The Fust 
HE fust day—out along the 
crick—a-bubblin’ joyful-like 
aroun’ the rocks—like hit wuz 
glad cause hit’s spring agin! Yuh 
fin’s a Jikely-lookin’ spot—a leetle 
patch o’ sunlight on deep watér—’n 
ole stump at the aidge— 
Jes’ flip yore fly out thar—make hit 
sorter skip a leetle—yuh know how. 
Ef yore jedgment’s good ’n they’s a 
trout-fsh thar—yuh’ll git ’im! 
A streak of drippin’ silver outer 
shadow by the stump—yore reel 
a-whinin’—yore heart a-floppin’ like 
a kid’s! But yuh fights ’im becuz yuh 
loves hit—’n he fights yuh becuz he’s 
game! 
But yuh gits ’im—arter a good stiff 
The Prest-O-Pocket Stove—light, compact, fits your 
side pocket. Its single burner cooks food so rapidly 
that a full meal for six can be served piping hot ina 
very short time. The tank also furnishes gas for the 
camp light—the same small iank so universally used for truck lighting. Ask for the Prest-O- 
Pocket Stove wherever you get your camping, hunting or fishing equipment. 
Prest-0-Pocket dtove 
and Prest-O-~fite Yas 



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uv April 
scrap. He’s a fish—thet fust trout of 
the season—ain’t so big ez some yuh’ll 
git, but he’s the fust one an’ he fit 
yuh hard. 
Tired out an’ happy, but by an’ by 
yuh cools down a bit, an’ the marrer 
in yore bones gits ‘col’—then yuh 
hones for a good hot cup of Javvy. 
Jest a minit on yore Prest-O-Pocket 
Stove, an’ yuh drinks thar ’side the 
crick. ’N then yer warm agin clean 
through. 
Thet stove is the fishin’es’ stove 
thar is. Jes’ gas, but } jes ’ tech a match 
to it—n yuh gits ar’ arin’ hot fire 
right now. Rain nur win’ don’t bother 
hit none. An’ ez fur ez gas is con- 
sarned—why yuh kin git hit anywhar. 
THE PREST-O-LITE COMPANY, Inc 
Small Tank Sales Department, Indianapolis, Ind. 
NEW YORK : 30 East 42nd Street 
SAN FRANCISCO: 599 Eighth Street 
IN CANADA: PREST-O-LITE COMPANY OF CANADA, Ltp.,Toronto 
Page 225 In writing to Advertisers mention Forest and Stream. 

adie 
Tt. will identify you. 
Note: Ed Towner has writ- 
ten a cook book for campers— 
telling how he cooks the simple 
tasty things that out-door men 
love. Your copy is ready — 
FREE. 
A camp light to attach to the 
Prest-O-Pocket Stove tank may 
behad forasmallsum It givesa 
real light and doesn’t blow out. 
There are thousands of Prest- 
O-Lite Exchange Stations, 
scattered all over the country, 
where you can always get a full 
tank for your empty one and 
you pay for the gas only. 
Write for your copy to-day— 
say you want “Ed Towner’s 
Cook Book,” and address De- 
partment 4B. 
© 1924. The Prest-O-Lite Company, Ine. 
