. Through the wilds; a record of sport and adventure in the forests of New Hampshire and Maine . nd Maud, withNed and the parson, hired a boat belonging to the hotel, and rowedup the river. The old people, feeling rather disinclined for any moreexercise that day, passed the afternoon at the hotel as best suitedtheir fancies. It was six oclock when the boating-party returned, bringing sometwenty trout. The parson had not taken his rod, but had madea sketch of the falls on the Diamond, and another of a party whowere camping on the Magalloway. He reported the water ratherlow in the river in some
. Through the wilds; a record of sport and adventure in the forests of New Hampshire and Maine . nd Maud, withNed and the parson, hired a boat belonging to the hotel, and rowedup the river. The old people, feeling rather disinclined for any moreexercise that day, passed the afternoon at the hotel as best suitedtheir fancies. It was six oclock when the boating-party returned, bringing sometwenty trout. The parson had not taken his rod, but had madea sketch of the falls on the Diamond, and another of a party whowere camping on the Magalloway. He reported the water ratherlow in the river in some places, and they had been obliged to push THROUGH THE WILDS. 281 the boat along with their oars instead of rowing-. And I tell youwhat, he added with enthusiasm, I never saw such a country asthis ; the farther you get into it the prettier it is. Of the fish, thegirls had taken eight and Ned the other twelve; and the latterdeclared that if the whole party had been provided with rods andlines, they might have caught all they could carry. Where did you catch your trout, Ned? asked George, after. CAMPING ON THE MAGALLOWAY RIVER. the fisherman had returned from the kitchen, where he had left hisfinny prize. •* At the Falls. There was a dam there. I would like to know where you can go in this country withoutfinding a dam? Half of the natives carry them in their mouths,put in George quickly. Now, dont give us any more of that, replied his friend, or Ishall leave you, because it makes me weak. Well, fire away then, said George, the smile fading out of hisface. 282 THROUGH THE WILDS. We had the best kick near the dam, resumed Ned. We didnot go up the Diamond with the boat. We passed it, and landed ashort distance above on the west side of the Magalloway at a sort offerry. Then followed a path that led through a mans wood-shed,struck a pasture, crossed that, and entered a road which ran up thericrht-hand side of the river, and followed that till we reached theFalls. Much of a walk? No
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