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day; and there is the Captain, who may in some degree be 

 denominated our pupil, and who with his own rod played 

 and landed forty-two salmon and grilse in two half days." 



" It's true," said the Captain ; " and the two friends who 

 were with me on that occasion had also very excellent sport." 



" I remember," added the Priest, " that one of the best 

 apparent morning's sport we had at the Esquemain, was 

 on the occasion of our first meeting the Captain on a fishing 

 cruise. The Commissioner and I had pushed our cutter 

 up the river to very near where the bridge crosses the 

 stream, anchoring her there, and supporting her at low 

 water with crutches, then providing ourselves with comfort- 

 able quarters in the immediate vicinity of the fishing 

 ground. Here we remained for three or four days, during 

 which we had very fair sport, until on the morning to which 

 I allude, upon going on deck about five o'clock we perceived 

 a schooner at anchor to the eastward of us, and a bell tent 

 pitched on an island close adjoining. Figures were 

 moving about the tent, which our glasses told us were 

 those of fishermen, a fact which tended to expedite our 

 movements towards the favourite pool. Upon arriving 

 there our very worthy friend and Captain, Vaughan, per- 

 ceived that there was a net set in its southern side, from 

 which, having drawn it ashore, he drew five fine salmon. 

 In the meantime the Commissioner and I plied our rods, 

 and soon had three noble fish stretched on the green 

 grass, when Vaughan came to me telling me that the other 



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