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there ! " " Look ! Look ! " accompanying every 

 cry with a thrust of their pike-pole or paddle, 

 as if they were the spears with which, before 

 the laws interposed, they were wont to fill their 

 canoes during their night forays. Fortunately, 

 only two fish were hit one with a pike-pole, 

 thrown out as a spear, and another scooped up with 

 a gaff while boat and fish were both in rapid mo- 

 tion. This latter achievement was hailed with 

 shouts of delight by all the Indians, and Jack, by 

 whom the extraordinary feat was performed, held 

 the struggling fish high above his head, while thus 

 impaled, exclaiming as he did so : " Ah ! ha ! what 

 you say now U who the best gaffer, eh ? what Indian 

 can beat that, eh ? " ]STo champion of the ring ever 

 manifested greater delight when awarded the belt 

 than did Jack when he gaffed this salmon on the 

 wing. "We were mortified and angered, of course, 

 that our peremptory orders had been, in these two 

 cases, disobeyed ; but we could not but admire Jack's 

 skill, and enjoy the exhibition of Indian character 

 which found expression during this exciting and 

 never-to-be-forgotten flambeaux visit to the salmon 

 pools of the Cascapedia. 



It is only proper to say that we reported this 

 illegitimate killing of two salmon to the Warden 

 on our return, explaining the circumstances and 

 expressing our mortification and regret. We prof- 



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