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lee of a large boulder. The back current 

 whirled the line under the rock. At first 

 I thought the line had caught, but w.as 

 soon undeceived. With almost a shriek the 

 line flew from the reel ; 2 bright bodies 

 sprang from the water, showing I had in 

 truth a full line. In that swift water even 

 a small trout could pull well ; and those 2 

 big ones were a team. Three times my 

 spirits sank as the trout went down stream, 

 taking all but a few yards of the line, and 



again rose as they tried to gain slack in up- 

 stream rushes. Gradually the fierceness of 

 the battle subsided ; and, wading back to the 

 bank, I landed the 2 in a few minutes. As 

 I think of them now, I wonder how the 

 leader held them, one being 14 inches, the 

 other 20. 



With well filled baskets, we returned to 

 camp, gathered our outfit together and set 

 out on the return trip. 



A NEW YORK FREAK. 



I enclose a photo of a deer's head with a 

 set of remarkably formed, or rather de- 

 formed, horns. The deer was shot by my 

 guide and me November 10th, near Sevey, 

 St. Lawrence county. It was evidently an 

 old timer, and had either met with an acci- 

 dent when the horns were soft or had been 

 afflicted with some disease. 



I am a constant reader of Recreation, 

 and find much of interest therein. I heart- 

 ily endorse your efforts for the better pro- 

 tection of the game of our land, and the 

 discouragement of the game hog. 



F. B. Petrie, Oneida, N. Y. 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY H. W. SQUIER. 

 COON. 



Winner of 45th Prize in Recreation's 8th An- 

 nual Photo Competition. 



A dozen operations 



A day was not such fun. 

 The doctor didn't stop to eat,— 



He could only cut and run. 



—Life. 



" If you find yourself a-feelin' 



That you'd like to pick a fight, 

 If you find you're not a-sleepin', 



An' you hardly eat a bite, 

 If your head just keeps a-throbbin', 



At a mile-a-minute rate, 

 You have got it ; quit your workin', 

 An' begin a-diggin' bait." 



— Pawtucket Gazette. 





