. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . im use an improper word, I hadntthe heart to chide him when he said: Albert,dont you be damn fool any more! And hewasnt. We shot through scores of rapids after-ward (including the Indian Falls, the worst that Iever saw a canoe pass through and live) without a PLEASURES OF ANGLING. 167 scratch. Nothing is more exciting, because noth-ing sane men ever attempt is more full of the king who offered a thousand pounds for anew sensation could have been induced to shootone of these Cascapedia rapids, he would have hadwhat he cove
. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . im use an improper word, I hadntthe heart to chide him when he said: Albert,dont you be damn fool any more! And hewasnt. We shot through scores of rapids after-ward (including the Indian Falls, the worst that Iever saw a canoe pass through and live) without a PLEASURES OF ANGLING. 167 scratch. Nothing is more exciting, because noth-ing sane men ever attempt is more full of the king who offered a thousand pounds for anew sensation could have been induced to shootone of these Cascapedia rapids, he would have hadwhat he coveted. CHAPTER XXII. GOING UP THE RIVER A THUNDER STORM OUR CHAMPION MATCH-LIGHTER EARLY MORNING FISHING. Sir, you have angled me on with much pleasure to theThatched House ; and I now find your words true, that goodcompany makes the way short; lor, trust me, sir, I thoughtwe had wanted three miles of this house, till yon showed it tome. But now we are at it, well turn into it, and refresh our-selves with a cup of drink, and a little rest.—[Sir Izaak T was a beautiful summer morningwhen we broke camp at theShedden Pool to visit TheForks, thirty miles distant. Thechange required the transporta-tion of all our stores and campequipage — ample lading for twobaggage canoes, besides whatcould be carried in those occu-pied by the fishermen fleet of six boats moved off in gallant canoe was propelled by two guides, and asthey glided forward in Indian file, to the steadymusic of their iron-tipped setting poles, the sightwas quite inspiriting and picturesque. The ascent PLEASURES OF ANGLING. 169 of the rapids was abundantly exciting, not onlybecause great muscular exertion and skill werenecessary on the part of the guides, but because itwas often a matter of grave doubt whether theascent could possibly be made. In the event of afailure, either from the force of the current orbecause of the divergence of the canoe from theproper line, nothing could pre
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