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purpose of sliooting and trouting ; and a more beautiful spot for a 

 summer's residence is not to be found in British North America." 



Sea troiit fishing commences about the 15th April and lasts till 

 20th June. Eirer and stream fishing is good for some six weeks 

 after ; the Prince Edward trout are very well-flavoured. In the 

 month of August salmon used to be speared at the head of the 

 Morrell. 



Plover, snipe, and woodcock are in abundance from 1st 

 August to 1st September, at which time partridge shooting 

 commences. The same islander, in answer to a query, said, — 

 " There are young hares in the fall, and plenty of old chaps in 

 the winter ; cod-fish and mackerel in abundance on the coast, 

 lodgings pretty good, and liisJt plenty ! " 



In Nova Scotia we visited certain lakes and rivers, also hunted 

 the mightjf moose deer in company with Micmac Indians, fellows 

 who did not seem to know what fatigue meant. Cape Breton is 

 well worth exploring by the fisherman, with its grand sea lake, 

 the Bras d'Or ; and the soldier also should meditate among the 

 ruins of Louisburg, a scene of triumph for the heroic Wolfe, and 

 for a noble band of bi-ave colonists. The route for England 

 carried us from the canoe and moccasin life, fi'om the bal.samic 

 odour of the pine woods, and from the notes of the mocking-bird 

 and whip-poor-will, and other denizens of that forest land, where 

 we spent the prime of our days, and which is steadily advancing 

 in prosperity imder the Divine blessing. 



