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My readers must excuse me from entering more fully 

 into the subject of Trout fishing. I had not intended to 

 have touched on it in this little volume, but to oblige my 

 many ft;iends, I have given this brief sketch. Should it be 

 the means of affording the least information, I shall be 

 satisfied; and I now conclude, as at the beginning, by 

 impressing on the minds of my young friends especially, 

 the adage that we all rnust have heard, viz. : — That 

 " practice makes all things perfect." 



TRIP TO THE SAINT MAUKICE AND THE 

 "«HAWENEGAN." 



Having made arrangements With two friends (H. S. 

 Scott and W. Hossaok, Esqrs.,) to visit the Shawenegan 

 Falls, we left Quebec in the Steamer John Munni 

 for Three Rivers," with a great many passengers on 

 board ; the Provincial Exhibition being to be held at that 

 place on the following day. Spending a very pleasant 

 evening, we arrived at our destination at about 11:30, -P.M. 

 We found the town all alive, noise, and confusion ; here a 

 bull roaring — there a cock neighing — all manner of cattle 

 foaming the streets at large, and half the town in the same 

 predicament — every hotel being filled to overflowing, and 

 not a place to put one's head in. 



Fortunately, a Steamer lay alongside the wharf for the 

 accommodation of visitors. We went on board, secured 

 good berths for ourselves, and turned in to take an hour 

 or two of rest; being far better ofl:' than we could have 

 been at the best hotel in the place. Up at about 5 o'clock ; 

 wandered through the town, and having made arrange- 



