150 PLEASURES OF ANGLLNG. 



been a salmon fisher from his youth up, having 

 taken his first lessons in Scottish waters so soon as 

 he had acquired the muscle to make a cast. The 

 passion had strengthened with his strength, and 

 he had had the opportunity to gratify his tastes in 

 all the most famous rivers in the four quarters of 

 the globe. But in all his wanderings he found no 

 waters so attractive as these. Whether in the East 

 or West Indies whether on the Tweed or Shan- 

 non whether " at home " or in the jungles 

 his recollection of these salmon rivers was an ever- 

 present and an ever-pleasant memory the subject 

 of his discourse by day and of his dreams in the 

 night watches. And as proof of his enthusiasm 

 he had twice crossed the Atlantic for no other pur- 

 pose than to fish for salmon. The present season 

 he took the steamer at Liverpool, landed at Farther 

 Point, spent a month on the Restigouche and the 

 Cascapedia, returned directly to Farther Point, and 

 from thence home only too happy to make a 

 journey of six thousand miles to cast his fly in 

 these magnificent salmon waters. Nor is his an 

 isolated case. Many another of like tastes, and 

 with a like appreciation of the kingly sport, every 

 year make the same journey. All of these " sim- 

 ple wise men " may not be " princes in the king's 

 household," but not one of them would assume 

 the dignity of royalty itself if it involved the sur- 

 render of their prerogative at will to " go a-fishing." 



