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running leap out into the mid-torrent and down the tremendons 

 rapid he went, at the rate of High-flier or Eclipse. 



" In anticipation of the possibility of such an event, I had, 

 ■whilst he was yet in the deep hole, moved round a difficult part 

 bf a recess in the bank, under some impending trees, and was 

 now ready for a run as well as the salmon. As soon, thereforer 

 as the line on the reel was reduced to its last turn, fisherman and 

 fish commenced a race ; in which the former would have had 

 little chance, had not the latter relaxed his speed ; and, appa- 

 rently apprehensive of foundering fegainst some unseen rock, 

 turned his head up the current, and thus dropped down, tail 

 foremost. I could then easily keep up with him, and even wind 

 up some of the line. After six or Seven hundred yards, we both 

 arrived tolerably flurried and out of breath at the hospital, in 

 which fine hole the fish brought up, and in three or four minutes 

 was gaffed by Louis. 



" After a week's good sport we returned to Quebec, and there 

 took the boat for Montreal the same evening ; which we reached 

 in high spirits, delighted with our expedition, in augmented 

 friendship towards each other ; and feeling as honest anglers 

 ought to feel — in good humour with all the world." 



Further extracts from Dr. Henry's " portfolio" : 

 " On a pleasant morning in August, my wife, little boy, and 

 myself started i&om Quebec and drove along the Ste. Foi road. 

 The day turned out very fine — the new-mown hay perfuming us 

 a great part of the way, and the " wavy corn" refreshing the eye 

 as it swayed beneath a gentle south-west breeze. After a very 

 agreeable journey we reached Dery's bridge. 



" In ten minutes after our arrival I was seated on the ledge of 

 the rock above the' " Grand Rets," cautiously dropping my fly 

 into the dark eddy below ; the favourite resting place of fish 

 after surmounting the canal rapid. At the second cast I hooked 

 a salmon ; but from his brown colour it was plain he was not in 

 season ; and had been a long time in the fresh water. I played 

 him, therefore, carelessly, and after a few leaps he dashed out 



