234 ANGLING. 



but not exhausting; and the pleasures of social inter- 

 course with our domestic circle are also greatly enhanced 

 by a half-day's solitude. We partake of the bounties of 

 our own table with a zest that proves it to be the design 

 of Nature that man should toil for his subsistence if 

 he means to enjoy the good things of her bounty. Thus 

 terminates an amusement that brings us nearer to nature 

 while we are engaged in it, that leads to pleasant obser- 

 vations and tranquil musings, while it prepares the mind 

 to feel a renewed pleasure, when, wearied but not ex- 

 hausted, we seek rest in the bosom of our family. 



