. Rod and gun . in THE JUMPING RAPIDS. 12 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN IN A JI1•F^? SLID THE l-REIGHTED CANOE 0\ EK minnow, John lifted him like a flash intothe canoe. A beauty, with fine, dappled,silver skin, and feathery fins tipped withpink. Soon John had him on a plank with aDamodean piece of pork above ; hesizzled for an hour before a hot fire, untilthe final crackle ; John solemnly stickinga fork in his side pronounced him ate every morsel,even to the crumbs,and reluctantly threw away the bones. On through Bay Lake, up the Mon-treal River to Pork Rapids,—so calledbeca
. Rod and gun . in THE JUMPING RAPIDS. 12 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN IN A JI1•F^? SLID THE l-REIGHTED CANOE 0\ EK minnow, John lifted him like a flash intothe canoe. A beauty, with fine, dappled,silver skin, and feathery fins tipped withpink. Soon John had him on a plank with aDamodean piece of pork above ; hesizzled for an hour before a hot fire, untilthe final crackle ; John solemnly stickinga fork in his side pronounced him ate every morsel,even to the crumbs,and reluctantly threw away the bones. On through Bay Lake, up the Mon-treal River to Pork Rapids,—so calledbecause there an Indian once stole ahundred pounds of pork from the Hud-sons Bay Companys barge. The cur-rent of the river, before so calmgradually quickened, the eddieswhirled faster and faster, thewater grew turbulent, and wewere in the rapids. Jumping rapids I leapingflying, whirling, breathlessthroughout. John behind in thestern with strong paddle to guideand steady. We raced swift asthe foaming torrent itself, on awild, plunging, rock-dodgingcourse. We did it literally i
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