234 THE TENCH. 



sport he affords in the catching, and the excellent fare he supplies 

 for the table afterwards. Stewed tench, particularly if associated 

 with a few large eels, forms one of the most luxurious dishes that 

 the skill of cookery can be exercised upon. And so now follow- 

 ing the example of honest Izaak, I bid adieu to the tench ; and to 

 use his own words wish my readers may ever be fortunate when 

 they angle for him : and by way of adding a word or two of my 

 own, may eat him afterwards, whether boiled, fried, or stewed, 

 with as hearty a relish as he who has now the honour to address 

 them has so often had the good fortune to experience. 



