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" poetry of motion." Although like many of his 

 contemporaries, his frosted locks and furrowed 

 cheeks give token of advancing years, he still finds 

 pleasure in the attractive pastime of angling. You 

 have but to say to him, as Peter said to his discon- 

 solate brethren, " I go a-fishing," to secure from 

 him their response, " I go also." 



But however one casts, it is impossible always to 

 distinguish between the strike of a trout and that 

 of a salmon ; and as both are often found in the 

 same pool, the angler is frequently annoyed by a 

 call from the one when he is only eager to pay his 

 respects to the other. The most experienced are 

 often deceived, and they sometimes only discover 

 their mistake after many minutes of exciting play. 

 A four or five-pound trout (and trout of these 

 weights are very common in these waters) can no 

 more be hurried home than a twenty-pound salmon. 

 The rod will only bear a certain pressure, and for 

 a little while a five-pound trout reaches this point 

 as unmistakably as the larger fish. 



It was not until several days after it happened 

 that Judge FULLERTON had the courage to relate an 

 incident in his experience which goes to show how 

 even a very wise man and a very expert angler 

 may be deceived. He had been casting for some 

 time without success, and was becoming impatient, 

 when his fly was taken by a fish which ran off with 



