The Mission of 



apparently intent only upon a success- 

 ful catch, can fail to receive im- 

 pressions which so elevate the soul 

 and soften the heart as to make him 

 a better man. 



It is known of all men that one of 

 the rudiments in the education of a 

 true fisherman is the lesson of pa- 

 tience. If he has a natural tendency 

 in this direction it must be culti- 

 vated. If such a tendency is lacking 

 he must acquire patience by hard 

 schooling. This quality is so indis- 

 pensable in fishing circles that those 

 who speak of a patient fisherman 

 waste their words. In point of fact, 

 and properly speaking, there can be 

 no such thing as an impatient fisher- 

 man. It cannot, therefore, be denied 

 that in so far as fishing is a teacher 

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