F O REST AND S T R E A M 
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AN APPRECIATION OF THEODORE 
GORDON. 
It was with profound regret that I, in company 
vith others of the Forest and Stream family 
read the news of the death of Theodore Gordon’ 
the well-known writer and angler, whose sketches 
we all have so greatly enjoyed perusing with 
pleasures and profit. The death of Mr. Gordon 
was most untimely. That his name will be miss¬ 
ed under the headlines we will feel more as the 
years roll by, and hi s true worth is recognized 
The uncomfortable fact is that such men of true 
and sterling worth are never missed so much as 
when they have vanished beyond the pale of 
reach; and we truly come to the realization of 
the fact that a heart and hand has been stilled 
forever. Our regret then is deep, and we read 
anew the sketches of a favorite with increasing 
interest, for then alas! they have more of a 
value to us than when the author lived. Mr. 
Gordon was unknown to me personally Hi« 
writings were his means of keeping me interest¬ 
ed and filled with pleasure, and pleasure of the 
righteous and noble sort. Those who knew him 
intimately in life have lost much indeed for their 
can be little doubt as to the fact that he was a 
figure of endearing charm, as much personally 
as was shown in his writings. His name belong* 
with the names of Sage, Mather, Harrington 
Keene, Harris, and a host of others whose ident¬ 
ity is familiar to all of us. Mr. Gordon was the 
happy medium by which Forest and Stream has 
made itself a lasting and reputable institution in 
the land. His name and the names of others we 
cherish, our old friends of fields and stream 
wood trail and brookside; and by their loss how 
much we lose who live and breathe and yet enjoy 
the comforts and products of existence. A re¬ 
cent writer and appreciator of Mr. Gordon has 
remarked that Mr. Gordon has understood, as 
we understand it who find these pleasures better 
than the inharmonious twinkle of coins; and the 
sordid strivings that belong thereto. So much 
more gold of sunshine taken from the rippling 
waters; so much more of bird song and waving 
flowers slipped away into a beyond; and so much 
more of a happy and cheerful summer of life 
faded across the last ridges of eternity; just so 
we must feel by the absense from our ranks, of 
Theodore Gordon, prince among individuals, one 
of the noblemen of Nature; but he can never 
leave our minds, for his immortality shall be 
stamped on our own consciousness and we shall 
shape our lives accordingly, feeling glad that he 
lived and progressed among us and died, a true 
sportsmen, without a blot to his name. 
Robert Page Lincoln. 
NEWFOUNDLAND ANGLING NOTES. 
We have had more visiting American anglers 
this year than ever before, and most of them 
have had such sport that they will repeat their 
experiences next season. Dr. Pratt, of Bing- 
hampton, N. Y., who is well and favorably 
Known here as a genuine angler, fished on the 
umber this season. He was accompanied by 
Dr. Overton, a neighbor of his. They got such 
good fishing that they cut short their holiday. 
The fish were so numerous that they only 
fished for a short time each day and then gave 
it up, when they were satisfied. They caught 
all the fish they wanted and filled a barrel for 
their guide. 
Since then two other anglers took 130 fish in 
“So Much More Golden Sunshine 
two weeks and one sportsman took 30 salmon 
from the same pools a few days previous. This 
is some fishing, don’t you think? 
Annexed are some late clippings that show 
how other American visitors have fared: 
During the last week in July the salmon 
caught on Harry’s River were as follows: Mr 
Meyers, 7, weight 54 lbs.; Mr. Faunce, 5, weight 
33 lbs.; Mr. Cobb, 5, weight 39 lbs.; Mr. Hollo¬ 
way, 3, weighing 17^, 14, io>4 respectively. 
Mr. Bristol, of New York, who fished on Tor¬ 
rent River, Hawkes Bay, came down by the 
Meigle yesterday. For big fish and good sport, 
he had the time of his life. A great many sal- 
Taken From The Rippling Water*.” 
mon ranging in weight from fourteen to thirty- 
four pounds were landed. Mr. Bristol has gone 
to the Lower Humber to try his luck there be¬ 
fore returning home. John A. Pennell is his 
guide. 
A number of rainbow trout have lately been 
taken from the Curling ponds. On Friday one 
was captured which weighed over a pound and 
a quarter, which is a pretty fair size for a two- 
year-old trout. 
H. M. Bristol, of New York, who went fishing 
on Lower Humber last Wednesday, secured a 
22L2 lb. salmon at Little Rapids on Thursday, 
and the following day landed at Big Rapids two 
salmon weighing 20 lbs. and 9 y 2 lbs. respectively. 
W. J. Carroll. 
