6 ST HOOK AND BY dtOOK. 



the angel fell on to tlie rock. He was a bright new-run 

 fish^ and a rare deep one, of at least 30 lb. 



The loss was most annoying; however, there was 

 nothing to be done but to try for another. But fish, 

 like cards, never forgive, and we had not another 

 touch. The moral we noted was, that if you have an 

 attendant who is not up to his work you had better by 

 far net or gaff your own fish, and leave him to confine 

 his energies to the transport of the bag. 



The poor chap was fearfully cut up at the loss ; so 

 we had not the heart to say much about it, especially 

 as we knew that he was most anxious for us to land 

 fish. But it was a sore point with him for a long 

 while, and many a bit of good-humoured chaff he had 

 to put up with upon the subject. 



