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"Well, my friend," said La Certe, "fish is very scarce just now, but you may have five goldeyes for your five shillings." "O! that is too much," remonstrated the Switzer. "No, no," interrupted the half-breed, amiably, "by no means but if you really think it too much fish for the money I will give you four goldeyes!" "Come, you know I don't mean that," returned the other, with a cynical smile.
That estimable member of the colony was seated one fine day on the banks of the river fishing for goldeyes a small fish about the size of a plump herring. His amiable spouse was helping, or rather fishing with him.
The labour of this occupation consisted chiefly in staring at his line, while he sat on a mud-heap on the river bank, and smoked in the pleasant sunshine. Occasionally he roused himself to haul out a goldeye. Wildcat assisted him ably in his labours, and still more ably in the after consumption of the goldeyes.
It was a fine healthy, contemplative occupation; one that admirably suited their tendency to repose, and at the same time filled them with that virtuous sensation which awaits those who know that they are engaged in useful occupation for were not goldeyes the best of eating?
He goes on to state, "that the buffalo comes to the fords of the Assinboil, besides in these rivers are plenty of sturgeon, catfish, goldeyes, pike and whitefish the latter so common that men have been seen to catch thirty or forty a piece while they smoked their pipes." To reach this land of plenty, which his brother knew so well, Miles Macdonell became the leader of Lord Selkirk's Colonists.
"You shall have another goldeye into the bargain six goldeyes for the five shillings and a whole catfish for the box and snuff voila!" The poor Switzer still hesitated. "It is a great deal to give for so little," he said. "That may be true," said the other, "but I would not see my family starve for the satisfaction of carrying a snuff-box and five shillings in my pocket."
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