acute in distinguishing sound and will not take 

 the fly until some time after the noise has ceased. 

 One day at CoulPs Pool, a part of my own water, I 

 was having good sport until we discovered, half 

 a mile below and on the opposite side of the 

 river, Joseph Cornier coming up the beach with 

 his old bay mare to haul logs from the bank. As 

 tlio horses' shoes struck the stones in the bed of 

 the river, they made such a noise that it seemed 

 useless trying any longer; however, we kept on, 

 not getting even a rise. After a time, giving up 

 all hope of doing anything, I told the men to take 

 me ashore; but as we knew there were a good 

 many salmon in the pool, we disliked the idea 

 of going away, so decided to wait and try after 

 Cornier had stopped hauling. Now Cornier was a 

 most agreeable and obliging fellow, and, being 

 anxious to do us a favor, he knocked off work 

 much sooner than we expected. Very naturally 

 we were delighted when we saw him depart, for we 

 hoped to have some more sport. Wishing to give 

 the salmon time enough to get over their fright, I 

 turned over on the grass for another forty winks ; 

 but I had hardly closed my eyes, it seemed, when 

 Harrison, waking me suddenly, said : " Better come 

 now just saw two salmon rise." 

 " My waking thoughts, the dream that gilds my sleep, 

 The noontide reverie, all are given to thee to thee 

 alone, to thee alone." 



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