CHAPTEE XXIX. 



AN OLD RESIDENT FINE SPORT A FLY THEORY 



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Oh ! the gallant fisher's life, 



It is the best of any ; 

 'Tis full of pleasure, void of strife, 

 And 't is beloved by many : 

 Other joys 

 Are but toys, 

 Only this 

 Lawful is ; 

 For our skill 

 Breeds no ill, 

 But content and pleasure. 



[Sirlzaak Walton. 



from Corey's across a half 

 mile carry, we strike a series of 

 ponds which empty through Stony 

 brook into the Raquette. Many 

 years ago, when I first came here, 

 this carry was covered with a dense 

 growth of beautiful pines. But, 

 the demand for lumber was too 

 pressing to be resisted, and this 

 still delightful spot is denuded of 

 its most attractive feature. The work of lumber- 

 ing is being pushed vigorously within practical 

 distances of all the water-courses of sufficient 



