300 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



nearly to an art, and great nicety and pre- 

 cision are required ; it is by no means an 

 unfitting employment for the softer sex ; 

 indeed, I could name one or two of my 

 fair friends who excel in this particular. 



An old brother of the angle, Mr. 



A , who lives not a hundred miles 



from Cheltenham, has a daughter who 

 makes all her papa's flies, to say nothing 

 of kill-devils, spinning- jennies, and 

 other murderous trout-slayers ; and if the 

 fish in the streams around Frogmill could 

 speak, they would a mournful tale unfold 

 as to the disappearance of their compa- 

 nions, by reason of this amiable young 

 lady's skill. 



I have already said that my compa- 

 nions and myself were well provided with 

 tackle. Our rods were excellent ; but all 



by different makers. Captain P 's 



was by Ulstonson, Mr. W 's by Che- 

 valier, and my own by Mr. Bowness ; 



