Captain Martin
Laughed Heartily, But Instead Of Laughing At The Funny Sight, Major
Stokes Jumped To My Assistance, And Between Us We Landed The Fish Up
On The Bank.
It was a lovely trout - by far the largest we had seen,
and Major Stokes insisted that we should take him to the commissary
scales, where he weighed over three and one half pounds!
The jumping about of my big trout ruined the fishing, of course, in
that part of the stream for some time, so, with a look of disgust for
things generally, Captain Martin folded his rod and camp stool and
returned to his tent. I had the trout served for our dinner, and,
having been so recently caught, it was delicious. These mountain trout
are very delicate, and if one wishes to enjoy their very finest
flavor, they should be cooked and served as soon as they are out of
the water. If kept even a few hours this delicacy is lost - a fact we
have discovered for ourselves on the march up.
The camp to-night is near the house of a German family, and I am
writing in their little prim sitting room, and Billie squirrel is with
me and very busy examining' things generally. I came over to wait
while the tents were being pitched, and was received with such cordial
hospitality, and have found the little room so warm and comfortable
that I have stayed on longer than I had intended. Soon after I came my
kind hostess brought in a cup of most delicious coffee and a little
pitcher of cream - real cream - something I had not tasted for six
weeks, and she also brought a plate piled high with generous pieces of
German cinnamon cake, at the same time telling me that I must eat
every bit of it - that I looked "real peaked," and not strong enough to
go tramping around with all those men!
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