2 PREFACE. 



From early boyhood he manifested par- 

 ticular interest in fishing and angling, and 

 every opportunity was seized to indulge in 

 this favorite pastime. In 1855 he entered 

 the hardware store of Martin L. Bradford, 

 and naturally drifted into the department of 

 fishing-tackle, to which he gave his closest 

 attention, to make himself familiar with all 

 its details. His great love of the sport, his 

 experience in the forest and stream, and his 

 practical common sense, enabled him to mas- 

 ter this branch of their business, and he aided 

 largely its rapid growth and success during 

 the last few years of his life. In fact, so 

 well had he become known by the lovers of 

 this delightful art, that he was made an offi- 

 cer of the Anglers' Association of Boston, 

 and was often quoted as an authority upon 

 angling throughout the land. 



Of a modest and retiring nature, upright 

 in all his dealings with his fellow-men, and 

 of the keenest sensibilities, he made friends 



