The Mission of 



portunity to speak of the emotion 

 which fascinated me as the story pro- 

 ceeded, and as I recalled how precisely 

 a certain souvenir called "the Webster 

 Flask," carefully hoarded among my 

 valued possessions, was fitted to the 

 situation described. 



Let it be distinctly understood that 

 the claim is not here made that all 

 who fish can become as great as Hen- 

 ry Ward Beecher or Daniel Webster. 

 It is insisted, however, that fishing is 

 a constructive force, capable of adding 

 to and developing the best there is in 

 any man who fishes in a proper spirit 

 and among favorable surroundings. 

 In other words, it is claimed that upon 

 the evidence adduced it is impossible 

 to avoid the conclusion that the fish- 

 ing habit, by promoting close associ- 

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