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hook, and wind the tying-silk neatly over, fasten- 

 ing off with another half hitch or two, as directed 

 for finishing the palmer. 



The tying on of the wing is by no means an 

 easy operation, and we advise our pupils not to 

 attempt it till they have attained considerable 

 proficiency in all the other operations. 



Before concluding this subject, we should per- 

 haps remark that all our diagrams are purposely 

 drawn on a large scale, with the view to their 

 being the more clearly understood. 



Angler ! in the present and two preceding chap- 

 ters thou hast instruction for the purchase and 

 manufacture of all thy piscatory gear. Provide it, 

 and betake thyself to the clear and limpid stream 

 which onward flows so playfully this balmy April 

 morning, joining its murmurs with the song of 

 birds, the hum of insects, the breeze which plays 

 among the branches, and all the other instruments 

 that tune forth Nature's music ! There, with 

 patient mind, and eager hand, and anxious eye, 

 commence thy gentle pupilage. May thine be 

 speedy progress and proficiency full soon ! Go on 

 with sober earnestness and more and more enthu- 

 siasm, absorbed not wholly by thy fascinating 

 art, but finding room, amid thoughts engendered 

 by Creation's beauties, for wider sympathies and 

 upward aspirations ! 



