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other parts wholly irrelevant to the present subject, 

 yet it all, more or less, may concern young sports- 

 men. They may, however, say, and with reason, 

 what can snipe shooting have to do viiihfly foMng f 

 With their indulgence then, I will tell them : Most 

 young sportsmen, probably some old ones, are not 

 aware, that no two sports may be better combined 

 than snipe shooting arid trout fishing ! The snipes 

 are never better than in February and March, and at 

 this time the trout are often pretty good, and of 

 course much easier caught by a young angler than 

 when in high season, as they have then scarcely 

 tasted a gnat, and will rise at any thing. A dark 

 and mild dry day, with a good breeze from the south 

 and west, is the most favourable time for both of 

 these sports, which may also be combined at the fall 

 of the year, when the trout, and particularly the 

 large ones, often remain in high season. 



Mr. Martin, it appears, has published rny letter in 

 his second edition, from which I copy it verbatim, 

 and wherein he does me the honour to say 



" Major P. Hawker, who is an entire stranger to 

 me, further than as the well-known author of that 

 much-admired work, entitled ' Instructions to Young 

 Sportsmen,' has done me the favour to transmit the 

 following letter : 



" Longparish House, October llth, 1818. 

 " SIR, 



" On my return to this place, I was favoured with 

 a copy of the ' >\fiurlxmun'x Calendar,' which you have done me 



