization, and they remain a pleasant memory 

 forever. 



Our first camping ground was all that heart 

 could wish a charming valley, encircled by an 

 amphitheatre of mountains, wood-clad to their 

 very summit, with the river, transparent as the 

 atmosphere, moving in graceful undulations to the 

 sea, It took but a few hours to pitch our tents, 



