I GO A FISHING. 



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oxen and one immensely powerful fish. The oxen, of 

 course, prevail, and the monster is drawn ashore. 



In these days, the fisherman is assisted by a multi- 

 tude of devices. From the net or the seine to the pin- 

 hook of the child, there are hooks of all sizes and pat- 



Speckled Trout. 



terns ; lines of linen and lines of silk; no end of snells, 

 bobs, flies, and jugs for cat-fishing; poles of bamboo 

 and costly woods, reels and scoop-nets. Game fish 

 are taken with worms, minnows, and flies natural and 

 artificial'. But successful fishing is in the skill of the 

 fisher as much as in the fine tackle he uses. To catch 



