TREATISE ON FLY-FISHING. 2/ 



their way through the cavities of calcareous 

 strata. 



" How delightful in the early spring, after the 

 dull and tedious time of winter, when the frosts 

 disappear, and the sunshine warms the earth and 

 waters, to wander forth by some clear stream, to 

 see the leaf bursting from the purple bud, or scent 

 the odours of the bank perfumed by the violet, 

 and enamelled, as it were, with the primrose and 

 the daisy; to wander upon the fresh turf below 

 the shade of trees, whose bright blossoms are 

 filled with the music of the bee, and on the 

 surface of the waters to view the gaudy flies 

 sparkling like animated gems in the sunbeams, 

 whilst the bright and beautiful trout is watching 

 them from below ; to hear the twittering of the 

 water-birds, who, alarmed at your approach, 

 rapidly hide themselves beneath the flowers and 

 leaves of the water-lily; and as the season 

 advances, to find all these objects changed for 

 others of the same kind, but better and brighter, 



