X. 



Nature, and to join in the universal chorus of 

 joy and hilarity which she rings in our ears. 



When Angling is adopted as a regular amuse- 

 ment, it then becomes a question, in what 

 manner should we follow it, so as to derive 

 the greatest amount of rational pleasure and 

 improvement from its pursuit ? If a man feels 

 disposed to confine his skill to some piece of 

 still or canal- water, for example, because it is 

 just at his elbow, and can be reached without 

 trouble, such a mode of using the rod is all very 

 well; it may suit his years, his strength, and 

 the amount of time he has to devote to the 

 sport. But if he be young and hale, and is 

 anxious to exercise the craft in all its phases 

 and higher accomplishments, he must move to 

 a distance, and throw himself into those parts 

 of the country where grand and picturesque 

 beauties are developed in luxuriant profusion. 

 To remove from the monotonous banks of a canal 

 or sluggish river, to the clear and sparkling 

 waters of a mountain stream, is a change 

 attended with many pleasing and exciting trains 

 of thought and feeling, calculated both to 



