. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . ness and fidelity. I doubt whetherthe highest office in the gift of the people wo\ildtempt him for a moment, if its acceptance woulddeprive him of the pleasure and benefit he derivesfrom his annual visit to these pleasant woods andwaters. A short walk takes us over Indian Carry, anda short row across the lake to Coreys — where Ialways manage to dine or sup, because Mrs. Coreyis the best cook in the woods, and never fails me a cup of coffee as I taught her to make itfifteen years ago. There is, besides, generally-some quiet
. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . ness and fidelity. I doubt whetherthe highest office in the gift of the people wo\ildtempt him for a moment, if its acceptance woulddeprive him of the pleasure and benefit he derivesfrom his annual visit to these pleasant woods andwaters. A short walk takes us over Indian Carry, anda short row across the lake to Coreys — where Ialways manage to dine or sup, because Mrs. Coreyis the best cook in the woods, and never fails me a cup of coffee as I taught her to make itfifteen years ago. There is, besides, generally-some quiet angler sojourning here, whose company-and conversation always insures a pleasant eve--ning. I know of no better place between Pitts-burgh and Potsdam to rest. CHAPTEK XXIX. AN OLD RESIDENT - -FINE SPORT -EXPLODED. ■ A FLY THEORY Oh ! the gallant fishers life, It is the best of any;Tis full of pleasure, void of strife,And t is beloved by many:Other joysAre but toys,Only thisLawful is ;For our skillBreeds no ill,But content and pleasure. [Sir Izaak f^ASSINCt from Coreys across a halfmile carry, we strike a series ofponds which empty through Stonybrook into the Raquette. Manyyears ago, when I first came here,this carry was covered with a densegrowth of beautiful pines. But,the demand for lumber was toopressing to be resisted, and thisstill delightful spot is denuded ofits most attractive feature. The work of lumber-ing is being pushed vigorously within practicaldistances of all the water-courses of sufficient 24:0 PLEASUBES OF ANGLING. volume to float the logs to manufacturing points,of which Plattsburg, Potsdam and Glens Fallsare the principal. During the winter the logsare cut and placed upon the ice, ready for thespring freshets, and from the time of breakingup until well on in May, there is scarcely anavailable stream which is not filled with thesemoving masses. And yet the Rev. Mr. Murray,in his famous book, contrasting the Adirondackswith the forests of Maine,
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