THE CLOTHES 



my first visit to the Cascapedia I 

 stopped a few days in St. John, and 

 while there met a celebrated angler. 

 I thought it best to consult him with 

 regard to my outfit, so I asked him to come and 

 see if mine was complete. 



I had two suits of a light-colored homespun, and 

 one of a very bright plaid. These suits seemed to 

 me to be just the thing. Perhaps the plaid was a 

 little startling, but I did not consider it so much 

 so as to scare the salmon out of the river. But 

 when he saw my " togs," he threw up his hands in 

 horror and said : " If you expect to kill any fish, 

 you will be disappointed. Why, they will see you 

 a mile away. This rig is altogether too bright 

 Tou should have a dark suit ; even black is better 

 than what you have. 19 



"What can I do!" I exclaimed: "I have no 

 other clothes." 



We finally decided to go to a shop where they 

 sold ready-made clothing, and after trying on, it 



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