28 THAMES FI9HING. 



members, (I need not mention his name) whose 

 antiquarian knowledge and deep research have 

 made him as much known to the world as he is 

 beloved by his own circle, is the very picture of 

 Izaac Walton himself. His placid and benevolent 

 countenance, and his venerable white hair, joined 

 to his gentle and unaffected manners, mark him as 

 the very prototype of his favourite master ; and his 

 and father Walton's name might with great pro- 

 priety, be ' twisted in cypher' together. He is 

 only a ground angler, but very fond of the amuse- 

 ment. I can fancy him following his favourite 

 sport, by the side of some sequestered brook, 



-' with patient skill 



' Attending to his trembling quill.' 



Amongst the other members of the Club, I 

 must not omit to mention our treasurer and secre- 

 tary, to whose exertions we are all so much in- 

 debted. He is the very personification of good 

 humour, and an enthusiastic admirer of father 

 Walton. I might refer to other members of the 

 Club, but I feel that I have already said enough, 

 though I trust not too much, to shew how highly 

 I appreciate the pleasure of belonging to such a 

 society. Even our worthy landlord seems to par- 

 take of this feeling of kindness towards the Club ; 

 and I never see him enter the room with a magnum 

 of our excellent old port in his hand, without fancy- 



