456 tHE COMPLETE ANGLEft. ART II. 



And so much for the second sort of Angling for a Trout 

 at (he bottom. 



Viat. But, Sir, I beseech you give me leave to ask 

 you one question : Is there no art to be used to worms* 

 to make them allure the fishj and in a manner compel 

 them to bite at the bait ? 



'Pise. Noj, that I know of; or did I know any such 

 secret, I would not use it myself, and therefore would 

 not teach it you. Though I will not deny to you, that 

 in my younger days, 1 have made trial of oilofospray, 

 oil or" ivy, camphire, assa-fcetida, juice of nettles, and 

 several other devices that I was taught by several anglers 

 I met with : but could never find any advantage by 

 them ; and can scarce talieve there is any thing to be 

 done that way : though, I must tell you, 1 have seen 

 some men, who I thought went to work no more arti- 

 ficially than I, and have yet with the same kind of 

 worms I had in my own sight, taken five, and some- 

 times ten to one. But we'll let that business alone, if 

 you please. Arid because we have time enough ; and 

 that I would deliver you from the trouble of any more 

 lectures ; I will, if you please, proceed to the last way 

 of Angling for a Trout or Grayling, which is In-the- 

 .; after which, I shall have no more to trouble 



you 



Viat. 'Tis no trouble, Sir, but the greatest satisfac- 

 tion that can be ; and i attend you. 



