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THE ENGLISH ANGLER IN FLORIDA 



nor heard of one with them. At the same time, they require 

 very careful handHng; and as an American said to me years 

 ago in New York, " They are all right in some people's hatids." 



DODE, THE COLOURED GUIDE, SITTING ON COCKPIT, HOLDING TARPON LINE. 



As 1 went to America long since to see this type of engine, 

 I perfectly understood what was meant. The fact is, naphtha 

 is a more dangerous spirit than most people ever really imagine. 

 I should recommend, however, a sloop as the best form of 

 sailing-boat for cruising on the fishing grounds — such a boat as 



