British sport past and present . cannot in candour give him much credit, as the affair seemed to be quite involuntary and too sudden for him to study effect. His right hand held the torch aloft for a moment, Marmion fashion, which soon fell and hissed in the current with a train of smoke which trailed along the surface of the water. Sandys feet were actively employed in kicking his best, by which means he agitated the water in such a manner that, with the assistance of the light, it made a very brilliant and imposing appearance. The stream here being very shallow, he soon began to emerge, and
British sport past and present . cannot in candour give him much credit, as the affair seemed to be quite involuntary and too sudden for him to study effect. His right hand held the torch aloft for a moment, Marmion fashion, which soon fell and hissed in the current with a train of smoke which trailed along the surface of the water. Sandys feet were actively employed in kicking his best, by which means he agitated the water in such a manner that, with the assistance of the light, it made a very brilliant and imposing appearance. The stream here being very shallow, he soon began to emerge, and about two-thirds of his fair proportions rose up from the channel; his mouth seemed full of water and abuse ; he soon got rid of the one ; but before he could vent the other, he was anticipated by the boats crew, who all shouted out shame upon him for his awkwardness, and for having nearly upset the boat in his fall, and endangered the lives of several worthy individuals. Thus a sort of balance 176 Salmon Fishing: The First Jump. SALMON FISHING was struck between faults on both sides, and Tom Purdiehimself assisted him to regain the boat; and Sandy, mon,said he, as he lifted him in, I shall be always willing to do yethe same good service when ye need it; so yeel let me kenwhen the burning pick gets aboard ye again. They now passed over some bare streams where no salmonwould lie ; the navigation amongst the rocks was somewhatintricate, there being barely room for the width of the boatin some of the rapids ; but Charles Purdie hit the thing off toa nicety. They then burned the Glass-wheel Pot, the OakTree, and the Noirs, in all of which they got a few fish. . Come, come, lads, says the master, hold your clish-ma-clavers, for we are just going into Brig-end Pool ; so keepback the boat as well as you can, or we shall go fiery fast overthe stream. As the boat neared the pool, the men shouted out, AuldMichael ! auld Michael ! the charm for auld Michael Scott :trim the boat, and take
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