, 1877-09-16

hidden By weeds. We recalled few rcu,iuis-
cences OF the spot, and then willingly withdrew
our footsteps from it. We scootcd the canoe
down the stream, and skirtnished here
and there with the rods, antl, IN
our various ski.nmings along, relieved the
bru!c Of th:rty~seycn of its trout Going back
to CAMP. We found our 'ncsslnates returned
from their overland journcying, and with good
deal more to tell of tnan to show
for their DEPRESSION to the Lakes Of
Boot. All they brought was 4 brace OF part
ridges, tribute Of the powder Of Dcnison.
They brought the observation-disclosures
not the corpus-of q deer in Il perspective of
distance, which the deer was wary enough to keep
from, being forcshortcned. The deer hunt with
the lantern, by night, was failure The trouble
! when she shonc loyclicst to meet her moon
struck, aud signing Endymio1, alone, on the
mountain heath. There was 10 playing or lay
ing, successful anlbuscade for deer in
| such brightness Of moon. Consc-
I qucntly, Denison's vcnison was all moonshinc.
But the story they tell OF the bass, in the fur
1dcr lake, SURPRISES most OF the tEarycis u any
icthyoiogical wonders related The water there
is crystal clear, and virtually natural aquarium
on large scale, with Transparency cnough to
reveal the thick shoals Of fish that fearlcssy dis
ported below. They were seen swimming in
hordcs. The lake is so stocked with them that
principle there to limit indcliuitc spawning and
propagation. The place is seldom visited, and !
an angler, who can have his utmost fill Of sport
that is the supcrlatiye Of all tshing-on !
the the ordeal ' d i the % ira;l ".es over " there 10
throw away time IN the merely muscular sensa- ]
lion OF heavy pulling and dragging out that tho |
bass fishing is. Our party caught thirty or
one, partly by rod, mostly By. trolling. High
was needless enough to try bis trout rod Tor
bass, aud Que of the heavy weights took tilc
hook, but the tug was so strong that his slender
taper Of tip snapped like 4 pipe sten'., Dcnison
dropped III spoon with a flaming red pendant, !
and danglca ii near the surface, and says-and Il
master in chanccry who swcars other persons |
to tell the truth ought to be himself
trutlful-tlat all-sizcd bass loomed up into
a circle around it, holding Il sort OF impronptu
admiration society, and hung in poise there
long enough to satisfy their curiosity as to what
it all meant. lie and High soon tired of their
miraculous draught of fishes, aud, like Arabs, I
silently loidc4 lhe, tents and stole wondering
itY about this,-though considerable story Of
fish, it Is not /; fish story. There was Il bear in,
cident, also at Boot Lake-a bugbcar, one may
say, or only the bare imagination of IL bear, aud
lake, High and Dennison were III trout,
fabo and Dixon bringing up tho rear.
Frank suddenly exclaimed, "a bear! :
bcarn' Whether or not the hair lifted !
u the scalps Of the hunter and fisher, historyis
i1ent- But, with comnendable presence OF
mind, un.lcr alarming circumstances they for
oore making I'LL instant onset Oh the dangerous
Enemy, and waited the coming up OF thc more
aid Tabo and Dixon, looking grave, as they do
vl.cn there is serious business on hand, and
autfously accommodating the direction pointed
nut. Before anybody had time to Turn around,
d High and Denison by explaining that Deni-
OIL was the victim Of an immcnse optical illu~
ion, which had nctanorphoscd and mag
lied savage bear out of q pusil1ani-