, 1874-08-30
MY FIRST SALMON"

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uMY FIRST SALMON"
rbn-,,,v u.ea,. .co,,rr. of "a salmon
1AAEAo" ~ "a t
Nnen hos.
70 MS Editor 81 TIE -seH lok IFaDune:
a1n: Hr. Da"son' OF tno 1AnAhy 1.eenn3
Jonfndt VINO, aceonpahleo o9 toaecto1 al.nui;
m equally enthuslastic angler, mas just returned
from salmon hshlng excursion upon Nova
scotia r19er nlsh up III tho ho.enclu la17
ituuc5. 10 giving tne 1eaaels Ut tuat Jouin1
lottess "nlcn eu1p.e sncul ~ snate 'lIaet
y N the tols ana Tue re~arus u os. mes- e.
estnR oxPeus1ou. 1T. Da"eou tepu..1too lo-
trout-hsh1ng Was well estaonansa, oas tnls WAS
h1s hrBt vat to rivers IN "hlch the sainlon
mos' uo eonE1 n. - tL.a. oo ,e ~
hao oeen nsner o1 Ealn1oa ~ 1olmct ~
caaaons- l cahnoe CIT; tnlok, ~ sa!iue snAs
Af. Da"8ons s1Flu anu elo"ius ueeSiApt'ou = "
tue capture VI LIS nn' o4Asu!ou ~"
worthy OF place n inc Go!unns VI tue 11sGans
lne BA5nt TWICE. 1elt ~ 1ne ny ei'ppeu ~
from tho mouth OF me nsn opefa.ea uhe tne
eonna OF ucnpeI ESo1y uet.o 4useu' A'lu
tne plooo leopeu tnlouRu "y VEINS 10 - esct1
drop was an e1ecu1f oattet5. ln very teI ho1 S
menus however, was thysei4 ASatn. ! na9
markod tue spo: 3neie tna nsh nAa I1eau, a p n.sa
ga:hereo up ny une 1o5 naotaeI eass na4 9sop-
PEG Lhe ny, nhe nno"uaAs, jue. "noie ass..
ealt to1ess, nAe Aan .ue eau4s .aa.
heaa same open 1--WE tr;le Taosad
serves, swift ano ioap 1nu s''ne ~, .onthod' thd'
and my irat Salmon was hooked WIN tnua, ns
"nlch to'a ne ns p,as o. s..e 49, -
transP1leu "'.oln 1nq tause .. 10y tni. w.
os1 nlin ~ "ou.u =" 10y o%1 ta+au. h,,t -
Lat1H as54ieo, tnete w.a 49,. t sons .s*. ~ ~
nurr'. iS nerves tuiuleo, - ~ ! css.J 49,
assumed inc tension " t,s ;a' ntuo.'
out 1calt@eo wy tui' sauss " lug ~ io
and sort OF :na]csl1c ca;maeas ;ooA LIZ ptIee so
o1 the stupid lnactlon "ncn io1o"0o a1o 1les 10
apparAlon. un.estea rou psn' aa1 auJ; "'cta ta
pressure ~ 6facI!ui ~ n ~ -, 40 -
ron harp OK 9%Htooy .u9 ira o,ttod tte
m1ae nls nt4 u@au snJ sgnn,u .u s.,ranod una-
so4aii musc - htt esnea ~ ~ ~ 80
too stsa'n 70 "icn ~ We 5ao!S"' a.au .a,;a,
" miues there ~ seu 5.u5 a ,.1 ~ s.
euca suAl. auo lu5n naea .e1p3 p,,i5 49,. g.,
ing' suGn en- ho.nag anu ieatm, a. "os.aa a nasa -
]eclea lle lnto 5ne .los t ~ ussn ~ a ,aad ~ a1,v
cuos''e oauce AZ s9ly ccstsss' auo u a"s )
1fue ansle1 " oenase 1nat u.s usa's 80 81, .
Aet1!oo<an', ese,5 stno% !;en1 - ~uu 40
iu1l panu VI music; n'u out4nk W sn!o .!4'o
my canoe fenaeieo eulclent se1slce ~ seeP.ns ~,
oven pace Win lug occcuEf1e no'eineu1s W 1u9 :,
stras?Sans nsh. nolo asin neau ~; pon9luae;
was tho coApsel s1een "S; auu uio LI I..lu W.
!ol esa1y W tnGn ~ une @ ad ~ a1 i,,ro Iii ~
took ~ S3tus VI ioo. Iiea W aaAe n'a Pnt'
TOT 1t, aad then 70 aSga'n "na'esos "a7 taaeu ~
soon as posslole' Inc resuls WIS al lAcessaut
cnch'h6 Oh 1ae !Sc'' e11nel ~ P1sin5 out u ~
taA1ns ~. "..n al oiensaonaa h 4n. n.s 1a1 ~
leap ""cu coo!u nsso ueen Ao 1Noto pae
vented than tne onIusulns ~ 5 noco1
p3olVe' any a1tonlpt 70 nave euuoen1s E,'oIAeo
uha oy mahlnH aoequo.e 1e9latause, "ou'u uAso
maze leaues. nne VI sou Tae1 ~ - - -, rs 49,.
al tntN =. "uo ptop. ~ ~ ~ ,~sa",; ""s ~ -
70 eacn JUST Ine anloun1 u sts4a aua 80 ~
an ounce 4ess' anu peness - tnns neasateu @
me pfessute 80 etts snAt tne 81 ~ ueon G.4.
rod dfo not vary na1 an oonco 11o11 1uo ATM ~
tue - 1ass VI tIo ~ 81 usele' e.,.. -, :.
Toward the close OF me ngnt, %nen Il "as
eE1oent tuat eno w "ag Wy, anu !els tn5sea
master OF Inc sisuation' Iook ny h.:oo w. y
projecting point IN the river: wnere tue "a.of
was shaliow ana "heIe tne 1noss lasotnp.e ~
w tuu.s, ff: f as 49,; ci 5ath 4Gt 5 a
the stsuEshag hsn tne nna oea.n nloss; I anG 30
enu the pat.ie t1 h. an I;1 ~, oto I
plunge OF ne gaI ofouGnt 11a Hm 4ne i5 ktetu r.
sWard, anu tnere hy out oetote mo, III ~ n's
silver Get 1. pG anu ~ ma,hoj ~ pnnnds rnn1 ~
nlss salnon. ~ "a.u1 fai, o+b ~ ~ .rss l.. f,od =,
measured ~ neat .gss ~ .onsea, We A.aea n1asa -
~ ln.nul1n' ,,t u a,,caNwsu aav a,ca 1'so snre
rendered. I re- Il is said th.t when tie good old Dr..
Hothune mnueo nus nlsa saon h; 10 az etfsssou s
II as 1ona!7 as no ever caleesea LIZ LEY uosni
cou1a only sIand 9'el np:io - .: ~
uhr4,lon aoo uens "1sn t.;.s
tremphn 70 Fe.y es ~ nro notolar ss;d 1'e1 ~
gooo oio or 11a4h ~ 1'1I -. op.utsI ea.o -.
strawber11es, Doubtless Goa cou4o nave maae .
better berry, but aotbtless uoa never ca; ana
so. II may Judge, dod never olu LIKE = moro
calm. T. quiet, Innocent roc1ea.lon man .nan easnng.
Ibls victory "as snr.elt a9r tae , anosn,ns.
Win o:her 1sh IN iun view, reaay 70 sase mo
1epenuoh q .nc ea ppois -. nn - ,at;1o5 ~
peEienced. ma9e 10 o1uas cass, anu 1T 1oeneo pel,
fectly contented- ine neaao1aI nsn waa la19
down lovingly N inc oottom oI s ene canoe enc ana
borne IN TRIUMPH 70 camp. ~nose nsn Anu nhnsf
we're gwen socn ne&5 wsisoe !. ao ..a oaen ns,ul
r.ous enthus'2sfn Is ~as oent'lns 'ne eAase 41o
" Ia tho afternoon Of tho Same dsy I killed
23-pound salMon III tno sa,ns pun III t"entY
back 70 camp, monopohzed tna iack OF me Gay.
no other menpe1 OF ING P*&'5 oaF"e oau ~
much a. rise.