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place like Schaffhausen, plenty of grayling in 

 the autumn months, when the English traveller 

 most roams abroad, would reward the fisher- 

 man who was prudent enough to bring his 

 fishing-rod with him; though, as a matter of 

 fact, probably this is not done by one per cent 

 of the tourists who visit the falls of the Ehine. 

 But dozens of them, with the love of sport 

 inherent in most Englishmen, would infinitely 

 prefer the pleasure of taking a dish of grayling 

 to gazing for half an hour at the foam-covered 

 waters of the Ehine. If the fishing abroad is 

 sometimes disappointing, there is usually some- 

 thing novel or picturesque to amuse the fisher- 

 man; whereas in Ireland or Scotland, gener- 

 ally speaking, the scenery is of a familiar 

 type, and the habits and characteristics of the 

 people are well known. In the mountains it 

 is remarkable how many curious and quaint 

 legends still remain connected with the differ- 

 ent lakes. This is more especially the case in 

 the Tyrol, where almost every tarn has some 

 story belonging to it. Even in more frequented 

 parts these mythical tales are to be found. 

 Thus there is a curious one connected with the 

 little Seelisberger See, which, far above the 



