AN ANGLER'S HOLIDAY. 

 I. HOME. 



IF the reader will but agree with us in certain pre- 

 mises, we shall feel much more comfortable in our 

 mind with regard to his opinion of our book. First, 

 then, is it not true that the fiercer and intenser a 

 pleasure is, the sooner does it ' ' sate its novel force," 

 the more quickly are we tired of it, and the less 

 wishful are we for its repetition? This much 

 granted, it follows that our quieter pleasures give 

 a greater sum of pleasure on the whole, and a more 

 healthy relief from the labour of life. Then, there 

 are undoubtedly two kinds of pleasure, one which 

 ends as it begins a pleasure alone ; and the other 

 which rests and recreates, gives health and energy, 

 and in its effects is almost never-ending. As an 

 example of the former class, we would instance the 

 pleasure we derive from the perusal of a book, the 

 listening to an opera, or the social gathering ; as 

 the best instance of the latter, the quiet idyllic 

 interest of country life, and the pursuits of the 

 angler and the naturalist. If you agree with us 

 thus far, we are quite satisfied, and we are content 

 to prose on about the poetry of the woods and fields, 



