. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . ooks, proved to be worthless. Afterusing my favorite rod, it was like casting with ahoop-pole, and has taught me, what all men aretaught sooner or later, never to trust to appearances,either in fishing-rods or men. CHAPTER XXY. DOWN THE RIVER — RUNNING THE RAPIDS A WORD OE WARNING HOMEWARD BOUND. And now, scholar, with the help of this fine morning andyour patient attention, I have said all that my present mem-ory will afford me. * * But I shall long for the month ofMay; for then I hope again to enjoy your beloved companyat the ap
. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . ooks, proved to be worthless. Afterusing my favorite rod, it was like casting with ahoop-pole, and has taught me, what all men aretaught sooner or later, never to trust to appearances,either in fishing-rods or men. CHAPTER XXY. DOWN THE RIVER — RUNNING THE RAPIDS A WORD OE WARNING HOMEWARD BOUND. And now, scholar, with the help of this fine morning andyour patient attention, I have said all that my present mem-ory will afford me. * * But I shall long for the month ofMay; for then I hope again to enjoy your beloved companyat the appointed time and place. And now I wish for somesomniferous potion that might force me to sleep away the in-termitted time, which will pass away with me as tediously asit does with men in sorrow; nevertheless I will make it asshort as I can with my hopes and wishes. * * Thesethoughts have been told you that you may also join in thank-fulness to the Giver of every good and perfect gift, for ourhappiness. * * So, scholar, I will stop here.— [Sir ;UR weeks sojourn at the Forks\ passed away like a tale that is: told; but its memory, like athing of beauty, will remain tous a joy forever. It was anuninterrupted carnival of pleas-ure. If all nature had combinedto minister to oar happiness, wecould not have been made moresupremely content; and in a spirit scarcely lessdevout than that which moved the Psalmist,we often exclaimed, Our cup runneth over; PLEASURES OF AJTGLING. 197 surely mercy and peace hath followed us all thedays of our sojourn in these quiet places. The morning after our torch-light review of thesalmon pools was cloudless and serene. The grandold forest seemed the temple of silence. The airwas full of the sweet odors of pine and wild-flowers, and the early morning light came downthrough the dense foliage like a divine pleasant murmur of the running waters, blend-ing with the plaintive chirp and whistle of thewood-bird, went down into the
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