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l^een dependent upon his patronage for a livelihood 

 until their babies have grown to men and women. 

 And yet, notwithstanding that possession of wealth, 

 position, associations and attainments which con- 

 spire to make a man conspicuous, I dare say the 

 name t>f Allan Gilmour, of Ottawa, Canada, is little 

 Imown to the fraternity of gentlemen fishermen at 

 large. There are perhaps few others in the United 

 States and Canada who are his peers, and yet their 

 names are seldom seen in print. Unobtrusively, on 

 each recurring summer, they reap the iulsome re- 

 ivard of their skill and life-long experience, and are 

 content ; while others acquire an almost world-wide 

 reputation whose maiden casts are scarcely dry. 

 Alas ! iiow easily do ephemera win fame and glow- 

 ing tributes while adepts receive no honors and are 

 overlooked ! 



I am moved to these reflections by accidentally 

 discovering among some old-time memoranda a rec- 

 ord of the Godbout Eiver scores for several years 

 irom 1859 to 1879, inclusive. Full data are given 

 only for ten years 1865-1875. They are appalling 

 enough to paralyze the most pretentious amateurs. 



