return of the happy anglers, and, going to the 

 door, we find five large salmon lying in front of 

 the veranda. 



44 1 coaxed one maid of honor, Ned, and also a 

 grand old courtier to accompany me," said Napo- 



" Yes, I see you have ; but what an odd knight ! " 



44 He is not remarkably good to look at, and was 

 evidently barred from the king's court, 11 replied 

 Napoleon ; " but he made a splendid fight for his 

 life." 



44 1 could not coax any more," remarked Mrs. 

 Davis, " although one little fish about twenty-five 

 pounds did make a feeble attempt to come to the 

 surface." 



"You have both done well, considering the 

 height of the water, and six salmon to-day are 

 enough. What do yours weigh, I l--k ? " 



"Forty, twenty-eight, and twenty-six pounds; 

 but please do something to me at once, so that I 

 may know it is not a dream ; for I have never passed 

 a happier day. How beautiful they are, lying 

 there ! Is it any wonder we all love the grand 

 sport f What weight are your fish, Mrs. Davis f * 

 asked Napoleon. 



41 Thirty-two and twenty-seven pounds; but I 

 lost a larger one than your forty-pounder through 

 Ned's nonsense. 19 



44 You can tell Mr. Heckscher all about it at 

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