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pretty town of Cosiie, which is situated on the bank of the 

 river, it receives the waters of the Nohain, which abound 

 with trout, and, if the stories and traditions of the in- 

 habitants are entitled to credit, of enormous size and 

 superior quality. Between Cosne and the city of 

 Orleans, the Loire passes by the small town of Gien, situ- 

 ated on its right bank, and presenting to the traveller, a 

 very pretty and ornamental object. 



At Orleans, the Loire becomes a stream of very con- 

 siderable magnitude, and assumes a grand and imposing 

 appearance. Orleans is a fine old town; and the wander- 

 ing angler ought, by all means, to devote a short time 

 to several objects which really deserve his notice. The 

 cathedral is one of the most beautiful and imposing in all 

 France; andvthe churches of St. Agnan, St. Pierre-le- 

 Puellier, St. Euverte, and St. Jacques, are also striking 

 and interesting structures. The museum contains a great 

 number of very valuable paintings, the works both of 

 ancient and modern masters of the highest celebrity. 

 There is also a fine statue of Joan d'Arc, commonly called 

 the Maid of Orleans, ornamented with many devices, de- 

 scriptive of her heroic and eventful career. The public 

 library contains upwards of twenty thousand volumes; 

 and many rare and very valuable manuscripts. 



Orleans is an important place for the angler, on account 

 of the speedy communication with Paris by railway. 

 Starting from the capital by this route, he can be in the 

 very centre of one of the finest fishing districts in 

 France; and this too, in a very few hours, and at an 

 expence of only a few francs. 



From Orleans down to the mouth of the Loire, the 

 river increases so much in magnitude, and .swells so far 

 beyond the dimensions of a fishing stream, that the 



