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RECREATION. 



them right; and yet even there he had 

 seen a man fish all day without a rise. 

 There was no boat on the pond, and having 

 decided to go over, George and Charlie 

 proceeded to lug in a canoe, 4 miles 

 through the woods over an indifferent 

 trail. As my time in the woods was to be 

 briefer than that of the others, I was given 

 first chance. We reached the pond about 

 5.30 a. m. 



Adjusting our rods quickly, we began 

 our work first near the inlet, where we 

 soon caught a few little fellows, Y/\. to Ya 

 pounders. Then at Charlie's suggestion I 

 moved to a spot where he knew there were 

 big ones, if only they would bite. At once 

 the fun began. My first strike, a big fel- 

 low, I lost, together with part of my line 

 and my leader. By the time it had grown 



too dark to fish, we had taken y 2 dozen, 

 ranging from i^4 pounds to 3 pounds; 

 doubles the last cast, one of i}i pounds, the 

 other 3 pounds. 



A deserved cabin by the shore offered us 

 a shelter for the night, where after supper 

 we sank to rest on the bough beds prepared 

 a year before by some other campers. At 

 4:55 next morning we were out in our 

 canoe and at work. At 8 a. m.. we quit and 

 counted up our spoils, 42 trout weighing 

 between 60 and 70 pounds ! Never have I 

 seen another such string of trout. A pho- 

 tograph of them was taken, breakfast eaten, 

 and we started back for camp, which we 

 reached by 1 p. m. 



A few days more of this idyllic life, then 

 the sad return to civilization and its cease- 

 less, remorseless grind. 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY J DUNaAR. 



CLOSE HAULED. 

 Taken with a Goerz Lens. 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY J DJN3AR. 



THE OTHER TACK. 

 Taken with a Goerz Lens. 



This is the way a Billville justice laid 

 down the law: "Mr. Bailiff, take the law- 

 yer to jail for 10 days, give the woman a 

 divorce, whip the husband and bring in a 

 jug of liquor." — Atlanta Constitution. 



