2 Angling Travels in Norway. 



exactly where we had left off, but somehow or another an 

 indescribable something appeared to be lacking, and the 

 function had not the " go " of heretofore. 



Others enjoyed themselves as we had done, but for us 

 the novelty had departed, its interest was shallow, and its 

 mysteries easy of penetration. Year by year we reap 

 similar disappointments in the various walks and studies 

 of life, which afford part material for the erection of that 

 structure named " experience." 



"Without a fair stock of knowledge of the world and its 

 inmates, we approach each new situation with diffidence, 

 for we have little confidence in our behaviour under novel 

 circumstances, but later, when the apprenticeship of years 

 has been intelligently served — we meet each new task with 

 a bold front, conscious of resource, and as advancement is 

 made towards perfection we even thirst for opportunities 

 to afford exercise of our skill. 



"Familiarity breeds contempt" — so in no pursuit 

 should self-reliance, the fruit of experience, be permitted 

 to engender relaxation of vigilance and observation, or the 

 proverb, " A little knowledge is a dangerous thing," may 

 be found too true. Such confidence might indeed be termed 

 the abuse of lessons of the past, which should be utilized 

 more economically to assimilate present situations with 

 others previously encountered, thus providing a method of 

 procedure conducive to ultimate success. 



