70 HOD-FISHING. 



being a contrivance, and I am sure you will 

 think a poaching one, for the capture of fish. 

 Be on your guard how you step on them, for 

 they are of feeble structure, and will not always 

 support the weight of a man, especially one 

 part, an opening, which is only lightly covered. 

 They are here called " hods," and are made of 

 wicker-work, sticks thrust into the overhanging 

 bank, and crossed with others, and covered 

 with turf. Their intent is to produce deep 

 shade, a tempting resting place during the day 

 for the larger fish, which, as I before men- 

 tioned, when speaking of the evening angling, 

 shun the garish light. There is, I know, one 

 close by. Ha ! I see the landlord is going to 

 the garden with a lister, that three-pronged 

 spear in his hand. Let us follow him ; I dare 

 say he is about to look into his hod, with the 

 hope of getting a fish in part for his supper 

 fare and in part for our dinner. 



AMICUS. You were right. What a strange 

 proceeding. He throws himself down with his 

 face to the earth over the hod ! 



PISCATOK. See, he removes some dried ferns, 

 and now through the opening he has made, he 

 looks into the water. Now he clutches his 

 spear, and carefully introduces it without rais- 



