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THIS ANGLERS' BOOK 

 is DEDICATED 



FIRST OF ALL, TO 



THAT DEAR WOMAN 



WHO " LETS ME; " 

 NEXT, TO THE MEMORY OF A FRIEND, 



SIDNEY HUGHES 



A QUIET AND GENTLE 



SON OF HIS LOVED SOUTHLAND, 



WHERE HE DROPPED ASLEEP 



WIZARD WITH A FLY, AND 



TO WHOM I OWE MY FIRST 



INTRODUCTION TO TROUTING; 



AND, AFTER THESE, 

 TO THAT GENIAL COTERIE OF 



CHERISHED COMPANIONS 



WITH WHOM IT HAS BEEN MY GOOD FORTUNE 



TO HAVE SPENT SOME OF THE MOST 



JOYOUS HOURS OF MY LIFE 



OUT-O'-DOOR 



