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or crawl out upon objects on the surface, if left too long 

 to their own devices. 



Salt water shrimps, when they can be })rocured, are 

 good baits for Black Bass, alive or pickled, that is, pre- 

 served in salt or strong brine. 



I have seen Black Bass caught with cut bait, and even 

 the humble " wum ;" but the angler who is reduced to 

 such severe straits, is more to be pitied than envied. It 

 would be in better taste to offer pork to a Mussulman, or 

 pate de foie gras to a tramp. 



