, 1873-05-04

line. and then stopRed determined to tEy II, the
saw, understood part Of tho buaiesa he Eept the
hive sesefye of Has upon ny rel My salmon n,aao
two runs without showing himself: he pulled hard,
Himself acroes IL 1issE sea nto The bosyy I
Sisted this but to no purpose could not hold hin,
and hoh ua lo+ he sqg down the Little Ts
down through tho still and deep water, and want to
the bottom ncar the camp. There he stsyed, sulkng,
for moro than en- hour, aud could not start him.
The cook came down from his fire to the conflict
Joe lighted his pipe end smoked It out old Captain
Merrill who lived the opposite bank, came out and
Judge !" and stin MY 1no pointed 70 the bottom Of the
river and my hands grew numb with holding the rod
baf' lid r. t. n xss E; IT,
Suddenly, up from the doph7 came the salmon, and
made OF at full speed down tho river, making hs first
leap - he vent, which showed hin to be . twenty-
FOUNDER at least. We followed with tho canoe. On
thc west side Of the ialand the man channel Wide
and deep, gradually increasing In sttness till It be
spite Of all my resistance, and III could do was to
follow. But coon lost track Of him aud control Of
him sometimes he was ahead, and could feel htn
sometimes lie vrs alongside, and the line vas slack
and dragging the water, most dangerous Of POSI-
tious sometimes tho canoe went fastest, and the
salmon wss behind me. bfy men handled the canoo
for when wo emerged into tho sti1 pool below and
was able to reel up, felt him on tho hook but unsub
dued for he made auother run Of thirty yards and
aThats good. }" said jos !" that vii tire him.
For the trst two hours Of The struggle he dsh hsa
began 70 race up and down tho pool trying for alack
line. But Joe followed him up sharply, and kept him
hard an4a 11nr1Y
After about an hour Of this kind Of work. called TO
to come alongside and play my fah for few minutes
SO that might rest my hands, which weIe GEampco 1S
with holding the rod 20 long ;t which hsn he o1 a.
sumcd the rod. The fab now seemed somowhht
spent, for he came to The surface and houneed .:e
eRa. ae e @ snd 70 t.
paddle up to him, but he immediste1y darted away
from u. snd 9sda % soS ,ss 5
however, ho grow more tame, and Louis padd1ed the
Ing hts chance with tho gn which he put deep IN the
water At last got the fish over it, when with snd-
den pull the gsn driven into him just behind the
dorsal fin; but he WAS SO strong that thought ho
would have taken the out Of the canoe. The wa-
ter few in showers, md the big salmon Lay In tho bot
could hardly believe my eyes. That tremendous
creature caught with lima no thicker than lsdys
h.irpn! looked at my x.tsh 4 xas eIegsn & oel1ck &
enough for to-day, Joa let go home to breakfast"
Arrived at the camp. we weighed the salmon nnd
ne% oa s fees rua tbe tho strongest
and most active Of his kind. It had been my luck to
hook these *F onea wished that ny MT encounters
came in witt. tvo-fourteen End sixteen pounds.
Reginald Wynford, in
QUEEN VICTORIA As MILLIONAIRE,
describes tho eccentric John Camden Neld, who
distinguished himself short time ego By be-
queething al his property to the Queen:
He was son Of NJ. James Nel.d who o. aequifca a.
Il. T. 1t Truty College, Cambridge. md Saz subse-
Of 3 bis he was
| born, nnd hid an hIs talents in napkin, making
From, the date OF the death Of his father, who left
him ESQ OoO bssides resl esAto he had spent but
small portion u ns tneome, and allored Pr himseR y;
t1ue coat with 1netal buttons This be did not allow
to he brushad, inasmuch that process would hGre
co.t He gadiy accepted invitations from hts tcnantry
and would remain On long visits because he thus sared
board. few days before his death he told one of his
executors TINT he had made most singular will, but
that ho had right to do what ha liked with his own.
When the document opened II ss found that with
@ sT aeatx oasen
Her M.estys most gracious acceptance Of tho same,
for her solo use and benefit, and thai Of her hei1g
Probably vanity dictated this bequeat. To poor old
housekeeper who lad served him twentysiK years, ho
left nothing to each Of his executors c1oo But the
presented c 600 Of the hitter and che further
raised memorial to tho misera memory. The prop
erty bequeathed to her amounted to upward OF $780,
COO: 10 that suppostng Her Mnjessy to have spent
ezy penny Of her public and Duchy Of Lancaster in
comes and to hare only laid by this legacy and the
ge1 Il B. lbs "a n1'
that portion Of the public which survives her Will
never know the amount Of her wealth, for the wills Of
Etngs and Queens not proved 50 that there viii DO
nm anlfrhtenmeut On this head in the pages Of tho
illustrated London Ntrs.
A good deal Of sympathy is felt in England
| for tho Prince Of Wales in reference to his
oney-matters:
His mothers withdrawal from representative func-
tons throws rerforce great deal OF extra ex2enfo
| upon him. which he Is very i'll able to bear. He Ia
expected to subscribe literally to every conccivsb1e
charity, to bestow splendid presents here hs mother
has always been wan.tng), and in every way to yta
with, II not surpaes, the nobility; and al this With
yea whft fr. fne Daaef ee Due
| dale and + hundred moro noblemen and gentlemen,
have fortunes double troble, Lords and groons
scribe to the Distressed A1ufannakers and Cabmens
WIdows' Associations according to their PLEASURE
without Z nurmur on the part OF tha public.
view Of the subject aud ruor ran that the Govern
ment fully intended to ask for IN addition to tho
.an to Believe that The hesitation Of The Government
arose from the we1l.grounded apprehension that it
st o5s on en Of f. ognn nm sh anone
1
whisa and Tories that Her Majesty did not please to
expcnd In representative pomp the revenues granted
her for that specific purpose ehe ehoud appropriate
| q handsome sum ANNUALLY to her son. It may be
urged "pe1haps she does so and in reply It can only
BE- aaid that in tuch the secret is sngula1J well
kept and that those whose position ahould enable them
giro pretty ahrowd at the state Of tho case
persist in avcrrng the contrary. However, Will no
doubt be al tho better for the royn1 family tn the end
! The Queen Is sagae:oas woman. She no doubt
fully recognizes tho fact that the British public
will each year become moro and more impatient OF
being required to vote away handsome annuites for
succession Of p1nceings, whilst at tha same time it
may look with toer+tion, Il not affection, upon num-
Der Of gentlemen and lades who nsh for nothing more
tan the cheap privilege q writing "Royai Highness"
before their names. II, then Queen Victoria be BY
Ter retirement aad frusn1lty accumulahng fortune
which Til make the roTA family almost independent
OF Parliamentary grant in cxcess Of tho income
which tho Grown revenues represent shc no doubt
acting with thAt deep good sense and prudence which
| aro 4 part Of har character.
Taxing her, then, for ali IN all, Queen victoria Is not
only tho best but probably the chespest sovereign
England eyer had and her people although inclined %
little moro money feel that sho haa fow faults that
they can well afford to overlook this. Deeply loved ~
| them, eta II yet moro respected
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