Walton, who went out for a few days sport to Goose 

 Creek, Va. Profiting by pervious experience, it was 

 determined by two of the party to take along with 

 them a supply of live bait, and accordingly a large 

 crated shipping can was obtained, likewise a liberal 

 supply of smelt; and after much care and the loss of 

 many fish the party finally arrived at the little country 

 station and "Devery" like promptly patronized a 

 pump, for fresh water for the bait still remaining alive. 

 A springless farm wagon was soon engaged for the 

 five mile trip across the country, over rough roads 

 and through thick woods. Progress was slow and 

 painful, but after the shipping can had bursted one 

 of its seams by the pressure of water and the severe 

 jolting which it received, and after the transfer of 

 the smelt to a milk can obtained from a friendly 

 farmer along the way, and the overturning of this can 

 and the spilling of the bait and the picking up of the 

 same from the bottom of the wagon, the tried and 

 somewhat disheartened party finally reached Uncle 

 Henry's comfortable farm house and, after depositing 

 the remaining live bait in a live box in the river, 

 were soon ready for supper. The next day two of 

 the party, a Doctor and a Lawyer, concluded to "lay 

 off" for the day while the others tried their luck. 

 The Doctor had brought his personal supply of bait 

 in his bucket and had sunken it from the stern of a 

 boat at the river landing, and with a satisfied calmly 

 air, though somewhat impatiently, waited for the 

 coming of next day when he would "try his luck." 

 As time dragged somewhat slowly for the two good 

 sportsmen, it was suggested by the lawyer late in the 

 afternoon, that they stroll down to the river to await 

 the return of those who had gone out to fish, a 



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