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grand p&cheur." Very soon in stalks " the article'' ili 

 the shape of an old woman, (which fact, however, was 

 douhted by many in the village, I mean as regards the 

 gender.) " Well, bonne femme, can you get us any fish 8'* 

 I'he complaisant dame went to work in scientific stylo; 

 — she produced two long sticks, to which was attached an 

 old piece of net, — down she stalks to the river, tucks up her 

 petticoatS) and in she wades ; — the tide was lowj she gets 

 astride on two rocks, down she peeps into a deep pool, 

 left by the receding tide ; and soon an exclamation is heard, 

 " J'en ai une," and up she scoops a fine salmon, to the great 

 amazement of Mons. Panet, and his friends. — Disciples of 

 Isaac ! Down rods, and take the scoop. 



In relating these circumstances, my object is to shew 

 how abundant salmon were here in former years ; also to 

 induce reflection, in the hope Uiat my readers may use 

 their influence to brifig about a proper protection for 

 such a valuable fish. 



Riviere Joli, and the Des Trois Saumons, at St* Jean, 

 Port Joli, so called from the circumstance of three 

 salmon having been taken therein. — We generally ima- 

 gine that where salmon have once been they can go again; 

 but I have been informed, and on good authority, that the 

 peculiar foimation of the falls ; at some distance from the 

 mouth of the river, renders it impossible for the salmon 

 to get up. All I can say on the subject is, that the 

 word impossible is seldom found in the salmon's dictionary, 

 or, if met with, they often skip it over. I believe the great 

 evil arises from the usual plague — the mill without the 

 salmon slide. 



